Americans less likely to have sex, partner up and get married than ever
By Harry Enten, CNN Valentine’s Day is a day of love, a special day on which we’re supposed to make sure that those around us know how…
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How yoga helps NFL pro bowler Mike Daniels tackle tension ahead of the Super Bowl
By Dana Santas, CNN It might be surprising to people who think of football players training only in the weight room or on the field, but yoga has…
Continue Reading Celebrate yourself this day after Valentine’s Day
By Allison Hope, CNN Hold the flowers and the chocolates and the sappy love poems. Forget Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day and the…
Continue Reading Walmart drops mask mandate for vaccinated employees
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart updated its Covid-19 policy for US associates Friday, dropping its mask mandate and Covid-19 sick leave policy, the…
Continue Reading When can younger children be vaccinated against Covid-19? ‘Not yet’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The timeline for when children younger than 5 in the United States might start receiving Covid-19 vaccinations has just…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine booster effectiveness wanes after four months but still offers protection, study finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines are safe, and they offer high levels of protection…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes new Covid-19 monoclonal antibody that works against Omicron variant
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment that seems to work against the Omicron…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine authorization for younger children delayed as FDA seeks more data
By Jen Christensen, Brenda Goodman and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Parents will have to keep waiting to find out when their youngest children can get a…
Continue Reading As BA.2 subvariant of Omicron rises, lab studies point to signs of severity
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its…
Continue Reading The NFL says it has lessons for the country on handling Covid-19
By Amanda Sealy, CNN As the NFL’s 2021 season kicked off with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Dallas…
Continue Reading Your kid may need more hugs, experts say. But there are right and wrong ways to give them
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN There’s just something about a hug. After a child has a hard day of feeling alone and stressed, it seems like a hug…
Continue Reading Long life comes from eating right, studies say. Here’s how to begin
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Living a longer, healthier life can start with your diet. You could add up to 13 years to your life if you ate few red and…
Continue Reading While awaiting updated CDC guidance, here’s the data states are using to lift Covid-19 restrictions
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN States that recently announced plans to lift either indoor or school mask mandates have at least two things in common:…
Continue Reading After hopeful early signs, study of popular heartburn drug shows mixed results against Covid-19
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent At one point at the beginning of the pandemic, there was hope that a popular and inexpensive…
Continue Reading It’s not just love that can break your heart
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Yet another tragedy has occurred in the aftermath of the devastating gun massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,…
Continue Reading Statewide mask mandates are disappearing, but should you continue to wear one anyway?
By Jen Christensen, CNN At this point in the coronavirus pandemic, local mask mandates are disappearing as quickly as toilet paper did from grocery…
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Monterey County joins 11 other California counties in lifting mask mandate
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)– Monterey County along with 11 other counties have announced beginning Wednesday, Feb. 16 they will lift their…
Continue Reading US plans to roll out initial 10 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for children under 5 after FDA authorization, CDC document says
By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN If the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine receives emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading Don’t postpone mammograms because of swollen lymph nodes after Covid-19 vaccine, study says
By Carma Hassan, CNN People should not delay getting a mammogram because of a recent Covid-19 vaccination, a new study says. It’s common for…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations drop below 100,000 in the US, but heavy burden persists
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are dropping quickly in the United States, but a heavy burden persists, and the nation’s…
Continue Reading Throw a Super Bowl party without breaking the budget
By Casey Barber, CNN You may have a strong love for either the Cincinnati Bengals or the Los Angeles Rams, who if you care, you already know are…
Continue Reading Should parents be worried if their child’s school no longer requires masks? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN Oregon’s health department and the governors of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey have announced when their states will…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says
By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is standing by the agency’s mask…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations still too high for changes to mask guidance, CDC director says
By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is standing by the agency’s mask…
Continue Reading Changing your diet could add up to 13 years to your life, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Changing what you eat could add up to 13 years to your life, according to a newly published study, especially if you start…
Continue Reading As states plan to lift school mask mandates, CDC remains vague on updating its guidance
