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Most Americans probably won't be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine until mid-2021, CDC director says

Created: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 08:43:27 GMT

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A wedding in Maine is linked to 176 Covid-19 cases and the deaths of seven people who didn't attend the celebration, demonstrating just how easily and quickly the virus can spread at social gatherings, public health experts say.

Tracking Covid-19 cases in the US

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Trump knew testing Covid-19 vaccines would take months, Woodward book shows

Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:35:36 GMT

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President Donald Trump knew back in the spring that it would probably take a year to develop a coronavirus vaccine, according to interviews with journalist Bob Woodward.

What you need to know about coronavirus today

Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:49:41 GMT

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More than half a million children in the United States have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association.

ICUs are nearing capacity in this French city. And it's only September

Created: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:48:25 GMT

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Dealing with the first wave was like a sprint, the second will be more like a marathon.

Crowded parties and coronavirus concerns keep high schoolers from returning to the classroom

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:08:53 GMT

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Overcrowded parties have forced several high schools to go back to online learning in hopes of staving off Covid-19 outbreaks.

NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:44:04 GMT

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The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that was halted when a participant suffered spinal cord damage, even as the National Institutes of Health has launched an investigation of the case.

CDC study finds coronavirus rarely kills children, but minorities at higher risk

Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:28:09 GMT

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Children and teens from minority groups are disproportionately hit by coronavirus, just as older adults are, according to the findings of a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A 9-year-old who's been battling coronavirus for 6 months says the illness is a big deal

Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:06:31 GMT

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Eli Lipman, 9, and his father have been battling the impact of Covid-19 since March, and he said life as a "long hauler" isn't easy.

How to help siblings get along better

Created: Wed, 16 Sep 2020 08:26:42 GMT

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Sibling rivalry is often taken as an unexamined fact of family life -- as much a part of parenting as potty training or bedtime stories.

Here's why a vaccine will not stop the Covid-19 pandemic right away

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:19:03 GMT

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Dr. Umair Shah remembers the last mass vaccination campaign the US waged.

Unpopular teens could be at higher risk of heart conditions later in life, study suggests

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 22:30:43 GMT

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Many of us hope to escape who we were in high school -- particularly if you were last in line to be picked in gym class -- but a growing body of research suggests that how popular you are in adolescence has a link with psychological and physical health decades later.

These immunocompromised college students felt isolated when the fall semester began. So they did something about it

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 11:27:02 GMT

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At first, Cameron Lynch thought she would need prepared questions for the group to discuss in their first Zoom call.

Italian airport gets world's first five-star anti-Covid award

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:58:39 GMT

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Travelers eager to fly again may want to consider Italy as their next destination.

Depression and anxiety during and after pregnancy may harm childhood development, study finds

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:18:07 GMT

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A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life is associated with negative developmental outcomes through adolescence, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

How to sleep better — kids and grown-ups alike

Created: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:36:50 GMT

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Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth. But unlike many moms, she refused to accept that the exhaustion was inevitable.

We're in a She-cession

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Americans need to 'hunker down' this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 01:20:56 GMT

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Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.

Sex gets complicated during the pandemic

Created: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:07:52 GMT

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When the pandemic hit, couples found themselves worrying about getting sick, losing income, teaching their children at home while working full time (or worrying full time about sending them to school).

Craving sugar during a pandemic? Here's how to tame your sweet tooth

Created: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:26:44 GMT

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Cakes, cookies, pie.

Poor sleep linked to weight gain in 2-year smartphone sleep tracking study

Created: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:25:34 GMT

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Not sleeping enough or getting a bad night's sleep over and over makes it hard to control your appetite. And that sets you up for all sorts of health problems, including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes.

What is an EUA, and what does it have to do with how quickly we get a coronavirus vaccine?

Created: Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:30:19 GMT

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With talk of the possible availability of a vaccine candidate heating up, you might have heard the term Emergency Use Authorization -- or EUA -- all over the news lately. But what is it exactly, and how does it apply to vaccines?

Some college towns grapple with Covid-19 after students return for fall semester

Created: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 01:53:31 GMT

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While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn't necessarily stopped students from gathering. And now some college towns are grappling with outbreaks of Covid-19 as the start of the fall semester complicates local responses to the pandemic.

AstraZeneca's Oxford vaccine trial to resume, the university says

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 15:30:47 GMT

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The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial, halted last week after an unexplained illness in one of the volunteers, will resume, the University of Oxford announced Saturday.

Covid-19 school closings linked to increase in depression and suicide, study finds

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:55:21 GMT

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Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found.

One of the leading coronavirus vaccine trials is currently paused. Prominent vaccine researchers tell CNN that's unusual

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 11:05:43 GMT

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Vaccine clinical trials are notoriously difficult to conduct.

My lifelong Muppets obsession helped me explain the pandemic to my preschooler

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 12:15:31 GMT

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Growing up with "Sesame Street" in the early 1980s, I found pieces of myself in Cookie Monster's sweet tooth, Big Bird's gentleness and in Grover, who was outgoing and always willing to help others, even though he made a lot of hilarious mistakes.

How to reboot your workout routine: Let's set the foundation

Created: Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:52:33 GMT

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After time off from exercising, it's understandable if you're having a hard time getting motivated. You may even feel a bit bad, but I'm here to say it's important to go easy on yourself.

Wildfire smoke and your health: Do you need to worry?

Created: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:21:15 GMT

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Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large complexes of fires engulfing 3 million acres in a matter of weeks.

Fauci says normal life may not be back until the end of 2021

Created: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 21:43:19 GMT

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Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back to how it was before Covid-19.