Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are filling up pediatric wards
CNN By Maggie Fox, CNN Texas Children’s Hospital is seeing a surge of coronavirus cases — nearly all of them caused by the Delta variant.…
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Respiratory infections other than Covid-19 are filling up pediatric wards
By Maggie Fox, CNN Texas Children’s Hospital is seeing a surge of coronavirus cases — nearly all of them caused by the Delta variant. Not…
Continue ReadingAmong children, older teens are seeing the highest Covid-19 case rates
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Coronavirus infections continue to surge among children across the United States, and older teens, ages 16 and 17, are…
Continue ReadingIt’s summertime and the food freezing is easy. Here’s how
By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with more…
Continue ReadingIt’s summertime and the food freezing is easy. Here’s how
CNN, KTUU By Susan Puckett, CNN Whether you’re a home gardener, a CSA-er or a farmers’ market regular, it’s easy to wind up with…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue ReadingWith more than 100,000 people in the hospital with Covid-19 in the US, this August is worse than last, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe and Jason Hanna, CNN More than 100,000 people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US — the first time that level has…
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Health officials warn people misusing horse, cattle drug to ‘cure,’ treat COVID-19
The drug is called Ivermectin, and feed and supply stores can’t keep it on their shelves. Some people believe it can treat Covid-19. One Central…
Continue ReadingCovid vaccine much safer than catching the virus, study in Israel finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A large study involving close to 2 million people in Israel shows the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine slightly raises the risk…
Continue ReadingDeli meats linked to multi-state salmonella sicknesses
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A dozen people have been hospitalized with salmonella and two dozen sickened as of August 24 in multistate outbreaks of two…
Continue ReadingModerna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose
CNN, STANFORD MEDICINE By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and…
Continue ReadingModerna completes submission for full FDA approval of Covid-19 vaccine; Pfizer seeks approval for booster dose
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN Moderna announced on Wednesday it has completed its submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson booster shot prompts large increase in immune response, company says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Booster doses of Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot coronavirus vaccine generated a big spike in antibodies, the frontline…
Continue ReadingWhat does it mean for the Pfizer vaccine to have full FDA approval? Our medical expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted full approval this week for the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for people 16 years…
Continue ReadingUS Covid-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with…
Continue ReadingUS Covid cases among children have surged to one of its highest rates of the pandemic. Experts warn it may get worse
CNN, KUSA By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And…
Continue ReadingUS Covid-19 cases among children are surging. Experts warn it may get worse
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Last week, the number of Covid-19 cases in children in the US reached levels not seen since the winter surge. And with the…
Continue ReadingNumber of people with high blood pressure has doubled globally, large study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A giant global study finds the number of people over 30 with high blood pressure has doubled over the past 30 years, and more than…
Continue ReadingBetween flu and Covid-19, winter ‘could be complicated’
By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue ReadingBetween flu and Covid-19, winter ‘could be complicated’
CNN, WCBS By Jen Christensen, CNN If there ever was a year to get a flu shot, this one may be it. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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