If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN In the cold months, many people may need something extra to keep warm, whether that’s because severe weather knocked…
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If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The nation’s top fire official is calling for all hands on deck to save lives by educating the United States about…
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Officials across the US enact emergency procedures to help hospitals combat record-high Covid-19 numbers
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s…
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Covid-19 hospitalizations reach record high, HHS data shows
By Travis Caldwell and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of US patients hospitalized with Covid-19 has hit a record high — a situation…
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5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US reach levels not seen since last winter’s surge
By Travis Caldwell, CNN The spread of the Omicron variant is causing widespread disruption across the US as hospitalizations reach a level not seen…
Continue Reading The highly contagious Omicron variant will ‘find just about everybody,’ Fauci says, but vaccinated people will still fare better
By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna, Deidre McPhillips and Christina Maxouris, CNN As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States,…
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Patient who received genetically modified pig heart in groundbreaking transplant surgery dies
By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind…
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In a medical first, a man with terminal heart disease gets a transplant of genetically modified pig heart
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man is doing well three days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in a…
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Replacing full-fat dairy with olive oil may reduce your risk of disease and death, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using olive oil instead of margarine, butter or other saturated fats may protect you from dying from cancer, cardiovascular…
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US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…
Continue Reading US coronavirus surge could peak later this month, expert says, but the next few weeks are critical
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN The current Covid-19 surge in the US, fueled by the Omicron variant, could peak later this month — but the next…
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How to manage mindless snacking from your pandemic home office
By Lisa Drayer, CNN The new year brings with it some old circumstances: working from home, self- isolating again, and having close access to food…
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Exercise may protect your brain even if you have signs of dementia, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Exercise is good for you. Breaking a sweat has been shown to improve nearly every organ in the body, fight nearly every…
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Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
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How our ancestors used to sleep can help the sleep-deprived today
By Katie Hunt, CNN Like many people, historian A. Roger Ekirch thought that sleep was a biological constant — that eight hours of rest a night…
Continue Reading 5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at…
Continue Reading Nearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
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Despite my health challenges, I choose to heal
By Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart…
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States are scrambling to keep up with an increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations and the demand for testing
By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a Covid-19 testing shortage compounds a burgeoning crisis of new hospitalizations, more states are racing to help…
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