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The US Food and Drug Administration has made clear that it does not plan to make any changes to Covid-19 vaccine dosing schedules in the United…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has made clear that it does not plan to make any changes to Covid-19 vaccine dosing schedules in the United…
Continue ReadingOnly 29 people have experienced severe allergic reactions to the coronavirus vaccine, making it a rare outcome, the US Centers for Disease Control…
Continue ReadingThere is no denying that 2020 has hampered activity levels. Between the Zoom meetings, Netflix binges and virtual cocktail hours, increased sitting…
Continue ReadingThe discovery of important new coronavirus variants in the UK and South Africa began with a bet of a bottle of wine. In mid-November, Tulio de…
Continue ReadingSome 86% of people with mild cases of Covid-19 lose their sense of smell and taste but recover it within six months, according to a new study of over…
Continue ReadingTwo new variants of the coronavirus have emerged that seem to make the virus more easily transmitted. But will they stymie vaccination efforts? One,…
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The European Union’s medicines agency has given the green light to Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine, a decision…
Continue ReadingThe US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health reported two new coronavirus-related deaths, more than 500 new cases, and a big…
Continue ReadingThis year will be marked as a year of continued uncertainty, anxiety and — if you’re like many people — a lot of stress-related…
Continue ReadingThe US reported its highest daily Covid-19 death count ever Tuesday — a grim milestone that comes as state leaders work urgently to combat a…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Department of Public Health said Tuesday night it had just received an additional 1,100 Moderna Covid-19…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — The average age of residents at the Monte Vista nursing home in El Paso is between 85 and 90. Residents there thought they had…
Continue ReadingOn a day the United States registered another record for Covid-19 patients in hospitals, the country passed 21 million cases of the coronavirus,…
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, TEXAS — Coronavirus cases are exhausting the availability of intensive-care unit beds in parts of Texas as hospitalizations with…
Continue ReadingA man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON, Texas — Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get…
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, New Mexico — State health officials on Tuesday reported an additional 1,201 confirmed Covid-19 cases, pushing the statewide total…
Continue ReadingLourdes Pelaez-Kingery was recovering from appendix surgery when she got the phone call that parents of college-age kids have come to dread in this…
Continue ReadingIf you think quarantine needs a better publicist in the United States, you might be right. New Zealanders went into a strict lockdown and so did…
Continue ReadingParts of the US are beginning to feel the brunt of last month’s holiday celebrations — at a time when many hospital systems are already…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON, DC — A number of taxpayers who use tax preparation services, such as H&R Block and TurboTax, say their second relief payments were…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 was likely the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, according to statisticians at the US Centers for Disease Control…
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY, Mexico — Mexico has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, hoping to spur a halting vaccination effort…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas — Doses of the Covid-19 vaccine began arriving in El Paso three weeks ago, marking a significant milestone in the battle against the…
Continue ReadingEL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso County on Tuesday surpassed a milestone few could’ve predicted just a year ago. Health officials announced 493…
Continue ReadingMotivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids…
Continue ReadingWhat do you need for a meaningful life? Even as 2020 strained communities around the world, it offered some object lessons in living well. In the…
Continue ReadingThe gold medal for best 2021 diet went to the Mediterranean diet for the fourth year in a row, according to rankings announced Monday by U.S. News…
Continue ReadingMotivating kids to do schoolwork was hard enough in pre-pandemic times. No matter how skilled the teacher, and how clever the lesson plans, most kids…
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