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Dr. Anthony Fauci discusses some of the published emails he sent and received near the start of the coronavirus pandemic, including an email from an executive at a company that funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN In an interview with CNN on Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that an email he received last year from an executive at the US-based EcoHealth Alliance has been misconstrued and offered a hint of regret about a February 2020 email downplaying the need to wear a mask. Earlier this week, news

By Madeline Holcombe, Eric Levenson, Naomi Thomas and Amir Vera, CNN The seven-day average of newly administered doses of the Covid-19 vaccine has fallen below 1 million per day for the first time since January, according to data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were about 808,000 new administered

By Maggie Fox, CNN Political conservatives are more likely to believe untrue news reports than liberals are, researchers reported Wednesday. It’s the latest in a series of studies that show people on the political right tend to not only be targeted by fake news, but to believe it’s correct. The small but intensive study, conducted

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN It’s an effort to expand access to coronavirus vaccines: provide shots at the barber shop. As part of a White House initiative, the National Association of County and City Health Officials is is planning to help train Black-owned barber shops and hair salons to provide accurate vaccination information and even provide

By Holly Yan, CNN If you think herd immunity is the finish line to this pandemic, it’s time for a reality check. Herd immunity with Covid-19 could come and go, scientists say. Or we might never reach it at all. “There’s a lot of things that have to go our way to actually get to

Tabitha Haly was only nine months old when she was first diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2. Singing has helped exercise her lungs and songwriting has been a creative outlet.

By Bethany Hines, CNN Songwriter Tabitha Haly doesn’t just sing, she belts. It’s a technique that helps keep her lungs strong as she deals with spinal muscular atrophy. “If I can’t sing a certain note or hold it long anymore, I know that maybe I’ve gotten weaker,” she told CNN. Spinal muscular atrophy, also known

Food blogger Kevin Curry once made a plan to take his life. Then everything changed when he found the right combination of medicine, movement and food.

By Jennifer Grubb, CNN Ever since he was a child, Kevin Curry would pray for God to “fix” him and take away his sadness. “Everything feels good, but I don’t feel good,” Curry said. “Why is that? Why is it sunny outside and everybody wants to go and play? The only thing that I want

A car accident turned this star football player into a paraplegic. But it didn’t stop his dreams of inspiring others to be their best.

By Arman Azad, CNN Cicadas might seem like a crispy, protein-packed snack, but people with seafood allergies should think twice about eating them, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. “We have to say it,” the FDA said in a tweet Wednesday. “Don’t eat #cicadas if you’re allergic to seafood as these insects share

By Maggie Fox and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Stay-at-home policies put into effect to help control the spread of Covid-19 were linked with a 37% average reduction in crime in 27 cities across 23 countries, an international team of researchers reported Wednesday. Robberies and thefts fell the most — by 46% — perhaps as people stayed

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN While Memorial Day was a milestone for a return to a sense of normalcy from the Covid-19 pandemic, it could take another two weeks to determine where the US really stands, an expert said. “In some ways, this was the first big stress test,” CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen said.

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Over half of surveyed overweight adults in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the UK and the United States say they have experienced fat-shaming from doctors, family, friends, classmates and coworkers that led to self-blame and an avoidance of health care, new research finds. Weight stigma is so prevalent and so detrimental to

CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down the technology that allowed for rapid development of safe and effective mRNA Covid-19 vaccines could lead to breakthroughs for other diseases.

LGBTQ community members and activists from around the world share their thoughts on Pride 2020 and the importance of staying connected and visible from home.

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Vaccination alone might not be enough to end the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday. Even with a majority of the population vaccinated, the removal of pandemic precautions could lead to an increase in virus spread, the researchers reported in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Mehul Patel, an assistant professor of

By Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN My mom and I moved to a small house in the Northeast when I was a little girl, after a difficult divorce from my father in the 1980s. After the closing, the man who sold my mom the house had his say on his way out the door. “Well, I wish