Category: Health

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

Posted by Senior Living - July 5, 2021

With talk of the possible availability of a vaccine candidate heating up, you might have…

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

Posted by Senior Living - July 4, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a…

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

Posted by Senior Living - July 4, 2021

Overcrowded parties have forced several high schools to go back to online learning in hopes…

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

Posted by Senior Living - July 3, 2021

A wedding in Maine is linked to 176 Covid-19 cases and the deaths of seven…

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

Posted by Senior Living - July 1, 2021

Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 27, 2021

A mother's depression and anxiety from conception through the first year of the baby's life…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 18, 2021

While many colleges and universities are offering classes online, that hasn't necessarily stopped students from…

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How to sleep better — kids and grown-ups alike

Posted by Senior Living - June 15, 2021

Like many moms, Sofia Axelrod found the lack of sleep really hard after giving birth.…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 14, 2021

President Donald Trump knew back in the spring that it would probably take a year…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 12, 2021

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

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 11, 2021

Cakes, cookies, pie. ...

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 8, 2021

Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after…

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Sex gets complicated during the pandemic

Posted by Senior Living - June 7, 2021

When the pandemic hit, couples found themselves worrying about getting sick, losing income, teaching their…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 7, 2021

Growing up with "Sesame Street" in the early 1980s, I found pieces of myself in…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 7, 2021

At first, Cameron Lynch thought she would need prepared questions for the group to discuss…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 5, 2021

Eli Lipman, 9, and his father have been battling the impact of Covid-19 since March,…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 4, 2021

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

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 3, 2021

Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large…

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

Posted by Senior Living - June 2, 2021

Not sleeping enough or getting a bad night's sleep over and over makes it hard…

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

Posted by Senior Living - May 31, 2021

Vaccine clinical trials are notoriously difficult to conduct. ...

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