Category : Health

Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective. Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron. Advertisement Pfizer announced the […]Read More

TV personality Nick Cannon is mourning the death of his 5-month-old son, Zen. Cannon announced the death Tuesday on the “Nick Cannon Show” and said the boy died from brain cancer and a condition called hydrocephalus, which the Mayo Clinic says is a buildup of fluid within the brain that creates tremendous pressure. Advertisement Zen, […]Read More

Amazon, MyPhotoBlaket on Etsy From left to right: coupons from Amazon, a photo keychain from MyPhotoBlaket on Etsy and a coloring book from Amazon. As someone with clinical depression, the holiday season is particularly burdening. I feel the overwhelming sense that everyone around me is having “the most wonderful time of the year,” while to […]Read More

Donald Trump hated to be seen as weak and was reluctant to be hospitalized with COVID-19, even though his blood oxygen level was “dangerously low,” former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows revealed in his upcoming book. Trump has denied his illness with the coronavirus last year was serious. He tweeted before he left […]Read More

A Dutch sex toy company’s attempt to reach fans of the wholesome sport of curling led some broadcasters to cancel their livestream of a tournament that will determine the final spots in the Beijing Olympics. Local organizers of the Olympic Qualification Event in the Netherlands said they were told that on-ice ads with the EasyToys […]Read More

laflor via Getty Images Some people report feeling very thirsty after their COVID shot or booster, but it’s not an officially recognized side effect. Spending the hours after you get your COVID-19 booster dose feeling like you can’t gulp down enough water? It’s not just you: The internet is full of anecdotes from people saying […]Read More

COVID-related American death data shows dramatic differences between Republican and Democratic counties, with the reddest tenth of the nation in October chalking up a death rate six times higher than that of the bluest tenth, NPR reported. That radical divergence for Republican counties has since dropped to a still startling 5.5 times higher, according to […]Read More

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday said “the signals are a bit encouraging” as far as the severity of disease seen with the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, giving an optimistic projection while he and other health officials continued to urge Americans to remain vigilant as omicron COVID-19 cases are expected to rise in the […]Read More

Parents defied a county health department’s orders and sent their COVID-infected child to school last month, triggering an outbreak among the students, officials reported. Seven other students at Neil Cummins Elementary School in Marin County, California, subsequently tested positive for COVID-19 and 75 students had to quarantine, which meant they could not travel or visit […]Read More

A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy closures. Drugstores are normally busy this time of year with flu shots and other vaccines, but now pharmacists are doling out a growing number of COVID-19 shots and giving coronavirus tests. Advertisement The push […]Read More