What should you do if someone in your family contracts Covid-19? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN These days, it’s much easier to contract the coronavirus as the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads worldwide. As…
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19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some…
Continue Reading Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill was hailed as a game-changer, but supplies are scarce
By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing Covid-19 cases to spike, with an average of more than 747,000…
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Blood donations are critically needed as Red Cross faces worst shortage in a decade
By Megan Marples, CNN If you’ve ever considered donating blood, now is the time to take action. Blood donations are absolutely critical right…
Continue Reading Blood donations are critically needed as Red Cross faces worst shortage in a decade
By Megan Marples, CNN If you’ve ever considered donating blood, now is the time to take action. Blood donations are absolutely critical right…
Continue Reading Cancer mortality rates continue to decline amid ‘major progress’ in lung cancer early detection and treatment
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Cancer mortality rates have been dropping for nearly two decades, aided by “major progress” in the early…
Continue Reading You can learn to put names to faces while you sleep, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Need to quickly put a name to a face on a company video call? About to play charades online with your new partner’s…
Continue Reading Online fitness training or in-person workouts: Which is better?
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed gyms nationwide in 2020, many people opted to do their workouts at…
Continue Reading Officials across the US enact emergency procedures to help hospitals combat record-high Covid-19 numbers
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s…
Continue Reading 19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care
By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron…
Continue Reading If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The nation’s top fire official is calling for all hands on deck to save lives by educating the United States about…
Continue Reading If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The nation’s top fire official is calling for all hands on deck to save lives by educating the United States about…
Continue Reading 5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US reach levels not seen since last winter’s surge
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The spread of the Omicron variant is causing widespread disruption across the US as hospitalizations reach a level not seen…
Continue Reading 19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care
By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron…
Continue Reading The highly contagious Omicron variant will ‘find just about everybody,’ Fauci says, but vaccinated people will still fare better
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna, Deidre McPhillips and Christina Maxouris, CNN As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States,…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations reach record high, HHS data shows
By Travis Caldwell and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of US patients hospitalized with Covid-19 has hit a record high — a situation…
Continue Reading Officials across the US enact emergency procedures to help hospitals combat record-high Covid-19 numbers
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s…
Continue Reading In a medical first, a man with terminal heart disease gets a transplant of genetically modified pig heart
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man is doing well three days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in a…
Continue Reading Patient who received genetically modified pig heart in groundbreaking transplant surgery dies
By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind…
Continue Reading Replacing full-fat dairy with olive oil may reduce your risk of disease and death, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using olive oil instead of margarine, butter or other saturated fats may protect you from dying from cancer, cardiovascular…
Continue Reading US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…
Continue Reading US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…
Continue Reading Exercise may protect your brain even if you have signs of dementia, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Exercise is good for you. Breaking a sweat has been shown to improve nearly every organ in the body, fight nearly every…
Continue Reading How to manage mindless snacking from your pandemic home office
By Lisa Drayer, CNN The new year brings with it some old circumstances: working from home, self- isolating again, and having close access to food…
Continue Reading How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today
By Katie Hunt, CNN Like many people, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a biological constant — that eight hours of rest a night…
Continue Reading 5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…
Continue Reading Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
Continue Reading Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
Continue Reading Despite my health challenges, I choose to heal
By Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart…
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