As Covid-19 hospitalizations spike, some overwhelmed hospitals are rationing care
By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN Once again, Americans who don’t even have coronavirus are suffering consequences of Covid-19 patients…
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The US could easily return to some level of normalcy if everybody would do their part against Covid-19, expert says
CNN, WKYT By Travis Caldwell, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations for those 17 and under peaked in late August at a rate approaching twice that of this…
Continue ReadingEvery day, hundreds of kids are getting hospitalized with Covid-19. That’s not the only reason to protect kids from Delta, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN Just as doctors feared, more children are getting hit hard by Covid-19 as the Delta variant tramples across the country. And the…
Continue ReadingRisk of severe breakthrough Covid-19 higher for seniors and people with underlying conditions
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For fully vaccinated Americans, the risk of being hospitalized or dying from Covid-19 is low — much lower than the…
Continue ReadingWorld Health Organization forecasts 25% fewer Covid vaccines for the world this year than earlier hoped
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingHow to build a stronger brain, according to Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s book ‘Keep Sharp’
By Dana Santas, CNN Some forgetfulness — like occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or recall a word — can be expected at any age. But…
Continue ReadingSchools superintendent talks about the ‘big tragedy’ happening across America
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Surging Covid-19 cases — and the increasing proportion reported in children — are causing many health experts…
Continue ReadingWhat to know before you go to a football game or other sporting event, whether you’re vaccinated or not
By Kristen Rogers, CNN As more people get vaccinated against Covid-19 and the National Football League season starts September 9, you may be…
Continue ReadingSchools opening after Labor Day could see fresh burst of coronavirus cases — if mitigation measures aren’t followed
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep…
Continue ReadingYoung adult cannabis consumers nearly twice as likely to suffer from a heart attack, research shows
By Megan Marples, CNN Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack.…
Continue ReadingAll parents should be ‘outraged’ in fight against pediatric brain cancer, say two CNN correspondents
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Like many new parents, René Marsh felt her life was “transformed” in March of 2019 when her newborn son Blake was…
Continue ReadingThe keys to staying connected to your kids this pandemic school year
By John Duffy, CNN Within the first several weeks of any school year, I receive dozens of calls from parents concerned about their increasingly…
Continue ReadingChildren make up more than a quarter of the weekly US Covid-19 cases, pediatricians’ group says
By Jacqueline Howard, Amir Vera and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children now represent more than a quarter — or 26.8% — of weekly Covid-19…
Continue ReadingIn year two of the pandemic, the Jewish New Year allows for a time to reflect and renew
By Ryan Prior and Kristen Rogers, CNN Can this year just stop already? It’s a thought ricocheting around the world as we cope with Covid-19,…
Continue ReadingHow to protect children under 12 from Covid-19, according to Fauci
CNN, WLOX, KCAL, KCBS, WRAL, WJRT, WISH By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect…
Continue ReadingTwins joined at the head are separated after 12-hour surgery in Israel
By Rob Picheta and Amir Tal, CNN One-year-old Israeli twin girls, who were born joined back-to-back at the head, have been separated after a rare and…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource officers last week, the…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s ongoing school nurses shortage turns dire: ‘I don’t know what the school year is going to bring’
CNN, WBBH/WZVN, WBBH, WZVN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As she held up her cell phone to take back-to-school selfies with the new school resource…
Continue ReadingHow to fix your job so that you love it, in three steps
By David G. Allan, CNN Our work-life balance has, to borrow a term we all learned in the 2020 Olympics, been feeling “the twisties”…
Continue ReadingHow to protect children under 12 from Covid-19, according to Fauci
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci says there’s an important step adults can take to protect children who are too young to be…
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