Advice for winter 2021: Get vaccinated and wear a mask
By Maggie Fox, CNN The forecast for the coming winter isn’t looking hopeful: Covid likely is not going away for the holidays. Cases have at…
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Oregon Lox Company recalls smoked salmon because of potential listeria contamination
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Oregon Lox Company is recalling several of its smoked salmon lox products because of potential listeria contamination,…
Continue ReadingThis library lets you borrow people instead of books. It just may help bridge our bitter divisions
By John Blake, CNN On a rainy spring morning in Muncie, Indiana, a White, middle-aged, conservative woman met a transgender woman for a date. It did…
Continue ReadingNo turkey? No problem! Try a plant-based Thanksgiving menu this year
By Casey Barber, CNN Thinking about ditching the turkey this Thanksgiving? You’re not the only one. Whether you’re hosting a smaller…
Continue ReadingDiabetes is a ‘pandemic of unprecedented magnitude,’ and experts fear Covid-19 may make it worse
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The year 2021 marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin, a game-changing drug in the fight against diabetes. Despite a…
Continue ReadingYes, there will be a flu season this year, CDC says
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN Flu season may be getting under way, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. While influenza activity is very…
Continue ReadingShould you go to Thanksgiving dinner with your unvaccinated uncle? Experts help make the decision
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As it is, holiday gatherings with loved ones can be a careful dance of dodging landmines on the way to wonderful memories…
Continue ReadingWorld Kindness Day 2021: 25 ways to be kind today
By Katia Hetter, CNN It’s time to be kind. It’s World Kindness Day today, Saturday, November 13. After more than a year of pandemic…
Continue ReadingUS announces big hike in Medicare premiums
By Maggie Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what…
Continue ReadingMeet the teens making the digital world a kinder and gentler place
By Elissa Strauss, CNN Deny your kids access to digital life, and you hamstring their social life — especially in a pandemic. You also limit their…
Continue ReadingSource: FDA will likely make booster decision without outside advisory committee weighing in
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent The US Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to ask its outside vaccine advisers to weigh in…
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 numbers seem stuck. That doesn’t bode well for winter, experts say
CNN By Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half…
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 numbers seem stuck. That doesn’t bode well for winter, experts say
By Maggie Fox and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The coronavirus numbers don’t look so good this week. New Covid-19 diagnoses are up in about half of…
Continue Reading4 ways to support Black mental health amid images of racial violence
By Ashley Vaughan, CNN For many African Americans, the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s accused killers churns up a chronic trauma: replayed footage of…
Continue ReadingFrom Covid to cancer: BioNTech CEO wants to get company back to its roots
By Maggie Fox, CNN He has conquered Covid for the time being, and now the CEO of BioNTech says he wants to turn his attention back to his first…
Continue ReadingFrom Covid to cancer: BioNTech CEO wants to get company back to its roots
CNN, HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, WFSB, TX CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, FEDEX, CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S, WTVR, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, WDIV, CBS By Maggie Fox,…
Continue Reading8 signs your snoring may be dangerous (and what to do about it)
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN At some point in our lives, we all snore. A cold or allergy can block nasal passages, a few drinks too close to bed will…
Continue ReadingMore than 2 million Ellume Covid-19 home tests recalled due to false positives
By Naomi Thomas, CNN More than 2 million of Ellume’s at-home Covid-19 tests have been recalled by the company due to…
Continue ReadingParents’ income might predict Covid-19 vaccination choices for their children
CNN, WALGREENS, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Along with what state you live in and what…
Continue ReadingRevitalizing your exhausted tweens and teens, post-quarantine
By John Duffy, CNN After three long pandemic semesters, most parents are so happy for their tweens, teens and young adults to finally be back in…
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