Talking on Zoom could help older people stave off dementia
Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new study…
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Talking on video-conference services like Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic has helped older people stave off the effects of dementia, a new study…
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Between the first 12-year-olds receiving their Covid-19 vaccines and new guidance that vaccinated people can remove their masks indoors, the outlook…
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Several state governors and big retailers signaled a return to normal on Friday, a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…
Continue ReadingA fresh batch of data from a big study of health care workers across the country helped prompt the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to…
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Public health experts at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are facing challenges — even struggling — as they try to…
Continue ReadingFor Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, daily life may look increasingly different than for those who aren’t inoculated yet following…
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice…
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Growing concerns over the spread of the coronavirus variant first identified in India may force the United Kingdom to tweak its Covid-19 vaccination…
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Leadership coach John Bates was speaking at a TED conference in front of a huge audience when his dog Flash walked across the stage, sniffed him, and…
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The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to 12- to 15-year-olds, and the Centers for Disease…
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The data didn’t make sense. Five years ago, University of Maryland researcher Alisa Morss Clyne was studying pulmonary hypertension — a…
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday abruptly changed its guidance on masks and social distancing, saying people who are…
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Teenagers on the Central Coast are now able to receive their first dose of the Coronavirus vaccine.…
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Counties in California are waiting for guidance from the state after the federal government on Thursday said that fully vaccinated…
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The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received FDA emergency use authorization earlier this week for youth aged 12 to 15, and…
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People fully vaccinated against Covid-19 do not need to wear masks or practice social distancing indoors or outdoors, except under certain…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people, allowing them…
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Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are three types of anthrax infection:…
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Now that we’ve ticked past the one-year mark of Covid-19 safety restrictions, the calendar is scrolling once more through the same holidays…
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A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expert said Wednesday that it’s OK to give the coronavirus vaccine alongside other…
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Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15 years old can now be given the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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The day after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came out with its much-awaited updated mask guidance in late April, email inboxes at…
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Americans could soon see milestones like a full return to in-person classrooms now that Covid-19 vaccinations are open to young teens, the director…
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Americans could soon see milestones like a full return to in-person classrooms now that Covid-19 vaccinations are open to young teens, the director…
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The risk of dying from Covid-19 is 40 times the risk of developing a rare blood clotting condition after getting the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, a…
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People who got mixed doses of coronavirus vaccines — receiving a different vaccine type as a second dose than the first dose — appear to…
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday the agency now recommends the use of…
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to kids as…
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US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisers voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend giving Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine to…
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With a new demographic now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials hoping to fight variants will have to adjust their strategy to…
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The benefits of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine outweigh any harms, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official told the agency’s…
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Many people suffering from insomnia take medication to get a better night’s sleep. While many sleep aids work over short periods of up to six…
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Scientists working with samples of ancient feces have found previously unknown microbes that could help in the fight against chronic illnesses such…
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A woman who is recovering from a liver transplant not only has a new lifesaving organ, but one that made history. That’s thanks to Cecil…
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After more than a year of politicized science and amid a wave of vaccine hesitancy, the long war against Covid-19 stands at a critical stage. Hope…
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Eid al-Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan, marks a joyous time for millions of Muslims who are looking forward to home-cooked meals and…
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With a new demographic now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials hoping to fight variants will have to adjust their strategy to…
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Some vaccine sites began to inoculate 12-to-15-year-olds against Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, a day after the US Food and Drug Administration…
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California is nearing approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for its 2.1 million children ages 12 to 15, state health officials said Tuesday, one…
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Some vaccine sites began to inoculate 12-to-15-year-olds against Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, a day after the US Food and Drug Administration…
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Last summer, Global Plasma Solutions wanted to test whether the company’s air-purifying devices could kill Covid-19 virus particles, but could…
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There’s no biological basis behind ongoing social media claims that Covid-19 vaccines can harm the placenta, the organ that provides a growing…
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In three states, more than 70% of adults have already received at least one dose of Covid-19 vaccine, federal data showed Wednesday — meaning…
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Away from her friends and regular routine, London teenager Eesha Parashara developed an eating disorder during the UK’s first national…
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“Well, thank you for doing my podcast,” CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta says to the first guest in “Chasing…
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The US Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine on Monday to include people ages 12…
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Pediatricians and pharmacies across the US are ready to administer Covid-19 vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds, a development the US Food and Drug…
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While the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations may be slowing in the US, experts are optimistic about where the country will be in just a matter of weeks.…
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A delivery of 1,000 Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine doses arrived at Sandhills Pediatrics in Southern Pines, North Carolina early Monday morning.…
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The biotechnology company Novavax now plans to apply for emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the US in the third quarter of this…
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