Minimal role fetal cells play in COVID vaccine development could provide opening for Supreme Court rule on religious exemptions

Minimal role fetal cells play in COVID vaccine development could provide opening for Supreme Court rule on religious exemptions

Ariane de Vogue | CNN | 
A group of unvaccinated Maine health care workers are asking the Supreme Court to block a state rule that mandates ...
What’s the most vaccinated place in America? The answer might surprise you

What’s the most vaccinated place in America? The answer might surprise you

Ray Sanchez | CNN | 
The Caribbean island [of Puerto Rico] — in recent years pummeled by deadly hurricanes, rocked by earthquakes, beset by political ...
Since the start of the pandemic, COVID has killed 5 times as many police officers as gun violence

Since the start of the pandemic, COVID has killed 5 times as many police officers as gun violence

Jason Morris, Ray Sanchez, Ryan Young | CNN | 
The coronavirus has become the leading cause of death for officers despite law enforcement being among the first groups eligible ...
Miami private school bars vaccinated students for 30 days, falsely claiming they could be a danger to the unvaccinated

Miami private school bars vaccinated students for 30 days, falsely claiming they could be a danger to the unvaccinated

Gregory Lemos, Rebekah Riess | CNN | 
A Miami private school, which previously asked teachers not to get the Covid-19 vaccine or they wouldn't be allowed to ...
COVID pills: Pandemic kick-started long-neglected effort to develop potent antiviral treatments for coronaviruses

COVID pills: Pandemic kick-started long-neglected effort to develop potent antiviral treatments for coronaviruses

JoNel Aleccia | CNN | 
Antivirals are already essential treatments for other viral infections, including hepatitis C and HIV. One of the best known is ...
How can we navigate a winter with both COVID and flu threats? Here's a guide

How can we navigate a winter with both COVID and flu threats? Here’s a guide

Madeline Holcombe | CNN | 
Many doctors are doubling down on pleas for Americans to get vaccinated — especially as the flu season could lead ...
Who should get a COVID booster shot now?

Who should get a COVID booster shot now?

Katia Hetter | CNN | 
Who exactly is eligible to get the booster? If you are eligible, should you rush to get inoculated? What should ...
Eating more cheese, milk, butter and other products laden with dairy linked to lowered risk of heart disease, study finds

Eating more cheese, milk, butter and other products laden with dairy linked to lowered risk of heart disease, study finds

Amy Woodyatt | CNN | 
An international team of scientists studied the dairy fat consumption of 4,150 60-year-olds in Sweden — a country with one ...
Pregnant women should get vaccinated as soon as possible, CDC urges

Pregnant women should get vaccinated as soon as possible, CDC urges

Maggie Fox | CNN | 
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an urgent recommendation [September 29] for pregnant women and those who ...
Women who have experienced sexual assault have a higher risk of dementia

Women who have experienced sexual assault have a higher risk of dementia

Sandee LaMotte | CNN | 
Women who have been sexually assaulted have a higher risk of developing a type of brain damage that has been ...
COVID outbreaks far more common in schools without mask requirements for students and staff, CDC data confirm

COVID outbreaks far more common in schools without mask requirements for students and staff, CDC data confirm

Deidre McPhillips | CNN | 
Covid-19 outbreaks are far more likely in schools that don't require students and staff to wear masks, new data from ...
‘Waste can be reimagined as a resource’: How insects are making trash sustainable

‘Waste can be reimagined as a resource’: How insects are making trash sustainable

Anagha Subhash Nair, Milly Chan | CNN | 
[Chua Kai-Ning] and her partner, Phua Jun Wei, founded startup Insectta in 2017. They are battling Singapore's food waste crisis ...
Coffee and heart disease: Yet another study funds multiple cups a day reduces death risks

Coffee and heart disease: Yet another study funds multiple cups a day reduces death risks

Sandee LaMotte | CNN | 
Drinking up to three cups of coffee a day may protect your heart, a new study finds. Among people with ...
Feel refreshed on just 5 hours of rest per night? Some people are blessed with ‘short sleep’ genes

Feel refreshed on just 5 hours of rest per night? Some people are blessed with ‘short sleep’ genes

Sandee LaMotte | CNN | 
[Neurologists Chris Jones and Ying-Hui Fu] had been studying advanced sleep-phase syndrome, thought to be a rare type of "morning ...
Children are the ‘final frontier’ for COVID shots, and many parents are resistant. But not these, and here’s why

Children are the ‘final frontier’ for COVID shots, and many parents are resistant. But not these, and here’s why

Holly Yan | CNN | 
Toddlers and babies as young as 6 months old are testing Covid-19 vaccines to help make sure they're safe for ...
Under what legal conditions can governments and businesses mandate vaccines?

