When 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…
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Covid-19 cases are down 60% from Delta peak. Still, be vigilant heading into winter, CDC director says
By Jason Hanna, CNN Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly…
Continue ReadingPublic health groups worry threats to local officials could escalate as US plans vaccine rollout for kids
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Travis McAdam scours local newspapers and extremist social media content, along with receiving personal reports from…
Continue ReadingCheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds
CNN, WDSU, WPLG, GETTY IMAGES, THE WHITE HOUSE, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, FDA By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available…
Continue ReadingMost parents don’t plan to vaccinate young children against Covid-19 right away, KFF survey finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN A Covid-19 vaccine could be available for little kids soon, and public health leaders say vaccinating them could help end the…
Continue ReadingNoodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have
CNN By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his…
Continue ReadingNoodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have
By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable…
Continue ReadingSide 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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OSU research shows how cancer cells change shape, invade various types of tissue
Oregon State University research has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and migration techniques to invade different types…
Continue ReadingCheap, 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…
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‘Your life is not over’: New book on stroke awareness features 11 C. Oregonians’ stories of survival
Stroke Awareness Oregon is works to “eliminate disability and death from stroke through awareness of causes, symptoms, and treatment, and through…
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…
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