Nearly half of Miss Mexico contestants diagnosed with Covid after Chihuahua pageant
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — Almost half of the contestants in the recent Miss Mexico pageant held in Chihuahua have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in what…
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Costco approach could have saved Medicare $2.6 billion in drug spending, analysis shows
By Maggie Fox and Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare spent billions more money on generic drugs for its beneficiaries than warehouse chain Costco did for the…
Continue Reading Children slept over an hour more with mindfulness training, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Elementary schoolchildren who took mindfulness training two times a week for two years slept an average of 74 extra minutes a…
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Juárez will not be among the 1st Chihuahua border cities to vaccinate people 18 to 39
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, MEXICO — México announced Tuesday morning that it will begin administering the Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 18 to 39 in…
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14 El Pasoans died from Covid in past week; some victims were in 20s, 30s
EL PASO, Texas — Fourteen El Pasoans were confirmed to have died from Covid-19 over the past week, health department officials announced Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Tomatoes are the perfect no-cook food for a heat wave
By Casey Barber, CNN It’s hard to deny that tomatoes are the ideal summer food — and that’s saying a lot in a season where so much…
Continue Reading Delta variant now makes up more than half of coronavirus cases in US, CDC says
By Madeline Holcombe, Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus,…
Continue Reading More than 125 Covid-19 cases tied to South Texas church camp, pastor says
By Keith Allen, CNN More than 125 campers and adults who attended a summer camp run by a South Texas church have tested positive for coronavirus,…
Continue Reading Vaccine hesitancy continues among young Americans despite risks
Some younger Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated against Covid-19, despite knowing the risks. CNN’s Amara Walker…
Continue Reading What happens to you when you play with your kids
By Elissa Strauss, CNN I’ll begin with a confession. Or maybe it’s a warning. I like playing with my kids. I don’t play with them…
Continue Reading Thousands thought they were getting the Covid vaccine. They were injected with salt water instead
By Swati Gupta and Jessie Yeung, CNN Thousands of people have fallen prey to an elaborate wide-ranging scam selling fake coronavirus vaccines in…
Continue Reading Rates of new Covid-19 cases are almost 3 times higher in states with low vaccination rates, new data shows
By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN After months of progress in the fight against Covid-19, cases are rising again as the highly contagious Delta…
Continue Reading Bash presses Covid-19 response coordinator on falling short of July 4th goal
President Biden set a goal in May for 70% of Americans to have at least one vaccine dose by the 4th of July. The US is at 67% vaccinated, almost 8…
Continue Reading Here’s how to design drug trials to defeat the next pandemic
By Ryan Prior, CNN Dr. Myron Cohen began his career fighting HIV in the early 1980s, and he’s been battling the epidemic around the world ever…
Continue Reading Pets and fireworks: How to keep your animals calm and safe on July 4
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many…
Continue Reading Fireworks are too loud for many pets. Here’s how to keep them safe
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely…
Continue Reading Fewer than half of US states have reached the White House’s July 4th vaccine goal as the Delta variant threatens the nation’s progress
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Twenty states have reached the Biden administration‘s goal to partially vaccinate 70% of American adults by the Fourth…
Continue Reading Tyson recalls 8.5 million pounds of chicken products due to possible listeria contamination
By Alanne Orjoux, CNN Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling nearly 8.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products because they may be contaminated with…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Taking America’s pulse on its birthday
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent As many of you who regularly visit CNN.com know, on occasion throughout the pandemic, I have…
Continue Reading HEALTH MINUTE: UNDERSTAND DELTA VARIANT RISK IN YOUR AREA
“The pandemic is absolutely not over.” That from the US Surgeon General after new numbers show the concerning Delta variant is continuing to spread…
Continue Reading Unvaccinated people are ‘variant factories,’ infectious diseases expert says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Unvaccinated people do more than merely risk their own health. They’re also a risk to everyone if they become infected with…
Continue Reading CORONAVIRUS WRAP: DELTA VARIANT CASES ON THE RISE
Delta variant is behind California’s Covid-19 positivity rate…
Continue Reading Texans among jobless in 3 states suing to get their pandemic unemployment benefits back
Jobless residents of Maryland and Texas have filed lawsuits in state courts seeking to force their governors to reinstate pandemic unemployment…
Continue Reading Spread of the Delta variant may make it even harder to reach herd immunity, expert says
By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN With so many areas in the United States witnessing low vaccination rates, the spread of the Delta variant of…
Continue Reading Avoid a trip to the emergency room this July 4th with these firework safety tips
By Megan Marples, CNN Setting off dazzling displays of fireworks is a time-honored way to celebrate Independence Day, but it can quickly become…
Continue Reading HEALTH MINUTE: FIREWORKS INJURIES, DEATHS SPIKED IN 2020
With more public fireworks shows cancelled last year, more Americans chose to shoot off their own and a new report shows fireworks-related deaths and…
Continue Reading Local officials sound the alarm over another possible wave of Covid-19 infections
By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN Local officials are sounding the alarm over an increase in Covid-19 infections just as the nation prepares to…
Continue Reading How these telemedicine companies are innovating in the pandemic
CNN’s Rachel Crane explores how the pandemic accelerated innovation in telemedicine and access to health…
Continue Reading More places are mixing vaccines, but do they need to?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN From Germany to the Dominican Republic, government health authorities are recommending the “mix-and-match”…
Continue Reading More places are mixing vaccines, but do they need to?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN From Germany to the Dominican Republic, government health authorities are recommending the “mix-and-match”…
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