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White House Soft-Launches COVID-19 Test Request Website
By ZEKE MILLER / AP
How Omicron Could Break Asia’s COVID-19 Strategy
By Chad de Guzman
Federal Testing Website Will Launch Next Week
By Zeke Miller / AP
An N95 Is the Best Mask for Omicron. Here's Why
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The U.S. Is Facing Shortages in COVID-19 Drugs as Omicron Rages
Two new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply
By MATTHEW PERRONE/AP
January 13, 2022
Biden to Add Free COVID-19 Tests and N95s
President Joe Biden announced the changes amid a spike in COVID cases
By Zeke Miller / AP
January 13, 2022
Nose or Throat? The Best Way to Swab for At-Home COVID-19 Tests
What experts say about the best place to swab for rapid self-tests
By Alice Park
January 13, 2022
How We Can Spot the Next COVID-19 Variant Even Faster
In Durban, South Africa, scientists led by Dr. Tulio de Oliveira, director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, were conducting routine genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 from different regions when...
By Rick Bright
January 13, 2022
Which At-Home COVID-19 Test Should You Use? A Guide
The COVID era has brought us many new experiences: mask-wearing, remote schooling, sheltering in place. The majority of these have been onerous and dreary. It's amazing how energy-sapping it is to just have to wait...
By Belinda Luscombe
January 12, 2022
Why You Shouldn't Exercise to Lose Weight
Many of us are lacing up our sneakers and starting (or restarting) exercise regimens in hopes of shedding unwanted pounds. Unquestionably, aiming to be more active is a good thing. But if the main reason...
By Robert J. Davis
January 12, 2022
Older People Are the Ignored Victims of the Opioid Epidemic
New data show why that's so dangerous
By Tara Law
January 12, 2022
Why COVID-19 Is Still the Pandemic of the Unvaccinated
Over the summer of 2021, as the Delta variant swept the nation, Americans’ experience with COVID-19 bifurcated. Among vaccinated people, cases were low and deaths were rare; at the same time, people with no immunity...
By Emily Barone
January 12, 2022
Medicare Will Not Fully Cover Aduhelm, the Controversial—and Costly—Alzheimer's Disease Drug
Medicare said Tuesday it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer's drug whose benefits have been widely questioned, a major development in the nation's tug-of-war over the fair value of new medicines that offer tantalizing...
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR / AP
January 11, 2022
Biden Administration COVID-19 Response Scrutinized During Senate Panel Hearing
The Biden administration came under fire for its pandemic response and communications as the omicron variant continues to drive U.S. Covid-19 cases. Conflicting guidance on issues such as boosters and testing have left the public...
By Fiona Rutherford/Bloomberg
January 11, 2022
America Must Rebuild Our Communities Before the Next Pandemic
As the Omicron variant spreads across the globe, we are reminded again that a pandemic is a disease of populations, not of individuals, and population-level problems require collective solutions. This is why societies with high...
By Robert D. Putnam and Shaylyn Romney Garrett
January 11, 2022
CES Companies Make the Case That Telehealth Can Work
During the COVID-19 pandemic, patients’ fears of getting infected in health care settings pushed many to use telehealth from the comfort of their own homes. That has come with some upsides. As telehealth has become...
By Tara Law
January 11, 2022
At-Home COVID-19 Tests to Be Covered by Insurers Starting Jan. 15, 2022
Private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans
By ZEKE MILLER/AP
January 11, 2022
What We Know About Omicron Symptoms So Far
The list of symptoms associated with COVID-19 is long, spanning everything from lost taste and smell to skin conditions. But since the pandemic began, health authorities have emphasized a few hallmark signs, namely coughing and...
By Jamie Ducharme
January 11, 2022
Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart Into Human Patient For the First Time Ever
The patient is doing well three days after the experimental surgery
By Carla K. Johnson / AP
January 10, 2022
How to Age Well, Superhero-Style
Researchers analyzed what popular superheroes are or are not doing well when it comes to keeping their minds and bodies healthy
By Galadriel Watson
January 10, 2022
Pope Francis Calls Health Care a 'Moral Obligation,' Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination
(ROME) — Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation" and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to...
By NICOLE WINFIELD/AP
January 10, 2022
My Child Is Turning 12. Which COVID-19 Vaccine Should They Get?
A pediatrician weighs in
By Tara Law
January 10, 2022
Hospitalizations Soar for Kids Too Young for COVID Vaccines
Hospitalizations of U.S. children under 5 with COVID-19 soared in recent weeks to their highest level since the pandemic began.
By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE / AP
January 7, 2022
What to Know About 'Flurona': Flu and COVID-19 Co-Infection
But do get vaccinated
By Angela Haupt
January 6, 2022
U.S. Urges COVID-19 Boosters Starting at Age 12 to Fight Omicron
Boosters already are encouraged for all Americans 16 and up, but the CDC endorsed an extra Pfizer shot for younger teens
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE/AP
January 6, 2022
No, You Should Not Try to Get Omicron
Dr. Jessica Kiss, a family medicine doctor in Southern California, has answered countless questions about COVID-19 under her TikTok handle @AskDrMom during the pandemic. But one of the most surprising came on Jan. 3, which...