Under what legal conditions can governments and businesses mandate vaccines?

Tierney Sneed | CNN | 
Whether a vaccine requirement is legal will depend on who is imposing it and how they have shaped it. Mandates ...
‘It’s almost certain’: An even more elusive and potentially more dangerous variant than Delta is likely to emerge, scientists warn

‘It’s almost certain’: An even more elusive and potentially more dangerous variant than Delta is likely to emerge, scientists warn

Mick Krever | CNN | 
An analysis by British academics, published by the UK Government’s official scientific advisory group, says that they believe it is ...
‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: 99.5% of COVID deaths are among those who forgo the shot

‘Pandemic of the unvaccinated’: 99.5% of COVID deaths are among those who forgo the shot

Holly Yan, Madeline Holcombe | CNN | 
The surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy has now led to increasing rates of ...
Still unsure about the COVID shot? Here are 10 common vaccine myths dispelled

Still unsure about the COVID shot? Here are 10 common vaccine myths dispelled

Holly Yan | CNN | 
Here are some of the most popular arguments for not getting vaccinated and why doctors want to set the record ...
Genetic wildcard: Naturally higher testosterone levels and subjective regulations derail elite runner's Olympic dreams

Genetic wildcard: Naturally higher testosterone levels and subjective regulations derail elite runner’s Olympic dreams

After securing a top-three spot in the 800 meter and 1500 meter categories, in four international competitions, the Ugandan athlete ...
Here are the coronavirus variant ‘breeding ground’ hotspots in the US

Here are the coronavirus variant ‘breeding ground’ hotspots in the US

Holly Yan, Madeline Holcombe | CNN | 
Out of the COVID-19 pandemic, two Americas are emerging: One protected by vaccines and the other still vulnerable to infection ...
The mRNA biotechnology revolution unleashed by COVID vaccine breakthroughs is just beginning — and it will impact disease research for decades to come

The mRNA biotechnology revolution unleashed by COVID vaccine breakthroughs is just beginning — and it will impact disease research for decades to come

Maggie Fox | CNN | 
The messenger RNA, or mRNA, platform may be new to the global public, but it's a technology that researchers had ...
Wait and see: Many parents remain cautious about getting their teens COVID vaccinated

Wait and see: Many parents remain cautious about getting their teens COVID vaccinated

Ray Sanchez | CNN | 
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on [May 12] recommended the use of Pfizer/BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine in 12- ...
Need a vaccine passport but don’t want a shot? It’s easy to forge one — but here’s why that’s a bad idea

Need a vaccine passport but don’t want a shot? It’s easy to forge one — but here’s why that’s a bad idea

Jason Hanna | CNN | 
Not everyone wants to get vaccinated. Combine that with a desire to keep up with rising documentation requirements as society ...
No, COVID vaccines do not harm the placenta — the organ that provides the fetus with oxygen and food

No, COVID vaccines do not harm the placenta — the organ that provides the fetus with oxygen and food

Sandee LaMotte | CNN | 
As the first organ to form during pregnancy, the placenta is critical to the development of a fetus because it ...
Japan travel ban announced by the CDC darkens clouds over scheduled summer Tokyo Olympics

Japan travel ban announced by the CDC darkens clouds over scheduled summer Tokyo Olympics

Forrest Brown, Michael Callahan | CNN | 
The Tokyo Olympics, postponed in 2020 during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, are facing increasing hurdles in putting ...
Ancient poop could save lives: ‘Exquisitely preserved’ lost microbes discovered in 2,000-year old feces could help battle chronic illnesses

Ancient poop could save lives: ‘Exquisitely preserved’ lost microbes discovered in 2,000-year old feces could help battle chronic illnesses

Jack Guy | CNN | 
Previous research has made a connection between preindustrial diets, greater diversity in the gut microbiome and lower rates of chronic ...
Can you stall Alzheimer’s and memory loss? Nutrient-dense Mediterranean diet could help, mounting evidence suggests

Can you stall Alzheimer’s and memory loss? Nutrient-dense Mediterranean diet could help, mounting evidence suggests

Sandee LaMotte | CNN | 
Meals inspired by traditional foods from the sunny Mediterranean, a new study found, may lower your risk for dementia by ...
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