Travel to Mexico during Covid-19: What you need to know before you go
CNN staff If you’re planning to travel to Mexico, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the…
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No new El Paso Covid deaths Friday; 8 so far for the week
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Friday reported no new Covid-19 deaths in the county, leaving the pandemic fatality total at…
Continue Reading These beating heart cells went to space. This is how they could save patients
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission lifted off to the International Space Station in March 2020, beating heart cells…
Continue Reading Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, research finds
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic at one Louisiana hospital,…
Continue Reading Did Covid-19 take your taste and smell? Here’s when they may return
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Alisson Clark first knew she definitely had Covid-19 last September when she lost her sense of smell. “I grabbed a cup…
Continue Reading COVID: WHO CAN REQUIRE VACCINATIONS? (4 AM ET)
Some companies, schools, and cities are requiring their people to get vaccinated and there’s been some…
Continue Reading COVID: WHO CAN REQUIRE VACCINATIONS? (4 AM ET)
Some companies, schools, and cities are requiring their people to get vaccinated and there’s been some…
Continue Reading Experiencing Hulk rage and terrible sleep? It may be perimenopause — here’s what to do
By Christine Koh, CNN Feeling confused by the onset of Hulk rage, interrupted sleep or gushing periods? It might be perimenopause, and it is most…
Continue Reading Some fully vaccinated people may still get sick if exposed to variants, CDC warns
By Madeline Holcombe and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the…
Continue Reading There are at least 200 known cases of the Delta Plus coronavirus variant worldwide. Here’s what we know
By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN A new and slightly changed version of the Delta coronavirus variant is spreading in a number of…
Continue Reading This CNN Hero is fighting to save lives in Philadelphia’s communities of color through Covid-19 vaccination and testing
By Kathleen Toner, CNN Earlier this week, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that 70% of the city’s adults had received at least one dose…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: Confronting the role of race in medicine
CNN Hero and Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium founder Dr. Ala Stanford offers a history lesson to a student asking why she should trust the…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: Confronting the role of race in medicine
CNN Hero and Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium founder Dr. Ala Stanford offers a history lesson to a student asking why she should trust the…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: What’s in the Covid-19 vaccine?
Dr. Ala Stanford formed the Black Doctors Covid-19 Consortium to bring testing and vaccinations to communities of color hit hard by the pandemic in…
Continue Reading CNN Heroes: Dr. Ala Stanford
This CNN Hero, a pediatric surgeon, saw how the pandemic devastated communities of color in her hometown of Philadelphia. She responded by bringing…
Continue Reading More than 1 in 10 people have missed their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A growing number of people — now more than one in 10 — have missed their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the…
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It’s mosquito season in the Borderland: How to prevent breeding, diseases
EL PASO, Texas — The threat of mosquito-related diseases is great now that the Borderland is officially in the summer season. According to the El…
Continue Reading US life expectancy fell by more than a year during coronavirus pandemic, research suggests
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two new studies reveal just how much of a toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken…
Continue Reading Try these 5 ways to practice mindfulness with your kids
By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Back when Travis M. Spencer’s daughter was in fourth grade, there were times when she struggled to fall asleep. On those…
Continue Reading A ‘tough nut to crack’: States race to vaccinate young adults against Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN With more than 84% of all eligible people in Vermont having had at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose, no one would blame health…
Continue Reading These are the two key groups now being hit hardest by Covid-19
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 deaths have been falling dramatically in the US, but — with many people still unvaccinated — the…
Continue Reading Houston hospital employee fired for not getting vaccine: ‘Don’t take away my choice’
HOUSTON, Texas — An ultrasound technologist who says she was fired by a Houston hospital because she wouldn’t get vaccinated against the…
Continue Reading FDA chief stays mum on plans for banning flavored vapes
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Members of Congress pressed acting US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock on Wednesday to ban all…
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UTEP, TTUHSC partner to expand Borderland biomedical research
EL PASO, Texas — Doctors from UTEP and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso are collaborating to expand health and medical…
Continue Reading Scientist says early coronavirus samples were deleted from NIH database
By Maggie Fox, CNN Scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic might be working with the wrong samples, because some early…
Continue Reading Benefits of Covid-19 vaccination clearly outweigh risks of rare heart inflammation, CDC vaccine advisers told
By Jacqueline Howard and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN There’s a likely association between the mRNA Covid-19 vaccines and rare cases of heart…
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Cannabis use may be linked with suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts in young adults, study finds
Cannabis use has been associated with a higher likelihood of thinking about suicide in young adults, according to a study from the US National…
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CDC panel finds ‘likely link’ with rare heart inflammation cases, Covid vaccines
WASHINGTON, DC — A U.S. Centers for Disease Control advisory committee on Wednesday said it found a “likely link ” between rare heart inflammation…
Continue Reading Will a Covid-19 vaccine booster be needed later this year?
Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on these…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine boosters may be necessary. Here’s what you need to know
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Vaccine makers are preparing for a next possible phase of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout: booster doses. Currently three…
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