By Jamie Ducharme
January 6, 2022
As COVID Hits Schools, Parents Scramble to Get Kids Tested
From Chicago to NY and LA, it's the 'COVID Test Hunger Games' as parents, students and educators face a confusing array of requirements sparked by Omicron
By Katie Reilly
January 6, 2022
The COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe for Kids Ages 5-11, CDC Data Show
Serious reactions are rare in children ages 5 to 11 who get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, according to a recent CDC analysis
By Tara Law
January 5, 2022
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky's First Year Fighting COVID-19
Over the last year, Rochelle Walensky has worked to regain the trust of CDC personnel—and the nation—while facing a surging COVID-19 pandemic
By Alice Park
January 5, 2022
Why 2022 Is the Year We Learn to Live With COVID-19
Hopes of eliminating COVID-19 in the U.S. through vaccine-generated herd immunity are now dashed. Instead, with the rapid spread of the highly infectious Omicron variant, we need to focus on 2022 as the year that...
By Steven Phillips
January 5, 2022
WHO Official Downplays Threat of New COVID IHU Variant
The World Health Organization said the IHU coronavirus variant hasn’t become much of a threat since it was first identified in November
By Marthe Fourcade and Thomas Mulier / Bloomberg
January 4, 2022
Why 2022 Should Be the Year of COVID-19 Testing
Vaccines are key, but heading into year 3 of the pandemic, testing will be just as important to stay ahead of the virus
By Alice Park
January 4, 2022
Elizabeth Holmes Convicted of Fraud
A jury found Holmes guilty of two counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit fraud
By Michael Liedtke/AP
January 3, 2022
FDA Expands Pfizer Boosters for More Teens As Omicron Surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) must decide whether to recommend boosters for the younger teens
By LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP
January 3, 2022
New COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Rise to Highest Levels on Record
(CHICAGO) — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a...
By KATHLEEN FOODY/ AP
December 29, 2021
France Increases Pressure on Unvaccinated Amid Record Infections
(PARIS) — France’s government is forging ahead with efforts to increase pressure on unvaccinated people to get coronavirus shots, as the country reported 208,000 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday — a record fueled by the omicron...
By Associated Press
December 29, 2021
Omicron Now Accounts for 59% of U.S. COVID-19 Cases, According to Public Health Officials
The Omicron variant is causing an increasing share of coronavirus infections in the U.S., though its climb to dominance has been gentler than earlier estimates indicated, according to an updated federal model. Omicron accounted for...
By Angelica Peebles / Bloomberg
December 28, 2021
COVID-19 Spreads to 89 Cruise Ships, Prompting a U.S. CDC Investigation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection identified 89 cruise ships with COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, nearly all of which have met the threshold for a formal investigation. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal urged cruise...
By Kasia Klimasinska and Martine Paris / Bloomberg
December 28, 2021
New York City Schools Will Reopen Jan. 3, With Increased COVID-19 Testing
New York City will double COVID-19 PCR testing in schools when students return in January, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. De Blasio, Mayor-elect Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul all spoke on Tuesday at a...
By Laura Nahmias / Bloomberg
December 28, 2021
Synthetic Alcohol Promises to Make Drinking Safer
Our ancestors started drinking booze millions of years ago, and we never stopped. Alcohol is embedded in nearly every culture in the world as a social lubricant, marker of taste and cornerstone of celebrations. If...
By Jamie Ducharme
December 28, 2021
U.S. Could Require Vaccination for Air Travel: Fauci
“When you make vaccination a requirement, that’s another incentive to get more people vaccinated,” Fauci said.
By Kasia Klimasinska/Bloomberg
December 27, 2021
CDC Cuts COVID-19 Isolation Time to 5 Days
COVID-19 cases are expected to soar in the U.S. following the holidays, threatening to upend the lives of workers and students who are infected or exposed
By Timothy Annett and Angelica Peebles/Bloomberg
December 27, 2021
Working to Reduce Overdoses As COVID-19 Rages
Emily Baldwin remembers the morning she realized that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to make her job more difficult. It was the spring of 2020, and the novel coronavirus was raging on the east coast...
By Abigail Abrams
December 27, 2021
Israel Begins Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose
(JERUSALEM) — Israel has begun trials of a fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine in what is believed to be the first study of its kind. The trial began at Sheba Medical Center, outside Tel Aviv,...
By Associated Press
December 27, 2021
Christmas Flight Cancellations Are Piling Up, As Delta, United and Lufthansa Respond to COVID-19's Impact on Crews
At least three major airlines said they have canceled dozens of flights because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel...
By DAVID McHUGH / AP
December 24, 2021
5 Ways to Feel Happier During the Pandemic, According to Science
Exercising, volunteering and socializing all bolstered wellbeing during COVID-19
By Tara Law
December 24, 2021
The Omicron Variant Appears Less Likely to Cause Severe COVID-19 Illness Than Delta
Preliminary data suggest that people with the omicron variant of the coronavirus are between 50% and 70% less likely to need hospitalization than those with the delta strain, Britain’s public health agency said Thursday. The...
By JILL LAWLESS / AP
December 23, 2021
U.S. FDA Authorizes Merck's COVID-19 Pill, Despite Experts Questioning Its Value
U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency...
By MATTHEW PERRONE / AP
December 23, 2021
For Some, a Second Pandemic Winter Means Seasonal Affective Disorder Is Hitting Hard
Last winter, A.S.—a 26-year-old from Minnesota who asked to go by her initials to protect her privacy while job searching—was terrified of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). No stranger to seasonal depression during Minnesota’s cold, dark,...
By Jamie Ducharme
December 23, 2021
Rethinking COVID Restrictions For a World With Vaccines
The arrival of Omicron, the latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant to date, underscores the tremendous need for updated COVID-19 policy in the U.S. We always knew it would be difficult to contain a highly transmissible respiratory virus...
By Monica Gandhi
December 22, 2021
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