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What to know about 'flurona'
Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In the midst of a new pandemic surge, another seemingly new ailment is now grabbing headlines: flurona. Despite the catchy name, "fluron...
Jan 06, 2022
Staff shortages from COVID forcing some health care facilities to limit services
Johnny Louis/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to surge, some health care facilities have been forced to shut down facilities or departments as staffing shortages worsen. Holy ...
Jan 05, 2022
CDC clarifies isolation guidance after criticism but still no call for testing
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday clarified its guidelines around what to do when you get COVID-19, a move that comes after criticism last...
Jan 04, 2022
FDA authorizes Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year olds
JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved Pfizer boosters for 12- to 15-year-olds. The moves comes as schools reopen after the holiday break...
Jan 03, 2022
Fauci: Testing negative to end COVID isolation now under consideration
Al Bello/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Amid pushback from some public health officials on new Centers for Disease Control guidance for individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19, which does not req...
Jan 03, 2022
Five ways to deal with anxiety during the holidays amid the omicron surge
Xesai/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With the explosion of coronavirus cases in the U.S., fueled in part by the highly contagious omicron variant, Americans are once again facing a wave of sickness and the...
Jan 03, 2022
Disabled community 'left behind' in vaccine rollout one year later
ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Hundreds to thousands of calls come in to the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) each week from disabled people across the coun...
Jan 03, 2022
COVID live updates: US breaks weekly COVID-19 case record
GETTY/Horacio Villalobos(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 824,000 Americans, according ...
Dec 31, 2021
COVID-19 stress may affect your physical well-being
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- COVID-19 has touched all corners of the world -- and fear, anxiety, and grief have followed in its wake. The pandemic has taken a toll on the mental health and...
Dec 31, 2021
How to celebrate New Year's Eve safely
Rob Kim/Getty Images(NEW YORK) - New Year's Eve celebrations for 2021 were significantly scaled back due to COVID, with hopes of larger celebrations to mark 2022. But with case numbers surging, are th...
Dec 31, 2021