After 549 days in 9 hospitals and facilities with Covid-19, this man is finally home
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN In the last year and a half, Donnell Hunter has missed his daughter’s first day of kindergarten, his son’s…
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A federal program to ease access to Covid-19 antivirals rolls out, but pills have been going unused in many parts of the United States
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The man came to the ER at Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata, Maryland, wide-eyed and scared. He couldn’t catch…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to get free antiviral medicine if you test positive for Covid-19
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rollout of the US government’s Covid-19 test-to-treat program is underway, with in-pharmacy clinics ordering…
Continue ReadingAmericans can now order four more free at-home Covid-19 tests
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Americans can now order a second set of free at-home Covid-19 rapid antigen tests from the federal government. Covidtests.gov,…
Continue ReadingRequiring masks in K-12 schools cut Covid-19 infections, study shows
By Brenda Goodman, CNN As states roll back masking requirements for students, a new study shows that masks helped cut Covid-19 infections in public…
Continue ReadingHow adults can make friends now
By Christine Koh, CNN Forming new friendships is important for mental well-being, my husband recently told me. He’s a therapist and shared this…
Continue ReadingWordle and your brain: Does playing make you smarter?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wordle-bragging, arguably one of the newest forms of humble-bragging, has taken over social media. Solving the five-letter…
Continue ReadingHealth experts warn Florida’s plan to recommend against Covid-19 vaccine for healthy kids is irresponsible
By Travis Caldwell, CNN After Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo declared on Monday the state would issue guidance urging parents not to…
Continue ReadingStudy links even mild Covid-19 to changes in the brain
By Nadia Kounang, CNN People who have even a mild case of Covid-19 may have accelerated aging of the brain and other changes to it, according to a…
Continue ReadingFormer Biden advisers, public health experts release Covid-19 ‘roadmap’ with goal for transitioning out of pandemic phase
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Some of the nation’s leading public health experts, including former coronavirus advisers to the Biden…
Continue ReadingFlorida to recommend against Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children
CNN By Steve Contorno and Carma Hassan, CNN The Florida Department of Health will recommend against Covid-19 vaccinations for healthy children, the…
Continue ReadingFlorida to recommend against Covid-19 vaccine for healthy children
By Steve Contorno and Carma Hassan, CNN The Florida Department of Health will recommend against Covid-19 vaccinations for healthy children, the…
Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Global daily…
Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 deaths surpass 6 million
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The global Covid-19 death toll surpassed 6 million on Monday, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Global…
Continue ReadingStruggling after her son was born with disabilities, a mom learns to ask for help
By Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN A few weeks shy of giving birth to my middle child, I went to what I thought was a routine ultrasound appointment near my…
Continue ReadingNIH needed help reaching communities of color about Covid-19, but grassroots groups say they were not paid properly
By Elizabeth Cohen and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN From the very beginning of his presidency, Joe Biden has pledged to make sure communities hit hardest…
Continue ReadingThe end is near: The new pandemic data looks promising — for some, anyway
CNN, WKMG, WPTV By Jen Christensen, CNN While the pandemic is not over, experts say the US may be in for, at the very least, a “near…
Continue ReadingThe end is near: The new pandemic data looks promising — for some, anyway
By Jen Christensen, CNN While the pandemic is not over, experts say the US may be in for, at the very least, a “near normal” spring and…
Continue ReadingDoing 30 to 60 minutes of one exercise weekly could help you live longer, study says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You might have heard that strengthening exercises most benefit your muscular and skeletal health, but they could have two…
Continue ReadingGoodwill project at California school goes viral
By Matt Villano, CNN Two years into a pandemic with a war in Ukraine and gun violence in schools, churches and synagogues, students at a tiny rural…
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