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5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…

Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases

January 9, 2022 2:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…

Despite my health challenges, I choose to heal

January 8, 2022 6:20 AM CNN Newsource

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…

States are scrambling to keep up with an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the demand for testing

January 8, 2022 1:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a Covid-19 testing shortage compounds a burgeoning crisis of new hospitalizations, more states are racing to help…

FDA warns against using throat swabs for home Covid-19 tests

January 7, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Naomi Thomas and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is cautioning against using self-collected throat swabs…

Supreme Court appears poised to block Biden’s vaccine and testing rules for businesses

January 7, 2022 12:17 PM CNN

CNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Friday appeared ready to reject one of…

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online

January 7, 2022 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was…

Hospitalizations skyrocket in kids too young for COVID shots

January 7, 2022 9:31 AM Associated Press

By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 have soared to unprecedented levels, a…

‘Mild’ Covid-19 doesn’t always feel that way

January 7, 2022 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN Many people are hearing from their doctors that they have a “mild” Covid-19 infection amid a surge of the highly…

Why dancing may be the one New Year’s resolution you actually keep in 2022

January 7, 2022 6:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As a professionally trained dancer for nearly 20 years, I’ve found that a combination of pirouettes and leaps across…

What the US can expect next from the Covid surge, according to an expert

January 7, 2022 5:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The Omicron variant has sent cases of Covid-19 surging once again, and many businesses, workplaces and schools have…

With Omicron’s prevalence and testing in short supply, anyone with symptoms should assume they’re positive and isolate, doctor says

January 7, 2022 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN With Covid-19 tests hard to find in many parts of the country and the Omicron variant spreading rapidly, health experts are…

Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent

January 7, 2022 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3…

What is ‘Flurona’?- Should El Pasoans be worried?

January 6, 2022 12:08 PM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas – Coronavirus, when combined with the flu, creates what’s called ‘Flurona’. According to health experts, ‘Flurona’ is not a new…

CDC updates Covid-19 prevention guidance for K-12 schools

January 6, 2022 6:11 PM CNN Newsource

By John Bonifield, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance for Covid-19 prevention in K-12 schools on Thursday,…

If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays, here’s what you need to know

January 6, 2022 4:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN If you caught Covid-19 over the holidays — and with the highly contagious Omicron variant in circulation, record…

Monsanto pleads guilty to pesticide-related crimes in Hawaii

January 6, 2022 4:05 PM Associated Press

By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Monsanto company pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally using and storing agricultural chemicals…

Study links Covid-19 vaccination to small increase in menstrual cycle length, but experts say it’s no cause for concern

January 6, 2022 4:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN After getting a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, women had an average menstrual cycle length of about one day longer than usual,…

Former Biden health advisers say the US needs to change its Covid-19 strategy to face a ‘new normal’

January 6, 2022 12:57 PM CNN Newsource

By Naomi Thomas, Virginia Langmaid and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Former health advisers to President Joe Biden say the US strategy for the Covid-19…

Covid cases, hospitalizations, rising in El Paso; testing lines get longer

January 6, 2022 11:13 AM Saul Saenz

While all this sounds familiar, El Paso County judge Ricardo Samaniego says conditions will not improve any time soon. Quite the contrary, the county…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Coming out of Covid-19 isolation doesn’t have to be complicated

January 6, 2022 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent With more than a half-million Americans being officially diagnosed with Covid-19 every day, the…

6 creative ways to transform your workouts

January 6, 2022 3:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Most people know working out is good for your health, both physical and mental. But staying motivated —…

Dogs can recognize different languages and nonsense words, study says

January 6, 2022 3:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wearing headsets, 18 subjects lay quietly while a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (fMRI) droned on around their…

Dogs can recognize different languages and nonsense words, study says

January 6, 2022 3:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Wearing headsets, 18 subjects lay quietly while a functional magnetic resonance imaging machine (fMRI) droned on around their…

What’s safe for kids to do, with Omicron spreading quickly? An expert weighs in

January 6, 2022 1:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Katia Hetter, CNN Schools are shutting down and children’s hospitals are filling up with young patients sick from the latest, most highly…

Holiday lights are not just reserved for December in these communities

January 6, 2022 1:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN Homes adorned with twinkling holiday lights are a common sight in December, but by January, many lights are gone. Not this…

Child hospitalization rates hit record highs as Omicron variant becomes prevalent

January 6, 2022 1:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell and Mallika Kallingal, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children are soaring in the United States, with an average of 4.3…

An ‘awful’ month of Covid-19 lies ahead, doctor says, but preventative measures will still be key

January 6, 2022 1:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, CNN While the highly transmissible Omicron variant continues to drive up Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations — and the…

Increased Covid-19 testing numbers are causing delays in results

January 5, 2022 8:17 PM Rachel Phillips

EL PASO, Texas — Five days. That’s how long one El Paso family had to wait for their Covid-19 test results. Terry Speicher told ABC-7 his Mom…