FDA says it’s OK to squeeze extra doses from Covid-19 vaccine vials
Wednesday brought more good and bad news as the US endures the 10th month of the coronavirus pandemic. More people were vaccinated and there is some…
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The holidays are often when Americans see family, but many are canceling this year
No Christmas Eve dinners with lots of loved ones, community holiday celebrations or trips to visit extended family: In any other year so many…
Continue Reading Expect a quicker authorization of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet Thursday to discuss the second coronavirus vaccine aimed at the US…
Continue Reading Florida nursing home and assisted care residents start getting vaccinated against Covid-19
After Covid-19 ravaged nursing homes nationwide, claiming victims without loved ones nearby, seniors at a long-term care facility in Florida started…
Continue Reading California adds over 40,000 new Covid-19 cases in one day as Americans await vaccine rollout
Help is on the way. But for many Americans, it may not be soon enough. More Americans received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…
Continue Reading California reports over 50,000 new Covid-19 cases as Americans await vaccine rollout
Help is on the way. But for many Americans, it may not be soon enough. More Americans received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…
Continue Reading Incoming CDC chief tells her family they’ll be wearing masks for the better part of 2021
The incoming director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling her family they’ll be wearing masks well into next year.…
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Tight blood pressure control can cut memory loss, study finds
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) -Lowering blood pressure to recommended levels can prevent dementia and the memory and thinking problems that often show up…
Continue Reading A second vaccine could soon get the green light while officials issue warning for the holidays
Help is on the way. But for many Americans, it may not be soon enough. More Americans received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…
Continue Reading 10 outdoor game ideas for the whole family
After months stuck at home due to the Covid-19 pandemic, minimal in-person school, few playdates and lots of extra energy, Dan DeJager’s two…
Continue Reading As the US prepares to green light a second Covid-19 vaccine, officials issue warning for the holidays
More Americans received their first dose of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday, and the country now gears up for a possible second…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes first fully at-home test as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before
After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. A record 112,816 Covid-19 patients were…
Continue Reading Over 1.6 million US children have had coronavirus infections since the pandemic began, pediatricians say
The number of cases continues to…
Continue Reading More than 4 million people in the US traveled for Thanksgiving, new data shows
Despite a growing number of Covid-related travel restrictions nationwide and caution from the federal government, more than 4 million people in the…
Continue Reading The FDA authorizes a fully at-home test as more Covid-19 patients are hospitalized than ever before
Here are the numbers, locally.…
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As she was getting the Covid-19 vaccine, this doctor found out she’d lost her 27th patient to the virus
Dr. Valerie Briones-Pryor was among the first in Kentucky to receive the new Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine Monday, but she describes the moment as…
Continue Reading Funeral homes, morgues grapple with surge in US Covid-19 deaths
Funeral director Kevin Spitzer has been overwhelmed with Covid-19-related deaths in the small city of Aberdeen, South Dakota. He and his two…
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Most Americans will likely get a COVID-19 vaccine, Kaiser Family Foundation survey finds
A large majority of Americans, 71%, say they will “definitely or probably” get a Covid-19 vaccine, according to a survey out Tuesday from the Kaiser…
Continue Reading As vaccines trickle across the US, more Americans are now hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before
After a day of celebration and heartache, Americans face a harsh reality with the Covid-19 crisis. A record 110,549 Covid-19 patients were…
Continue Reading Want to hang with your friends (mask-free) this winter? Make a Covid-19 bubble
Doctors rarely talk about the importance of bubbles. But now they’re urging all Americans to hunker down in their bubbles through this…
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