It’s summertime and the food freezing is easy. Here’s how
CNN, KTUU By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with…
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It’s summertime and the food freezing is easy. Here’s how
By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with more…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue ReadingWith more than 100,000 people in the hospital with Covid-19 in the US, this August is worse than last, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN More than 100,000 people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US — the first time that level has…
Continue ReadingCovid vaccine much safer than catching the virus, study in Israel finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A large study involving close to 2 million people in Israel shows the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine slightly raises the risk…
Continue ReadingDeli meats linked to multi-state salmonella sicknesses
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A dozen people have been hospitalized with salmonella and two dozen sickened as of August 24 in multistate outbreaks of two…
Continue ReadingModerna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose
CNN, STANFORD MEDICINE By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and…
Continue ReadingModerna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline…
Continue ReadingWhat does it mean for the Pfizer vaccine to have full FDA approval? Our medical expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval this week for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 years…
Continue ReadingUS Covid-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with…
Continue ReadingUS Covid cases among children have surged to one of its highest rates of the pandemic. Experts warn it may get worse
CNN, KUSA By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And…
Continue ReadingUS Covid-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the…
Continue ReadingNumber of people with high blood pressure has doubled globally, large study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A giant global study finds the number of people over 30 with high blood pressure has doubled over the past 30 years, and more than…
Continue ReadingBetween flu and Covid-19, winter ‘could be complicated’
CNN, WCBS By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingBetween flu and Covid-19, winter ‘could be complicated’
By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue ReadingNext up for Covid vaccines: kids under 12
CNN, PFIZER, NBC, STANFORD MEDICINE, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has given full…
Continue ReadingBetter ways to talk with your tween or teen when they go silent
By Michelle Icard, CNN Your tweens used to think you were funny. And interesting. And helpful. They even sought you out for advice or help solving…
Continue ReadingMy son was lucky to get a pediatric ICU bed when he needed one. He shouldn’t have needed luck
By Ben Tinker, CNN When my husband and I were counting down the days to the birth of our son last year, one of my best friends shared this quote with…
Continue ReadingVaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows
CNN By Michael Nedelman, Eric Levenson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Vaccine effectiveness against Covid-19 infection dropped from 91% to 66% once the…
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