CNN Heroes: Confronting the role of race in medicine
CNN Hero and Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium founder Dr. Ala Stanford offers a history lesson to a student asking why she should trust the…
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Officials blame Delta variant for Covid-19 surge in Missouri
Hospitalizations are up 225% since early June in Springfield, Missouri, which experts are blaming on the Covid-19 Delta variant. CNN’s Martin Savidge…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 in 10 people have missed their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A growing number of people — now more than one in 10 — have missed their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the…
Continue ReadingUS life expectancy fell by more than a year during coronavirus pandemic, research suggests
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two new studies reveal just how much of a toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken…
Continue ReadingTry these 5 ways to practice mindfulness with your kids
By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Back when Travis M. Spencer’s daughter was in fourth grade, there were times when she struggled to fall asleep. On those…
Continue ReadingA ‘tough nut to crack’: States race to vaccinate young adults against Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN With more than 84% of all eligible people in Vermont having had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, no one would blame health…
Continue ReadingThese are the two key groups now being hit hardest by Covid-19
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 deaths have been falling dramatically in the US, but — with many people still unvaccinated — the…
Continue ReadingFDA chief stays mum on plans for banning flavored vapes
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Members of Congress pressed acting US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock on Wednesday to ban all…
Continue ReadingScientist says early coronavirus samples were deleted from NIH database
By Maggie Fox, CNN Scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic might be working with the wrong samples, because some early…
Continue ReadingBenefits of Covid-19 vaccination clearly outweigh risks of rare heart inflammation, CDC vaccine advisers told
By Jacqueline Howard and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN There’s a likely association between the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and rare cases of heart…
Continue ReadingWill a Covid-19 vaccine booster be needed later this year?
Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on these…
Continue ReadingCannabis use may be linked with suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts in young adults, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking about suicide in young adults, according to a study from…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine boosters may be necessary. Here’s what you need to know
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. Currently three…
Continue ReadingAs Covid-19 deaths hit record lows, those dying are younger and more disproportionately Black than before
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 deaths have fallen dramatically across the United States — average daily deaths are less than a tenth of…
Continue ReadingOptimize your breathing with these tips
Dana Santas, a breathing, mobility, and mind-body coach in professional sports, explains how breathing can impact the way you feel and demonstrates…
Continue ReadingHow to improve posture and relieve pain with your breath
By Dana Santas, CNN In the first article of our series, we established why breathing is your superpower, impacting virtually all aspects of your…
Continue ReadingFirst came Covid, then long-haul symptoms. And now they’re battling the guilt of having survived it all
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN Lauren Nichols’ battle with Covid-19 began early in the pandemic, when resources were scarce and experts debated…
Continue ReadingNearly every new Covid-19 death is now entirely preventable, CDC director says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The dangerous Delta variant poses a risk to the United States as the country works to ease out of the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Continue ReadingUS births fell during the pandemic, CDC data show
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The number of births in the United States fell by 4% last year, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingWhat the Delta variant could mean for Covid-19 in the United States
By Michael Nedelman and Nadia Kounang, CNN A coronavirus variant first spotted in India is poised to become the dominant one in the United States,…
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