If you and your family members are fully vaccinated against Covid-19, it's OK for you to ditch the masks this holiday season when you're around each other, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN Sunday."That's what I'm going to do with my…
The holidays are upon us. Thanksgiving is right around the corner, with Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa following in quick succession.It's a stressful time of year when times are normal -- and the second year of the pandemic is anything but…
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky endorsed the use of Covid-19 vaccine boosters Friday for all adults.Walensky made her recommendation just hours after CDC vaccine advisers voted unanimously to recommend booster doses of Pfizer/BioNTech's and…
You know that special bond your mother seems to have with your kids? The one she doesn't seem to have with anyone else -- even you?You're not just imagining it, according to a new study.Unlike other primates, humans rely on…
Flu season may be getting under way, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.While influenza activity is very low in the United States, it's getting started and there's enough to indicate that there will be at least some…
Vials found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania that were marked "smallpox" contained virus used to make the vaccine and not the virus that causes the disease, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.The CDC confirmed…
A fresh look at the possible origins of the Covid-19 pandemic points straight back to the Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, a scientist who has been studying the pandemic from the beginning asserted Thursday.The researcher, Michael…
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought on an "emerging public health concern" of people losing their sense of smell, according to new research published Thursday.The research published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery estimated that between 700,000 and 1.6 million people…
Winter is almost here. After weeks of steady decline, Covid-19 cases appear to be on the rise again.Is a surge inevitable? How should families think about the winter ahead? What can they do to prepare and get through this period…
An influenza pandemic like the pandemic of 1918 could be even worse than Covid-19 has been, and the world is not ready to deal with it, the National Academy of Medicine said in a series of reports released Wednesday.Work needs…
Walking is the most popular aerobic physical activity in the United States, with 111 million people hitting the pavement in 2018 as part of their fitness goals.In addition, walking's sister activity, hiking, enticed 57.8 million Americans to get out on…
The 5:2 diet, a type of intermittent fasting, is no more effective than traditional approaches to weight loss, according to what researchers said was the first study of the regimen in a "real-life setting."However, the researchers found that the approach,…
America's drug epidemic is the deadliest it has ever been, new federal data suggests.More than 100,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States during the 12-month period ending April 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the…
Scientists have found SARS-CoV-2 spreads like, well, a virus among white-tailed deer and other wild animals in the United States.People are the likely source, but that doesn't mean the virus can't evolve among these animals and then spill back into…
Hanging on to social media connections that don't make you feel good? Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said today is the day to unfriend them.The initiative started in 2010 on Kimmel's show, where he advised his audience, "post a status…
The holiday season is right around the corner, and for many that means more time spent with family across generations. Before you demand that your children drop their smartphone to talk meaningfully about gratitude at the Thanksgiving dinner table, take…
Several vials labeled "smallpox" have been found at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday."There is no indication that anyone has been exposed to the small number of frozen vials," the…
Some states are not waiting. At least five so far -- Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico and West Virginia -- have expanded eligibility for Covid-19 booster shots to everyone 18 and older, six months after their second dose, even though…
Key decisions on whether all adults will be eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine booster could come soon.The US Food and Drug Administration is currently considering Pfizer and BioNTech's request to amend the emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine so…
Pfizer announced Tuesday that it is seeking emergency use authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration for its experimental antiviral Covid-19 pill, known as PF-07321332 or Paxlovid."With more than 5 million deaths and countless lives impacted by this devastating…
