You've turned back your clocks for Daylight Saving Time, but what now?Many people look forward to that extra hour of sleep, but it's not enough to erase chronic sleep debt, said Dr. Kannan Ramar, professor of medicine at the Center…
Cheese -- what's not to love? Its popularity is indisputable.Americans consumed over 39 pounds of cheese per capita in 2021 alone, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.Whether eating cheese is healthy — that's a little less clear.High…
Cheese -- what's not to love? Its popularity is indisputable.Americans consumed over 38 pounds of cheese per capita in 2020 alone, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.Whether eating cheese is healthy -- that's a little less clear.High…
It was a big day for Sesame Street's 5-year-old Rosita, who recently got her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine."My mommy and my papi said that it will help keep me, my friends, my neighbors, my abuela all healthy," Rosita…
Enjoy your extra hour of sleep this weekend, but don't forget to turn back your clocks when you rise and shine Sunday morning.Daylight Saving Time is ending this Sunday, November 7, at 2 a.m.Most digital clocks and electronics automatically change…
A pill to treat Covid -- Pfizer and Merck both generated excitement with news they have pills that could help keep people out of the hospital if they catch coronavirus.Pfizer says its pill, which it proposes to sell under the…
Fewer than 100 intensive care unit beds are available across Colorado, the state's Covid-19 incident commander said during a Friday news conference."As of today, looking at the data that is reported by the hospitals, we are the lowest number of…
The biotechnology company Novavax plans to submit complete data to the US Food and Drug Administration soon for possible emergency use authorization of its coronavirus vaccine, CEO Stanley Erck told CNN in a phone interview Friday."We'll have a file in…
Jim Sells is 71, a self-described "strong conservative" who's on social media all the time. As the pandemic unfolded in the United States, his online social network was the source of a lot of his ideas about Covid-19 and what…
Actress Glenn Close has enjoyed a celebrated career in the film industry, but she once worried she could be risking it all by speaking out against the stigma around mental illness."There did come a time when I thought, 'I wonder…
In the quest for better sleep, people often ask if they should share their bed with a pet. Before we get to that, let's take a moment to ponder the flip side:Is sleeping with you good for your pet?"I love…
Drugmaker Pfizer said Friday its experimental pill designed to fight coronavirus reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients taking part in a trial of the drug.The company hopes it can eventually offer the pill, given in combination…
Even if they get a breakthrough infection, vaccinated people don't get as sick with Covid-19, two different teams of researchers reported Thursday.Both studies show the vaccines strongly protect against severe disease and death, even months after people were first vaccinated…
As a lawyer whose job involves lots of talking and being the center of attention, Jeena Cho's fear of socializing was debilitating."I would constantly mentally critique my own performance," said Cho, who is also a mindfulness instructor and coauthor of…
The UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said Thursday it had authorized Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics' oral antiviral, molnupiravir, to treat mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults at risk for severe illness.It is the world's first oral antiviral to be authorized…
Now that health officials in the US have issued emergency use authorization for a vaccine for younger children, the next step in vaccinating children is families finding the nearest dose.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Tuesday that…
The first generation HPV vaccine cut cervical cancer rates among women by 87%, British researchers reported.The study published Wednesday in the journal The Lancet estimates that by mid-2019, there were 450 fewer cases of cervical cancer and 17,200 fewer cases…
Nine-year-old Parson Harrington had to isolate more than most during this pandemic -- and the lung transplant recipient hopes the Covid-19 vaccine she received in Houston on Wednesday is her ticket to relief and freedom.Parson is one of numerous children…
Federal agencies updated recalls and warnings to doctors Wednesday about aromatherapy sprays that have been linked to fatal cases of a rare tropical disease.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said doctors should be on the lookout for symptoms…
Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, many parents are wondering when shots could be available for even younger kids.US health officials estimate that could…