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As many states see declines in their daily Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalization rates, some have moved forward with…
Continue Reading As states plan to lift school mask mandates, CDC remains vague on updating its guidance
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As many states see declines in their daily Covid-19 case numbers and hospitalization rates, some have moved forward with…
Continue Reading One unexpected sign of Omicron infection in some children: croup
By Jen Christensen, CNN Though the Omicron coronavirus variant may have a reputation for causing a much milder form of Covid-19, in January, Dr.…
Continue Reading One unexpected sign of Omicron infection in some children: croup
By Jen Christensen, CNN Though the Omicron coronavirus variant may have a reputation for causing a much milder form of Covid-19, in January, Dr.…
Continue Reading Over 40% of people using alcohol or cannabis recently drove under the influence, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than 40% of drivers reporting alcohol and cannabis use in a national survey also reported driving under the influence of…
Continue Reading E-cigarettes were less effective than gum and other nicotine replacement aids, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional smoking cessations aids, a new…
Continue Reading New spinal cord stimulation study puts people with paralysis on their feet again
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Michel Roccati lost the ability to walk after a motorcycle accident in 2017, when he had a complete spinal cord injury. But…
Continue Reading Cut nearly 300 calories a day by doing something you already do
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to lose weight from sleeping? Try extending your sleep time so you are not sleep deprived. That’s the startling…
Continue Reading New spinal cord stimulation study puts people with paralysis on their feet again
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Michel Roccati lost the ability to walk after a motorcycle accident in 2017, when he had a complete spinal cord injury. But…
Continue Reading White House officials mull over life after the pandemic, but there’s still no clear plan
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Covid-19 crisis is nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization, on…
Continue Reading White House officials mull over life after the pandemic, but there’s still no clear plan
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The Covid-19 crisis is nearing the second anniversary of the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization, on…
Continue Reading Pregnant women are less likely to impact their children’s weight than previously believed
By Megan Marples, CNN A pregnant woman’s body mass index has less of an influence on her child’s BMI than previously believed, according…
Continue Reading 6 ways to wake up without coffee
By Kristen Rogers, CNN An hour after you’ve gotten out of bed, you still feel sleepy and haven’t started to tackle your big to-dos for…
Continue Reading Biden reflects on 900,000 Americans dead from Covid-19: ‘Each soul is irreplaceable’
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday mourned the hundreds of thousands in the United States who have died from Covid-19 since…
Continue Reading CDC to recommend faster Covid-19 boosters for certain immunocompromised people
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clarifying the Covid-19 vaccination schedule for people who are…
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Bill passes to create Pajaro Valley Health Care District
Watsonville Community Hospital is on life support — however, it is one step closer to finding a buyer thanks to a bill that’s making its way to the…
Continue Reading US reports more than 900,000 total Covid-19 deaths
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN As of Friday, more than 900,000 people in the United States have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic,…
Continue Reading US reports more than 900,000 total Covid-19 deaths
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN As of Friday, more than 900,000 people in the United States have died of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic,…
Continue Reading ‘I couldn’t stop.’ The pandemic is triggering eating disorders in our children
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Like many girls in high school, Ella (not her real name) had days where she struggled with self-esteem. “I was able to…
Continue Reading CDC recommends FDA-approved Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for adults
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Carma Hassan, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed a recommendation from…
Continue Reading What’s the deal with hiccups? Experts explain what they are and how to stop them
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It’s cute when your sleeping puppy does it. It’s not so cute when you are having a serious conversation with a…
Continue Reading CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Three days before Thanksgiving, a planeload of passengers from South Africa touched down in San Francisco. One of them was a…
Continue Reading CDC unveils its latest weapon in Covid-19 detection: wastewater
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Three days before Thanksgiving, a planeload of passengers from South Africa touched down in San Francisco. One of them was a…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine for younger children will face an ‘odd’ authorization process
By Jen Christensen and Brenda Goodman, CNN About 18 million children under the age of 5 in the United States could soon be eligible to get a Covid-19…
Continue Reading How worried should we be about the new ‘stealth’ Omicron? Our expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN A new subvariant of Omicron is spreading rapidly in some parts of the world. This spinoff from the original Omicron variant,…
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