Life after the 1918 flu has lessons for our post-pandemic world
By Kristen Rogers, CNN A widespread sense that time has split into two — or pandemics creating a “before” and “after”…
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Should you always tell your kids the truth? It depends
By Laura Wheatman Hill, CNN I lie to my children all the time. I tell them that the spinach in their muffins enhances the flavor of the chocolate…
Continue ReadingThe Delta variant will cause ‘very dense outbreaks’ in these five states, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Delta variant, a strain of Covid-19 believed to be more transmissible and dangerous than others, is likely to break out…
Continue ReadingDr. Sanjay Gupta: The secrets of a ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent One day earlier this year, in the midst of all the darkness surrounding the pandemic, I received…
Continue Reading‘Step up and get vaccinated’: How adults should protect children from Covid-19 variants, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Delta variant continues to be a major threat to America’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and getting more…
Continue ReadingAn inside look at how the first Covid-era cruise prepared to set sail
The first cruise ship is set sail from a U.S. port since the CDC brought the industry to a halt more than 15 months ago with a no-sail order that was…
Continue ReadingHow the first cruise of the Covid era got ready to safely set sail
By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN It’s anchors aweigh and full steam ahead for the Celebrity Edge. On Saturday, the cruise ship, owned by…
Continue Reading‘Please get your second shot,’ top health official urges as Delta variant remains a pressing threat
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN America is in a far better place now than it was six months ago in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with overall…
Continue ReadingThe author of ‘White Fragility’ takes on ‘nice racism’
By John Blake, CNN One evening, Robin DiAngelo became a nice racist. DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility,” remembers the precise moment…
Continue ReadingHow to create a gender-inclusive environment for our kids
Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN Gender reveal parties. Boys don’t cry. That color is for girls. That bathroom is for boys. That sport is only for…
Continue ReadingEast Asia was hit by another coronavirus epidemic 20,000 years ago, new study shows
By Amy Sood and Zixu Wang, CNN Over the past 20 years, people have faced a series of outbreaks caused by coronaviruses, including SARS, MERS, and…
Continue ReadingSURGE HITS MISSOURI, SOME BLAME DELTA VARIANT
Delta variant of Covid-19 spreading in almost all states, Missouri hospitals…
Continue ReadingFDA adds a warning to Covid-19 vaccines about risk of heart inflammation
By Lauren Mascarenhas The US Food and Drug Administration added a warning about the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis to fact sheets for Moderna…
Continue ReadingThese beating heart cells went to space. This is how they could save patients
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission lifted off to the International Space Station in March 2020, beating heart cells…
Continue ReadingCases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, research finds
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic at one Louisiana hospital,…
Continue ReadingCOVID: WHO CAN REQUIRE VACCINATIONS? (4 AM ET)
Some companies, schools, and cities are requiring their people to get vaccinated and there’s been some…
Continue ReadingDid Covid-19 take your taste and smell? Here’s when they may return
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Alisson Clark first knew she definitely had Covid-19 last September when she lost her sense of smell. “I grabbed a cup…
Continue ReadingCOVID: WHO CAN REQUIRE VACCINATIONS? (4 AM ET)
Some companies, schools, and cities are requiring their people to get vaccinated and there’s been some…
Continue ReadingExperiencing Hulk rage and terrible sleep? It may be perimenopause — here’s what to do
By Christine Koh, CNN Feeling confused by the onset of Hulk rage, interrupted sleep or gushing periods? It might be perimenopause, and it is most…
Continue ReadingSome fully vaccinated people may still get sick if exposed to variants, CDC warns
By Madeline Holcombe and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the…
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