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Why Lauren Grabois Fischer’s Be Books Are Becoming A Staple Of A Healthy Elementary School Curriculum

As coronavirus spread throughout the world during the past year and a half, it impacted people of all ages, particularly children.

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CDC: Finger on J&J Pause Button Will Be Lifted in Days

The pause on the Johnson & Johnson Covid 19 vaccine should last days, not weeks, according to CDC and FDA officials.

Durango’s Covid ‘Cowboy’ Rounds Up Spring Break Scofflaws, Lines ’Em Up for Shots

This year, the wild west has a new type of scofflaw to wrangle: the Covid-19 kind.

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Pfizer Announces Positive Results For Teen Covid Vaccine

Early this morning, Pfizer announced results from a phase III trial showing positive results for young participants.

Have Recalls of Male Enhancement Products Begun?

New recalls cover several products that were found to include substances not included on the label, including some dangerous ones.

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New CDC Study: mRNA Vaccines 90% Effective

A new study conducted by the CDC offers strong results for mRNA vaccines.

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The Case for Donating US Covid Vaccines Overseas

A Senate committee grilled federal officials about the shortage of vaccines to protect Americans against a pandemic virus. Two months later, the U.S. public had lost interest in the virus, and...

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Controversy and confusion as AstraZeneca releases results

AstraZeneca released two sets of phase III safety trial results for its Covid-19 vaccine, each showing slightly different efficacy rates. The inconsistency has kicked up controversy and confusion,...

One Year In: How Covid’s Toll Compares With Other Causes of Death

Now that the coronavirus has been in the United States for roughly a year, new numbers are revealing the scale of Covid-19’s impact on American health.

FDA: STAR Ankle Implants Could Break

The FDA has issued a new alert for patients who have received or are considering Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR) ankle replacements.

Sewage-testing robots process wastewater faster to predict COVID-19 outbreaks sooner

By using a sewage-handling robot, this laboratory has been able to detect coronavirus in wastewater 30 times faster than nonautomated large-scale systems.