When someone you love dies, the world as you've known it is totally upended.One way people cope, added psychologist Sherry Cormier, is by trying to find some sort of certainty. This need for structure is probably one factor behind the…
New data shows 26 states have fully vaccinated more than half their residents, and those with the highest vaccination rates have among the lowest Covid-19 cases.Vermont, Connecticut and Massachusetts have fully vaccinated at least two-thirds of their population, according to…
As the US averages more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths daily, not getting vaccinated is akin to driving while intoxicated, one health expert said Friday."We need to start talking about the choice to remain unvaccinated as the choice to go out…
Ahead of a key meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration, the New England Journal of Medicine will publish Israeli data showing that a booster shot of Pfizer's vaccine dramatically decreased severe Covid-19, Dr. Nachman Ash,…
If you're feeling anxious and depressed right now, you're not alone.Psychological distress, depression and anxiety were prevalent among both men and women half a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and well beyond the initial lockdown periods, according to a new…
You can't beat the convenience of tomato sauce from a jar, but what about when you're craving something a little more homemade? You don't need to keep an Italian nonna on speed-dial, just a helpful kid and a pint of…
People who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 were 11 times more likely to die of the disease and 10 times more likely to be hospitalized with the disease, a study published on Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control…
More than 700,000 people die by suicide each year, according to the World Health Organization.Translated: Every 40 seconds, someone in the world takes their own life. That's a sobering statistic to ponder today, on 2021's World Suicide Prevention Day.Suicide rates…
On a medical trip to West Africa nine years ago, Dr. Patricia Gordon had a wake-up call.She had traveled with a group of medical oncologists to bring a new radiation device to a hospital in Dakar, Senegal. While there, she…
The US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will need more time to decide whether the biggest-selling e-cigarette products may remain on the market -- a delay that infuriated pediatricians and anti-tobacco advocates.The FDA said it has taken…
A Medicare beneficiary hospitalized with Covid-19 costs the health insurance program about 150 times more than it does to fully vaccinate that individual, a CNN analysis shows.Covid-19 vaccines are provided at no direct cost to residents of the United States,…
Yawning and exhausted from another night of little sleep? Congratulations, you have joined the multitude of people around the globe who suffer from sleep deprivation, a serious problem that can affect your mental and physical health.Sleep problems constitute a "global…
Once again, Americans who don't even have coronavirus are suffering the consequences of Covid-19 patients filling up hospitals.More than 101,000 people are currently hospitalized with Covid-19, according to data Thursday from the US Department of Health and Human Services.Now, some…
Just as doctors feared, more children are getting hit hard by Covid-19 as the Delta variant tramples across the country.And the school year just started. "What we're seeing now is extremely concerning," said Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, associate professor of pediatrics…
For fully vaccinated Americans, the risk of being hospitalized or dying from Covid-19 is low -- much lower than the risk for unvaccinated people. But in those rare cases when a fully vaccinated person gets infected, data suggests it's older…
The World Health Organization's vaccine-sharing program COVAX forecasts an additional 1.1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses will be made available globally between now and the end of the year, fewer than previously estimated.This forecast, released Wednesday, projects 25% fewer doses compared…
Some forgetfulness -- like occasionally forgetting to pay a bill or recall a word -- can be expected at any age. But cognitive decline -- such as consistently struggling to remember monthly bills or stay focused in conversations -- is…
Surging Covid-19 cases -- and the increasing proportion reported in children -- are causing many health experts to worry about the outlook as the school year gets underway across the entire country.But Dr. Anthony Fauci said there shouldn't be a…
Back-to-school after the Labor Day weekend could mean fresh spread of coronavirus unless schools take strong action to keep the virus in check, doctors and education experts are warning.August saw an explosion of Covid-19 cases when some schools resumed in-person…
