To help people find Covid-19 vaccines, Facebook debuts new features
Facebook is rolling out a handful of new tools on its platforms to help people get vaccinated against Covid-19. The tech giant, which owns Instagram…
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US Covid-19 cases have flattened. Here’s why that may predict another surge, expert says
There’s good reason to be optimistic about where the US could be by summer as Covid-19 vaccinations accelerate. But right now, there are…
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Ireland halts use of AstraZeneca vaccine following blood clot reports in Norway
Ireland temporarily suspended the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday following a report from Norway of patients developing blood clots…
Continue ReadingThe US is now in a vulnerable spot with Covid-19. Don’t make the same mistakes Europe did, Fauci says
Don’t be fooled by the packed beaches and rollback of safety mandates in several states. Covid-19 is still spreading rampantly and must be…
Continue ReadingMeghan’s revelation to Oprah showed the barriers to getting help for mental health. Here’s how to manage
In Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview Sunday with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, one takeaway was that help for mental health is still hard to…
Continue Reading9 things that weren’t scary before the pandemic but are now
What was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a…
Continue Reading One Florida mayor says ‘too many people’ coming for spring break as US health officials urge vigilance
US health officials say how Americans act in the coming weeks could help determine how the Covid-19 pandemic continues to unfold. While infection…
Continue Reading 10 common mistakes in fighting ‘coronasomnia’ — the inability to fall and stay asleep
Covid-19 has spawned another global health crisis some have dubbed “coronasomnia” — an inability to fall asleep or get good quality…
Continue ReadingKeep masks on, NIH director pleads as Texas enters 1st weekend without statewide Covid-19 restrictions
As spring break travel picks up and states increasingly drop Covid-19 restrictions, Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institutes of Health director,…
Continue ReadingA year into the pandemic, it’s time to take stock of our mental health
I spent the week of March 9, 2020, in the office, sitting across from my patients, one after another, in my office. We talked about relationship…
Continue Reading Experimental Alzheimer’s drug could slow cognitive decline in patients, early results suggest
Eli Lilly and Company’s experimental intravenous drug donanemab could slow the cognitive decline of patients with Alzheimer’s disease,…
Continue Reading Teachers want to be back in classrooms, but after a year of Covid-19 it’s unclear when all schools will reopen fully
Teachers and school staff want to return to the classroom with their students, education experts said. But after a year of the pandemic, managing…
Continue ReadingHere’s why experts say the US may be fooled by improving Covid-19 numbers and what that means for the summer
Covid-19 numbers may be on the decline in the United States after a year of collective grief. But with tens of thousands of deaths expected over the…
Continue Reading 9 anxiety-inducing social interactions as the world reopens
What was nice about the Before Times was that, for most people, social interactions and outings could be carefree. We miss them, and that’s a…
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Nearly three million women have left the workforce during the pandemic
Many women have left the workforce during the pandemic, including many…
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Uber and Lyft have created an industry sharing safety program
Uber and Lyft are relaying information to each other about drivers who have a criminal…
Continue ReadingA Stanford scientist’s quest to cure his son could help unravel the mystery of Covid-19 long haulers
At the height of a luminous career in genetics, Ron Davis, professor of biochemistry and genetics at Stanford University in California, switched to…
Continue ReadingChildhood vaccinations see ‘substantial’ and ‘historic’ declines amid Covid-19 pandemic, CDC director warns
During the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been “concerning” declines in childhood vaccinations against other infectious diseases, Dr.…
Continue Reading Cough more hazardous to Covid-19 medical workers than intubation, research suggests
Since the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in health care was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of a…
Continue Reading CDC updates its Covid-19 guidance for childcare programs
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday updated its guidance for childcare programs during the pandemic, emphasizing the…
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