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Dr. José Romero says he’s received a few letters. As chairman of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Romero may be the single…

The US Surgeon General is touting the coronavirus vaccine as “almost 100% certain” to prevent severe disease, part of his effort to…

During the holidays, people are much more prone to sedentary behavior — like eating, sleeping or watching TV — to manage their stress,…

When it comes to 2020, one of the big positives to emerge from this year’s many challenges is how it has focused our attention on prioritizing…

As the holiday season ramps up, daily schedules can easily fill with the demands of the season, like shopping, cooking, wrapping and planning. To…

Hope* — that’s what a Covid-19 vaccine represents to me. So much of what I have reported on during the past year has been about the…

A second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be shipped out across the country — a “remarkable scientific achievement,” according to one…

It’s a family tradition for the Hakerem family to leave cookies out on the dining room or kitchen table for Santa Claus when he delivers…

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday night authorized a second coronavirus vaccine for emergency use as Covid-19 hospitalizations rose to…

For the third time in three days, an Alaska health care worker had an allergic reaction after receiving a dose of the new Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. A…

How could the Covid-19 vaccine possibly be safe if it was produced, tested and authorized in record time? How can we trust anything backed by this…

Some discover their preferred method of exercise early on and have the self-discipline to stick with it for decades. The rest of us, well, we get a…

US officials say they’re “rapidly” working toward issuing emergency authorization for what would be the nation’s second…

Vaccines are on everyone’s minds these days. As the first shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are administered in the United States, and as…

Pain can strike at any time — a stiff neck when you sit down at your work desk, a nagging shoulder pain as you reach for something out of the…

Michael Siracusa was struggling. Changing his prescription for antidepressants would help, he thought. But getting an appointment turned out to be…