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    Here is how Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine differs from Pfizer’s and Moderna’s.

    A third effective weapon was added to America’s arsenal against the coronavirus on Saturday when the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization...

    In Quest for Herd Immunity, Giant Vaccination Sites Proliferate

    EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — With the nation’s coronavirus vaccine supply expected to swell over the next few months, states and cities are rushing to...

    How To Ritualize Tea Time

    Here’s how to develop a tea ritual all your own.Forget the fuss.This is not “Downton Abbey” cosplay. While ceremony, protocol and ritual infuse tea...

    Dances to Learn At Home

    In the early days of the pandemic, a strutting, hip-shaking dance trend took over social media: the J. Lo TikTok Challenge, a roughly 30-second...

    Show Thanks With A Gratitude Letter

    Gather your supplies.Decide your letter-writing method and get your supplies, such as stationery or notecards.Handwritten letters are the gold standard because your handwriting is...

    This Drug Gets You High, and Is Legal (Maybe) Across the Country

    Texas has one of the most restrictive medical marijuana laws in the country, with sales allowed only by prescription for a handful of conditions.That...

    F.D.A. Expert Panel Endorses Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

    Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was endorsed on Friday by a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration, clearing the last hurdle...

    Human infection with avian influenza A (H5N8) – the Russian Federation

    On 18 February 2021, the National IHR Focal Point for the Russian Federation notified WHO...

    Weekly Health Quiz: Diet, Weight and Covid

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    How Pandemic Isolation Affected an Alzheimer’s Patient in a Nursing Home

    While the nursing assistants came to change Peggy’s bedding, I talked to her treatment nurse in the hallway. When Peggy had arrived at this...

    Teens and Parents: Are You Grappling With Mental Health Issues?

    The adolescent experience is changing. Over the last decade, anxiety and depression — along with self-harm and suicidal thoughts — have been on the...

    Children Are Consuming Hand Sanitizer. Here’s How to Keep Them Safe.

    Alcohol-based hand sanitizer became a must-have item during the pandemic. But as sales jumped and families stocked up, poison control centers started getting more...

    Learning to Listen to Patients’ Stories

    The pandemic has been a time of painful social isolation for many. Few places can be as isolating as hospitals, where patients are surrounded...

    Vaccine Hesitancy in Cancer Patients

    Ideally, those cancer patients who want the shot could get it at their cancer centers rather than in a mass distribution site. But a...

    A New Coronavirus Variant Is Spreading in New York, Researchers Report

    A new form of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly in New York City, and it carries a worrisome mutation that may weaken the effectiveness...

    C.D.C. Traces Covid Outbreaks in Gyms, Urging Stricter Precautions

    Public health officials on Wednesday urged gym-goers to wear masks when they work out and to remain six feet apart, as new research described...