Key 2020 health stories you may have missed because of Covid-19
Lives lost, families torn apart, economies ruined — these tragedies are just some of the devastation caused by the deadly novel coronavirus as…
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For 26 days in a row, more than 100,000 people have been hospitalized fighting coronavirus
As the US prepares to grapple with potential holiday Covid-19 surges, hospitals across the country have reported more than 100,000 patients for the…
Continue Reading December is the deadliest month in the US since the coronavirus pandemic began — and projections for January are ‘nightmarish,’ expert says
December has been the nation’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start — with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the…
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If you want to travel next year, you may need a vaccine passport
Now that coronavirus vaccines are starting to roll out in the US and abroad, many people may be dreaming of the day when they can travel, shop and go…
Continue Reading The peace, insights and life-rescuing power of the rosary and other religious prayer beads
I received my first rosary when my second grade class at a Catholic school in Baltimore received the sacrament of the first Holy Communion. The boys…
Continue Reading Health officials brace for a surge in US Covid-19 cases after the holidays
With Christmas in the rear view mirror, public health experts are bracing for yet another surge in Covid-19 cases, similar to those seen after other…
Continue Reading CDC testing requirements for UK travelers are like ‘a chain link fence to keep out a mosquito,’ experts say
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced new testing requirements for travelers arriving from the UK, but research by the…
Continue Reading Boston health care worker who experienced reaction to Moderna coronavirus vaccine has history of allergies
A health care worker who experienced an allergic reaction after receiving a Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Boston Medical Center on Christmas Eve tells…
Continue Reading Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save thousands of human lives
Of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes in the world, just a small number have evolved to specialize in sucking human blood. How human-biting…
Continue Reading Should you skip or keep your workout if you’re sick? Here’s how to tell
As a personal trainer and yoga and Pilates instructor, I like to provide a wide variety of exercises and workouts that people can do regardless of…
Continue Reading Young adults who vape cannabis are more likely to experience cough, bronchitis and wheezing, study finds
The associations between vaping cannabis and respiratory health symptoms haven’t been fully known before — but one new study has revealed a…
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Fauci says he will practice what he preaches this holiday season
Dr. Anthony Fauci turns 80 on Thursday, but don’t expect him to get philosophical on his big birthday. “I’m afraid if you sort of…
Continue Reading US passes 1 million people vaccinated for coronavirus
The nearly yearlong coronavirus pandemic has been full of gloomy numbers but Wednesday brought an encouraging one — more than 1 million people…
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Delta gifts employee who battled Covid-19 for months a first-class trip anywhere in the world
Janese Cockfield refused to sit idly by as her twin sister, Janice, lay in a coma 600 miles away, batting to survive Covid-19. “I was…
Continue Reading Genetics experts worry coronavirus vaccines might not work quite as well against UK variant
Michael Worobey, a biologist at the University of Arizona, has seen more than 100,000 different strains of the virus that causes Covid-19. But when…
Continue Reading 3,401 Covid-19 deaths were reported in just 1 day — likely fueled by Thanksgiving gatherings and travel
Thousands more families just lost a loved one this holiday season as the US reported its second-highest number of coronavirus deaths in one day —…
Continue Reading This Houston hospital is a perfect microcosm of how coronavirus is escalating
In June, Houston’s United Memorial Medical Center was so overwhelmed by the pandemic that two of its wings had been transformed into Covid-19…
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Oregon, U.S. see sharp rise in drug overdose deaths believed tied to COVID-19 pandemic
Oregon is following a national trend that has seen sharp increases in drug overdose deaths this year, a rise that the U.S. Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading Trump administration to purchase additional 100 million Pfizer vaccine doses
The Trump administration will purchase an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, the US Department of Health and Human…
Continue Reading How to help teens cope in a global pandemic
Teens are struggling during the pandemic, with social isolation, loss and financial woes on top of what’s already a tumultuous time in their…
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