Many teens live online, alone. Here’s how to stay connected in the pandemic
For many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…
Continue ReadingFor many teens, the pandemic has created an environment in which most of their lives take place in the shadows. Our kids have become increasingly…
Continue ReadingThe director of the US Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said she hopes people will decide to individually “do the right thing”…
Continue ReadingThe United States is holding firm to the strategy to administer two doses of the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines a few weeks apart.…
Continue ReadingTeens are about twice as likely to report “wheezing or whistling” in the chest after vaping marijuana than after smoking cigarettes or…
Continue ReadingBefore the pandemic, Anne Leonard’s friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals.…
Continue ReadingAs officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members…
Continue ReadingAs more US Covid-19 vaccine sites begin offering one-dose Johnson & Johnson shots Wednesday, more states are easing coronavirus restrictions…
Continue ReadingOn a recent trip to the supermarket, I was trying and failing miserably to open a plastic bag to tuck my broccoli into — without licking my…
Continue ReadingGetting enough sleep was tough even before the pandemic. With disrupted routines, extra screen time and the incredible amount of stress most people…
Continue ReadingSeveral states on Tuesday announced they are loosening restrictions put in place to stop the spread of Covid-19, even as health experts warn against…
Continue ReadingWhen she found a lump in her left breast during a routine self-check, Boston primary care physician Dr. Devon Quasha knew exactly what to do. She…
Continue ReadingYounger and middle-age Americans have been dying at higher rates over the past three decades, marking what is becoming a public health crisis across…
Continue ReadingThe long-awaited, one-dose Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine has now been administered in the United States. Barbara Schmalenberger, 86, was the…
Continue ReadingAs the Biden administration accelerates a plan to use pharmacies to distribute Covid-19 vaccines, significant areas of the country lack…
Continue ReadingAfter almost a full year of grappling with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including nearly nine months of virtual school, 11-year-old London…
Continue ReadingAmericans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But the country is not yet in the clear, experts warn. A third Covid-19 vaccine…
Continue ReadingHaving two vaccines is good. But three is better — and it could make a major difference in getting the pandemic under…
Continue ReadingAmericans have received some good news lately about the coronavirus. But that doesn’t mean we’re in the clear yet, experts warn. A third…
Continue ReadingAnd then there were three. There are now three Covid-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the US Food and Drug Administration, manufactured by…
Continue ReadingThe US is at risk of losing all its recent gains in the battle against Covid-19 as highly contagious variants take advantage of Americans getting lax…
Continue Reading