Side effects of Covid-19 shot in children ages 5 to 11 ‘mild,’ investigator says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use…
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Cheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at…
Continue ReadingFDA adds boxed warning to breast implants
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including…
Continue ReadingWhy Covid-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses
By Jen Christensen, CNN The Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine just authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same…
Continue ReadingWhat will a Covid-19 vaccine for younger kids mean? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for…
Continue ReadingGet to know farro and other superfood whole grains
By Casey Barber, CNN Quinoa has reached a level of superfood status not seen since the great kale takeover of the aughts. Equally embraced and mocked…
Continue ReadingImmunocompromised may need a fourth Covid-19 shot, CDC says
By Jen Christensen, CNN People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19…
Continue ReadingWhen can kids under 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19? What parents should know
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children…
Continue ReadingFDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
CNN, CBS, PFIZER, DUKE UNIVERSITY, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, STANFORD MEDICINE By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and…
Continue ReadingNeed for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…
Continue ReadingNeed for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They…
Continue ReadingFDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use…
Continue ReadingWhy am I a scaredy-cat and you’re not? The science of fright
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN I am a card-carrying scaredy-cat. I’ve never seen “Halloween” (any of them). Or “Scream” or…
Continue ReadingWhy it could be a good idea to ditch your running watch
By Lauren Kent, CNN Running shoes, keys, watch — I used to always grab the essentials before heading out for a jog. When I first began running…
Continue ReadingVaping marijuana by teens doubles in last seven years, with potentially harmful consequences, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30…
Continue ReadingModerna says its Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune…
Continue ReadingFDA could authorize a Covid-19 vaccine for kids by this week. Here’s the most important thing to do while we wait, CDC director says
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN As the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to fall in the US, the country awaits a major milestone that could…
Continue ReadingDoctors are often unaware of the only treatment for early Covid-19
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent On September 17, Mayra Arana made the phone call she says saved her life. Arana had been…
Continue ReadingPutty and ice cream? An expert’s advice on younger kids and the vaccine
By Katie Hurley, CNN An 11-year-old girl was petrified — her word — of needles, so much so that she didn’t want to talk about it…
Continue ReadingHow to talk to your younger kids about the Covid-19 vaccine
CNN By Katie Hurley, CNN An 11-year-old girl was petrified — her word — of needles, so much so that she didn’t want to talk about…
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