FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization on Friday for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children…
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Playing college football games didn’t spread coronavirus among athletes, study suggests
By Jen Christensen, CNN With testing and other mitigation measures in place, playing college football games did not contribute to coronavirus spread…
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Vaccination protects against Covid-19 more strongly than previous infection does, CDC study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccination protects people against coronavirus infection much better than previous infection does, a team of researchers led by…
Continue Reading If you took every last hand sanitizer, here’s why it pays to be less selfish
By Allison Hope, CNN At dinnertime, you nab the best-looking pork chop for yourself from the family-style platter. When it’s time to watch TV,…
Continue Reading Your sleep can affect how you walk, a new study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you’re sleep deprived — and who isn’t these days? — you’re probably familiar with the impact…
Continue Reading When can kids under 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19? What parents should know
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases are down 60% from Delta peak. Still, be vigilant heading into winter, CDC director says
By Jason Hanna, CNN Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly…
Continue Reading Public health groups worry threats to local officials could escalate as US plans vaccine rollout for kids
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Travis McAdam scours local newspapers and extremist social media content, along with receiving personal reports from…
Continue Reading Most parents don’t plan to vaccinate young children against Covid-19 right away, KFF survey finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN A Covid-19 vaccine could be available for little kids soon, and public health leaders say vaccinating them could help end the…
Continue Reading Noodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have
By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable…
Continue Reading Noodle the pug’s ‘Bones or No Bones’ routine decides what kind of day millions of people will have
By Megan Marples, CNN Is it a bones or no bones kind of day? One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable…
Continue Reading Side effects of Covid-19 shot in children ages 5 to 11 ‘mild,’ investigator says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use…
Continue Reading Cheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at…
Continue Reading Cheap, generic anti-depressant may reduce severe Covid-19 disease, study finds
By Maggie Fox, CNN A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at…
Continue Reading FDA adds boxed warning to breast implants
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including…
Continue Reading Why Covid-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses
By Jen Christensen, CNN The Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine that could soon be authorized for younger children still requires two shots…
Continue Reading What will a Covid-19 vaccine for younger kids mean? An expert weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for…
Continue Reading Get to know farro and other superfood whole grains
By Casey Barber, CNN Quinoa has reached a level of superfood status not seen since the great kale takeover of the aughts. Equally embraced and mocked…
Continue Reading Immunocompromised may need a fourth Covid-19 shot, CDC says
By Jen Christensen, CNN People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19…
Continue Reading Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…
Continue Reading Need for liver transplants due to heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. They found…
Continue Reading When can kids under 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19? What parents should know
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages…
Continue Reading FDA vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
By Maggie Fox, CNN Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use…
Continue Reading Why am I a scaredy-cat and you’re not? The science of fright
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN I am a card-carrying scaredy-cat. I’ve never seen “Halloween” (any of them). Or “Scream” or…
Continue Reading Why it could be a good idea to ditch your running watch
By Lauren Kent, CNN Running shoes, keys, watch — I used to always grab the essentials before heading out for a jog. When I first began running…
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Vaping marijuana by teens doubles in last seven years, with potentially harmful consequences, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30…
Continue Reading Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune…
Continue Reading FDA could authorize a Covid-19 vaccine for kids by this week. Here’s the most important thing to do while we wait, CDC director says
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN As the number of new daily cases of Covid-19 continues to fall in the US, the country awaits a major milestone that could…
Continue Reading Doctors are often unaware of the only treatment for early Covid-19
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent On September 17, Mayra Arana made the phone call she says saved her life. Arana had been…
Continue Reading Putty and ice cream? An expert’s advice on younger kids and the vaccine
By Katie Hurley, CNN An 11-year-old girl was petrified — her word — of needles, so much so that she didn’t want to talk about it…
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