Nearly all US kids live in red zones under new CDC school guidance
About 89% of children in the US live in a county considered a red zone with high levels of Covid-19 transmission under new school opening guidelines…
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OSU study: Melanoma patients respond to immunotherapy after changes to gut microbiome
Statistical modeling developed by Oregon State University researchers has confirmed that changes to melanoma patients’ gut microbiome led them to…
Continue Reading‘Revenge bedtime procrastination’ could be robbing you of precious sleep time
After a long day of working from home, Hadly Clark spends her evening hours mindlessly swiping through her phone. She powers through her usual…
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Batch of homegrown coronavirus mutations seen in US
Researchers said Sunday they have identified a batch of similar troubling mutations in coronavirus samples circulating in the United States.…
Continue ReadingSingles Awareness Day: The benefits of being single
An increasing number of people around the world are opting to go solo. The number of American men and women who have never been married, are divorced…
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‘These numbers are people’: How Covid-19 death data honors lives lost
On April 16, Angelina Proia was one of thousands of people tuned in to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s daily Covid-19 briefing. That day early in…
Continue ReadingWidespread vaccinations in the US won’t come until the summer. Here’s what’s been driving down Covid-19 cases so far
More than 38 million Americans have so far received at least their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine — but it’s not the vaccinations that…
Continue ReadingCNN Exclusive: WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original outbreak in 2019
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs the outbreak was much…
Continue Reading Kids are going without dental care during the pandemic
Children are missing out on preventative dental care including teeth cleaning and checkups during the pandemic, according to a new survey. Covid-19…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases have declined sharply. Experts say these factors will determine how the pandemic unfolds
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases have declined sharply. These factors will determine how pandemic unfolds from here, group of experts says
A grim new forecast confirms what experts have been warning amid declining Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations: when it comes to the pandemic, the…
Continue Reading How to rekindle the flame that the pandemic extinguished
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but how can you miss your love if they never go away? It’s a question many couples may be asking this…
Continue ReadingNearly a third of US adults are undecided about the Covid-19 vaccine. Some say friends and family could sway them
Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a…
Continue ReadingHow to love yourself this Galentine’s Day
Who needs Valentine’s Day during a year when getting close to people means you could catch a lot more than a case of lovesick? This is the…
Continue Reading Nearly a third of US adults are undecided about the Covid-19 vaccine. They say friends and family could sway them
Though officials and health experts say the end of the Covid-19 pandemic will rely on a large proportion of Americans being inoculated, nearly a…
Continue ReadingPharmacies start administering their first 1 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from federal government
More retail pharmacies around the country began administering Covid-19 vaccines by appointment on Friday under a new federal program that is shipping…
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Small triumphs, some glitches as nationwide Covid-19 vaccine pharmacy program takes off
Adam Bayer and his wife Traci own Hillcrest Pharmacy, located in the 11,000-person town of Vernon, Texas. It’s one of the pharmacies receiving…
Continue Reading CDC issues warning about cheeses such as queso fresco due to listeria
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state listeria outbreak linked to fresh and soft cheeses such as queso…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccination is key for people with underlying health conditions, but access varies state to state
When AJ McCulloch received a first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, she said a wave of emotions overcame her — but the strongest was relief.…
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Vaccines — despite variants — are still good news
As a third vaccine against Covid-19 stands ready to be evaluated by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization, I feel the…
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