FDA approves new genetically modified pig for allergy-free medical and food products
The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has approved a genetically modified pig whose body doesn’t make a component that can trigger…
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The first public Covid-19 vaccines have been injected just as the US death toll tops 300,000
The first doses of a FDA-authorized Covid-19 vaccine were injected into those at the frontlines of the pandemic on Monday, less than a year after the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 now kills more than 1 American every minute. And the rate keeps accelerating as the death toll tops 300,000
Every day, the number of families mourning the death of a loved one to Covid-19 keeps growing at a devastating rate. More than 300,000 people in the…
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The first public Covid-19 vaccines have been injected just as the US death toll nears 300,000
What seemed impossible months ago is now a reality: the first doses of a Covid-19 vaccine have been given to the American public, less than a year…
Continue Reading Why a Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t mean that you can stop wearing a mask
Shipments of the Covid-19 vaccine are arriving, with frontline health care workers getting immunized — some for the cameras — across the…
Continue Reading Your home is a hotspot for Covid-19, studies say
With Covid-19 surging in the United States, transmission of the novel coronavirus is at an all-time high. A new analysis that looked at 54 studies in…
Continue Reading When can I get a coronavirus vaccine?
The first coronavirus vaccines are out — delivered by FedEx and UPS to hospitals across the country and into the arms of health care workers in…
Continue Reading The UK will let some sexually active gay and bisexual men give blood, ending a controversial ban
The UK will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the…
Continue Reading US readies for first Covid-19 vaccinations as country nears 300,000 deaths
Eleven months after the earliest recorded case of coronavirus in the United States, medical workers are preparing to give the first doses of the…
Continue Reading Some Americans should start getting the first Covid-19 vaccine today. It will take months before everyday people get the shots
Some Americans should receive the first Covid-19 vaccine as soon as Monday, providing a glimmer of hope nearly a year into the worsening pandemic.…
Continue Reading Yes, a Covid-19 vaccine has arrived. But here’s what NOT to do
The country’s first Covid-19 vaccines could be administered as soon as Monday, after the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine received green lights from the…
Continue Reading Budget Christmas 101: Pandemic hardships don’t mean the holidays are canceled
The holidays are often a time when the goal of saving money is in opposition with showing people love in the grandest of ways. Reining in holiday…
Continue Reading US Covid-19 vaccinations expected to begin Monday as CDC head gives final nod
Vaccinations against Covid-19 can now begin in the United States. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield gave the…
Continue Reading US Covid-19 hospitalizations hit record high for 7th straight day
US Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a record high for the seventh day in a row Saturday with 108,487 patients in hospitals around the country, according…
Continue Reading CDC vaccine advisers vote to recommend Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the United States
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has voted to recommend the Pfizer and BioNTech…
Continue Reading Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine passes another step as FDA issues emergency use authorization
With the US Food and Drug Administration issuing an emergency use authorization for the first US coronavirus vaccine Friday night, state and federal…
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Red meat could be bad for the heart
(CNN) – Need more reasons to start trying meat-free Mondays? How about going full vegetarian? According to the results of two preliminary studies,…
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‘Route out’ of pandemic: UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses
A retired British shop clerk received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program…
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Mental health taking a toll on healthcare workers
Doctors and nurses are overwhelmed, following a spike in cases.…
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Some people experience long-term side-effects following Covid-19 diagnosis
Here’s a look at the long-term side-effects of Covid-19.…
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