Johnson & Johnson asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine booster shots
By Maggie Fox, CNN Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday it has asked the US Food and Drug Administration to authorize booster shots for its…
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How to rebuild trust in your relationships
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Since trust is fundamental to relationships, trying to restore the feeling once it’s lost might seem impossible. But if…
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Los Angeles to require proof of vaccination for indoor restaurants, gyms and theaters
CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Stella Chan, CNN The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to require patrons at indoor spaces such as restaurants,…
Continue ReadingUS child Covid-19 deaths are an ’embarrassment,’ FDA vaccines head says
By Madeline Holcombe and Virginia Langmaid, CNN Child deaths from a preventable illness like Covid-19, no matter how few, are motivation for…
Continue ReadingDr. Francis Collins to step down as head of NIH
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN Dr. Francis Collins, the folksy, guitar-playing director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Tuesday that he plans…
Continue ReadingDr. Francis Collins to step down as head of NIH
By Maggie Fox, CNN Dr. Francis Collins, the folksy, guitar-playing director of the National Institutes of Health, announced Tuesday that he plans to…
Continue ReadingStudy confirms pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos harder than Whites
CNN, ABC By Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than…
Continue ReadingStudy confirms pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos harder than Whites
By Maggie Fox, CNN A study published Monday confirms that the pandemic hit Black Americans, Native Americans and Latinos far harder than Whites early…
Continue ReadingHigh blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain sizes and dementia, a study finds
By Megan Marples, CNN High blood pressure in young adults is linked to smaller brain size and increased risk of dementia, a new study has found.…
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Bend women help spread word of the importance of mammograms
In honor of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, NewsChannel 21 spoke with two women in Bend on two different journeys to…
Continue ReadingBrain stimulation acts ‘like a switch’ to turn off severe depression for one patient
By Maggie Fox, CNN After years of suffering, a patient with severe and untreatable depression has finally found relief with an experimental brain…
Continue ReadingEurope’s drug regulator advises Covid-19 booster shots for the immunocompromised
By James Frater, Lindsay Isaac and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded that a booster shot of the…
Continue ReadingFull FDA approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here’s what mattered more
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Despite hopes that full approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine would convince large numbers…
Continue ReadingFull FDA approval of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine had only a modest impact on uptake. Here’s what mattered more
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, KY GOVERNOR, WXIA, GOV. JIM JUSTICE By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Despite hopes that full approval of…
Continue ReadingHow chili peppers helped Nobel Prize winners understand how we feel heat
By Ivana Kottasová and Katie Hunt, CNN The 2021 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine has been awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian for…
Continue Reading Covid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
CNN By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 numbers are improving. Don’t let history repeat itself with yet another resurgence, doctors say
By Holly Yan and Susannah Cullinane, CNN As Covid-19 numbers gradually improve, health experts have an urgent message: Don’t get cocky and…
Continue ReadingHow to fall asleep more quickly — the healthy way
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Is falling asleep when your head hits the pillow what you’re dreaming of? A fast fall into the land of nod may seem like…
Continue ReadingPfizer seeks FDA authorization of Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for…
Continue Reading‘Every one of those deaths is unnecessary,’ expert says of rising Covid-19 US death toll as tens of millions remain unvaccinated
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With a first-of-its-kind antiviral pill against Covid-19 potentially headed towards distribution, the health care community…
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