New Covid-19 cases have spiked in the US in the last several days, the latest data showed Tuesday -- and White House and health officials are pleading with the country to take more precautions until more people can be vaccinated.The…
A dozen major companies earned an F for failing to publicly address the growing problem of toxic chemicals that may be in the products they sell to consumers, according to the 2021 Who's Minding the Store? A Report Card on…
Not exercising enough could increase your risk of developing certain diseases by up to 8%, according to a new study.Little to no exercise increases your risk of getting noncommunicable diseases such as depression and dementia, according to the study's analysis…
Dr. Jerome Adams, former US surgeon general and White House coronavirus task force member under President Trump, took to Twitter on Monday to defend Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House's coronavirus response coordinator under Trump.Birx, who featured prominently in CNN…
Under real world conditions, the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines provide highly effective protection, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.At full vaccination, the vaccines were 90% effective at preventing infections, including infections…
Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds.The least likely source: a laboratory leak,…
Dr. Jose Romero didn't foresee this.After months of careful planning, meetings and consultation that took over most weekends of the late fall and winter, the chair of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices…
In a new CNN special report "COVID WAR: The Pandemic Doctors Speak Out," CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta spoke to six leading US health officials about their experiences responding to the coronavirus pandemic over the past year.For the…
Much of America's recent progress against Covid-19 has been erased as new infections jump nationwide.Now the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said she's afraid of what will happen next."What we've seen over the last week or…
No longer working under the Trump administration, six leading US health officials now reveal to CNN the real challenges they faced during the nation's fight against Covid-19 over the past year: death threats, mixed messages and in some cases, being…
Children may not need to be vaccinated for Covid-19 for parents to send them to camps or playgrounds this summer, the nation's top infectious disease expert told CBS News on Sunday.Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy…
As more children get to head back to in-person school after a year of virtual learning, they bring with them the lessons learned from a year of living under the threat of a once-in-a-century virus.Our kids have learned a lot…
The US may face another Covid-19 surge soon -- one that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief says "truly is avoidable.""We have seen cases and hospital admissions move from historic declines to stagnations, to increases," CDC Director Dr.…
Oy vey! It's a pandemic Passover.The good news is you don't have to sit next to Uncle Morty again this year and hear the same story about the time he found that heirloom stamp that was worth 300 times what…
Only two states -- Arkansas and New York -- have yet to announce when they'll open Covid-19 vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 and older, with the rest saying they'll have done it no later than May 1, according to a…
When you think of professional athletes training, you might have an image of impossibly grueling workouts that the average person could never get through. That isn't exactly accurate. The biggest difference between the way the general public works out and…
This past January, just a few days after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, six of the doctors responsible for the previous administration's Covid-19 response agreed to sit down -- in strict confidence -- and talk with me about the…
Virtual instruction may pose more risks to the mental health and wellness of children and parents than in-person learning, according to a study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More support may be needed to…
Passover begins this Saturday, and Easter will soon be upon us. As more people are getting vaccinated, people are wondering what activities are safe. Is it OK for fully vaccinated people to get together for a Seder or Easter brunch?…
A new daily record for administering Covid-19 vaccines was set Friday, but many experts reiterate that the pandemic is far from over.The total number of doses administered jumped by about 3.38 million, according to a tweet from White House Covid-19…
