Experts offer guidelines for safely reviving drowning victims during pandemic
Rescues should include personal protective equipment, and bag valve masks are recommended.
By Erin BlakemoreFebruary 13, 2022Formaldehyde exposure increases by 17 percent the risk of memory, thinking woes
The finding adds cognitive impairment to already established health risks associated with formaldehyde.
By Linda SearingFebruary 13, 2022- Perspective
Why muscles change — and get weaker — with age, even when you work out
Older people still get valuable health benefits from exercise, including improved strength, physical function and reduced disability.
By Roger FieldingFebruary 12, 2022 She was headed to a locked psych ward. Then an ER doctor made a startling discovery.
She had spent the previous six months at a private treatment center receiving care for mental illnesses.
By Sandra G. BoodmanFebruary 12, 2022Is it safe to raise my child vegan or vegetarian?
As more adults adopt vegetarian diets and vegan diets, experts say that more young people are being raised without animal products. But many are unsure if this is a healthy choice for children.
By Jillian PretzelFebruary 12, 2022Why some states are treating schools differently from other indoor spaces when weighing end of mask mandates
The Democratic governors of California, Illinois and New York said they needed more time and data before they could make a decision about face coverings in schools, one of the most contentious and hotly debated aspects of the pandemic response.
By Reis Thebault and Brittany Shammas and Frances Stead SellersFebruary 12, 2022Covid-19 live updates: Judge orders protesters to end blockade of Ambassador Bridge by Friday night
Authorities are preparing for disruptions and possible blockades in the coming days.
By Lateshia Beachum and Salvador Rizzo and Maite Fernández SimonFebruary 11, 2022‘Follow the science’: As Year 3 of the pandemic begins, a simple slogan becomes a political weapon
Nearly everyone claims to be pro-science, but many mean only the science they want to believe.
By Marc FisherFebruary 11, 2022Marie-Claire Chevalier, minor at center of landmark French abortion case, dies at 66
Her acquittal for violating France’s strict anti-abortion law led to the decriminalization of abortion in 1975.
By Phil DavisonFebruary 11, 2022Coronavirus vaccine for young children further delayed as FDA reverses course, says it will wait for data on three doses
The delay means it could be mid-April at the earliest before shots are available.
By Laurie McGinley and Carolyn Y. Johnson and Katie ShepherdFebruary 11, 2022How fast the omicron variant is spreading around the world
Tracking the main coronavirus variants in the U.S. and around the world: omicron, delta, gamma, alpha and beta.
By Dan Keating and Madison Dong and Youjin ShinFebruary 11, 2022Booster effectiveness wanes after 4 months, but showed sturdy protection against hospitalization, CDC study shows
Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines lose substantial effectiveness after about four months, and data suggested that additional boosters may be needed.
By Lena H. SunFebruary 11, 2022Covid increases long-term heart risks, study of U.S. veterans finds
The pediatric vaccine would only be administered to young children after it receives FDA emergency-use authorization and is officially recommended by the CDC.
By Salvador Rizzo and María Paúl and Amy Cheng and Annabelle TimsitFebruary 11, 2022Biden says easing mask mandates ‘probably premature’ as blue states loosen covid restrictions
The president's remarks come after an increasing number of Democratic-led states loosen face covering requirements as the omicron-driven coronavirus surge relents.
By Andrew JeongFebruary 11, 2022CDC proposes new prescription opioid guidelines for caregivers
The proposed new guidelines remove advice on the total amount of drugs to use that was opposed by some chronic-pain patients and drug companies.
By Lenny BernsteinFebruary 10, 2022How to decide whether to go maskless as states drop mandates
The recent announcements from states underscore a transition to a “stage where we’re allowing people to make more individual choices,” one public health expert said.
By Paulina FiroziFebruary 10, 2022No, the federal government isn’t spending $30 million on ‘crack pipes’
Republicans accused the Biden administration of funding the shipment of “crack pipes" to Black communities, after the HHS announced a grant for local organizations offering drug users resources, including vaccinations, treatment information and sterile paraphernalia.
By Meryl Kornfield and Mariana AlfaroFebruary 10, 2022Luc Montagnier, Nobel-winning virologist who co-discovered HIV, dies at 89
His research was instrumental to the development of an HIV blood test and treatments for AIDS.
By Harrison SmithFebruary 10, 2022Former Trump adviser falsely claims states are rationing scarce covid treatments based largely on race
Minnesota and Utah revised their policies under pressure, although experts experts dispute that Whites were denied antiviral drugs based on racial criteria.
By Salvador RizzoFebruary 10, 2022