CDC to pregnant women: Get vaccinated against Covid-19
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation Wednesday for pregnant women and those who have…
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Cancer survivors: Care for your body after treatment
These simple steps can improve your quality of life, smoothing your transition into…
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How to help your partner through her breast cancer diagnosis
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, his or her family and friends become…
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I have breast cancer: Now what?
After coping with the initial diagnosis and gathering support from your loved ones, there are questions you should ask your cancer-care…
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Chemotherapy and sex: Is sexual activity OK during treatment?
Many factors can influence decisions about chemotherapy and…
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Why pink? History of the breast cancer ribbon
How did the pink ribbon come to be the symbol of breast…
Continue Reading Yes, you can have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time. Here’s what that could look like
By Holly Yan, CNN Dr. Adrian Burrowes has seen hundreds of Covid-19 patients. But he’s especially worried about what will happen this flu…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN New data suggests booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading How fathers can avoid pitfalls of shifting parenting roles, according to a therapist
By John Duffy, CNN I walk by a grammar school on my way to work. The first day tends to be a big deal, moms parading to the school with kids in tow,…
Continue Reading ‘We’re gonna lose a bunch more people,’ GOP governor says while pleading for residents to get vaccinated
By Madeline Holcombe and Holly Yan, CNN Once heralded as a leader in vaccinations, West Virginia now has one of the lowest rates in the country. And…
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Medical experts urge Las Crucens to get vaccinated for both Covid-19 and flu
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For those not yet vaccinated against the coronavirus, Las Cruces medical experts recommend getting both the Covid-19 and flu…
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Borderland hospital CEO recognized nationally as a ‘Latina worth watching’
EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland hospital CEO is receiving national recognition for being a “Latina worth watching.” America Jones has come a long way…
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New Mexico to start giving Covid-19 booster shots ‘immediately’
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico will start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster doses to eligible groups immediately, ABC affiliate KOAT…
Continue Reading Child dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba at a Texas splash pad
By Amanda Jackson, CNN A child in North Texas died earlier this month after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba at a city splash pad, officials…
Continue Reading DEA warns of sharp increase in fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and meth
By Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a public safety alert about a sharp increase of fake prescription pills…
Continue Reading Booster dose side effects were similar to second dose, with brief, mild-to-moderate effects, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN New data suggests booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were well-tolerated, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
Continue Reading Pfizer submits data on Covid-19 vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 to FDA, not seeking EUA yet
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading These are the best and worst ways to handle your anger, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN Someone cut you off as you drove to work. Your boss passed over you for the latest promotion. A close relative with young…
Continue Reading Concerns about Delta transmission, overburdened hospitals and Covid-19 deaths drove recent rise in vaccinations, poll says
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll found that the highly transmissible Delta variant, overburdened hospitals and…
Continue Reading People in the Northeast could prevent a Covid-19 surge like the one in the South by following these measures, Fauci says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As weather grows colder and children spend more time in school, a surge of Covid-19 cases like the one in the South could…
Continue Reading Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for teachers who don’t want New York City schools to impose a vaccine mandate…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 cases decrease week over week but make up a larger proportion of total cases
By Jen Christensen and Theresa Waldrop, CNN While the number of children who tested positive for Covid-19 declined slightly, children made up a…
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1 fully-vaccinated El Pasoan among 8 new Covid deaths
EL PASO, Texas — Eight more El Pasoans died from Covid-19 over the past week, with one of those being a breakthrough death involving a fully…
Continue Reading Biden receives Covid-19 vaccine booster shot, urges vaccination
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden received his Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster shot on Monday at the White House during an on-camera event.…
Continue Reading DASH diet and exercise helps uncontrolled high blood pressure, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Nearly half of all Americans live with high blood pressure, a key contributor to diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease,…
Continue Reading ‘How to Raise Kids who Aren’t A**holes’ — or maybe even kind
By Elissa Strauss, CNN The desire to raise good people is fairly universal among adults with kids in their lives. Most of us want our kids to grow up…
Continue Reading Daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations is the lowest since the CDC started tracking in mid-January
By Madeline Holcombe and Theresa Waldrop CNN The daily pace of new Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States is the lowest it has been since the…
Continue Reading ‘The writing is on the wall. Why can’t they read it?’: Teens aren’t getting the Covid-19 vaccine even at clinics meant for them
By Jen Christensen, CNN Leaders of the nonprofit Neighbor2Neighbor had high hopes for their Covid-19 Vax to School clinic in Randolph County,…
Continue Reading Want to help prevent more variants down the road? Get vaccinated, CDC director says
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Adequate rates of vaccination can help prevent the rise of new mutations that could force people to get booster after booster…
Continue Reading Make-ahead school lunches that are so much better than basic PB&J
By Casey Barber, CNN By the time your kids get to middle and high school, their tastes are changing, they are feeling very independent, and they have…
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