CDC issues new travel advice for more than 120 countries
By Ryan Prior, CNN As more people get vaccinated and the spread of Covid-19 becomes more controlled, public health officials are issuing new travel…
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7 hopeful signs the US is moving past the worst of the pandemic
By Holly Yan, CNN First, the good news: Covid-19 cases are down in the US. Hospitalizations are dropping. And new deaths have decreased drastically…
Continue ReadingFrom ‘geriatric pregnancy’ to ’35+ pregnancy:’ There’s a better way to talk to pregnant people
By Elissa Strauss, CNN Ours is not a culture that makes life easy for pregnant people. There’s the side-eye from busybody strangers, in…
Continue ReadingPeople with diabetes who sleep badly are at greater risk of dying prematurely, study suggests
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People with diabetes who had trouble falling or staying asleep were 87% more likely to die of any cause over the next nine…
Continue ReadingDr. Gupta: How to assess risk when going mask-free
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent For more than a year now, many of us have followed the standard drill: wash our hands, stay 6…
Continue ReadingHow do you navigate risk in the pandemic? This poker expert tells all
By Lisa Selin Davis, CNN Will it be a royal house or full house or maybe four of a kind? Maria Konnikova is used to thinking about risk tolerance.…
Continue ReadingHow a ‘micro-practice’ can ease stress and help you sleep
by Jen Rose Smith, CNN Are you feeling frazzled? That’s relatable. These days, stress and anxiety are soaring across the globe. If you have a…
Continue ReadingAre you a night owl or morning lark? One may protect you from depression, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Do you bounce out of bed early in the morning full of zest and ready to go? Or do you slap the snooze alarm until the last…
Continue ReadingWhy the newest Alzheimer’s drug is controversial
CNN’s Elizabeth Cohen reports on the controversy behind the first Alzheimer’s disease treatment approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 20…
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In controversial decision, FDA approves first new Alzheimer’s disease drug in nearly 20 years
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of the experimental drug aducanumab for early phases of Alzheimer’s disease — despite…
Continue ReadingWhy you should actually break for lunch
By Lisa Drayer, CNN If you’ve been trying to eat healthfully, you’ve probably heard about the benefits of eating breakfast. But you might…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic changed the way we ate and shopped — not always for the better
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Covid-19 affected our lives in so many ways, including how we ate and shopped. The changes were not always for the better,…
Continue ReadingWhy face-to-face gatherings still matter
By Matt Villano, CNN After more than a year of meeting on Zoom every month, the members of Amy Ettinger’s book club recently tried something…
Continue ReadingCDC study finds coronavirus vaccines lead to milder disease in rare breakthrough infections
By Hollie Silverman and Steve Almasy, CNN People who have been vaccinated against coronavirus, if they do become infected, have milder Covid-19…
Continue ReadingIn rural Georgia, a door-to-door push to get neighbors vaccinated against Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN If it were the fall, this group of volunteers — folders in hand, walking shoes on their feet — would be knocking…
Continue ReadingHow to start jump roping in 5 easy steps
If you’re looking for one of the most efficient cardio workouts that anyone can do anytime, anywhere, you only need one thing: a jump rope. Lauren…
Continue ReadingJoin the jump rope craze and burn more calories than jogging
By Janelle Davis, CNN As the pandemic locked people out of gyms and kept many in their homes, Lauren Flymen picked up a jump rope for the first time…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases fall, but unvaccinated children are a ‘vulnerable host’ for coronavirus, doctor says
By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Americans are getting a breath of fresh air as they enjoy the warmer weather and celebrating reopenings from the…
Continue ReadingFDA approves diabetes drug to help people keep the pounds off
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable diabetes drug for long-term weight control. “This…
Continue ReadingFauci looks back on his work against AIDS epidemic, 40 years later
Decades before Dr. Anthony Fauci took on the Covid-19 pandemic, he was a leading researcher on HIV and AIDS. On June 5, 1981, the US CDC released the…
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