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Updated Covid-19 boosters are expected in September. Will it be too late?

[ad_1] Both Pfizer and Moderna are working on bivalent boosters: vaccines made up of both the old formula and a new one that targets the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the coronavirus. But cases are high now. There are about 124,000 new cases reported each day — far from the levels reported during the […]

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Dreams are the best show in town. Here’s why you should write them down | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: David G. Allan is the editorial director for CNN Travel, Style, Science and Wellness. This essay is part of a column called The Wisdom Project, to which you can subscribe here. CNN  —  It has been my dream for years to host “Saturday Night Live.” Literally. I’ve repeatedly had that dream, going

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CDC expected to ease Covid-19 recommendations, including for schools, as soon as this week

[ad_1] A preview of the plans obtained by CNN shows that the updated recommendations are expected to ease quarantine recommendations for people exposed to the virus and de-emphasize 6 feet of social distancing. The agency is also expected to de-emphasize regular screening testing for Covid-19 in schools as a way to monitor the spread of

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Research in pigs shakes up what we know about dying

[ad_1] With more research, the cutting-edge technique could someday potentially help preserve human organs for longer, allowing more people to receive transplants. The researchers used a system they developed called OrganEx which enables oxygen to be recirculated throughout a dead pig’s body, preserving cells and some organs after a cardiac arrest. “These cells are functioning

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Some lab techs refuse to take blood from possible monkeypox patients, raising concerns about stigma and testing delays

[ad_1] Labcorp and Quest don’t dispute that in many cases, their phlebotomists are not taking blood from possible monkeypox patients. What remains unclear, after company statements and follow-ups from CNN, is whether the phlebotomists are refusing on their own to take blood or if it is the company policy that prevents them. The two testing

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Tonga eruption blasted enough water to fill 58,000 Olympic pools into the Earth’s atmosphere, NASA says

[ad_1] When the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on January 15, 40 miles (65 kilometers) north of Tonga’s capital, it created a tsunami as well as a sonic boom that rippled around the world — twice. The eruption sent a tall plume of water vapor into the stratosphere, which is located between 8 and

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Resilience is tough when it feels like your difficulties will never end. Here’s how to cope

[ad_1] Kubala provides guidance on how to practice resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversity, which allowed her to treat frontline workers, such as grocery store employees, at the start of the pandemic, she said. Being resilient is more challenging when there seems to be no end in sight to difficulties, such as living

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Aerobics isn’t the only exercise that can slow mild cognitive decline, study finds

[ad_1] “My worry in the beginning of the study was ‘What if only aerobic makes a difference? Good luck getting the majority of Americans to do aerobic exercise on a regular basis!’ It’s not sustainable,” said study author Laura Baker, a professor of gerontology and geriatric medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in

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What precautions should families take as children return to school? Our medical analyst explains

[ad_1] To guide us through this back-to-school refresher, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen, an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. She is also author of “Lifelines: A Doctor’s Journey in the Fight for Public Health” and the

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