Health

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday postponed its review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5. “We realized now, in data that came in very rapidly because of the large number of cases of Omicron, that at this time, it makes sense for us to […]

Archershoots/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new federal report published Thursday has revealed the life expectancy of Americans in every state. Researchers from the National Center for Health Statistics — a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — looked at deaths rates in 2019, the last year for which complete data is […]

Xavier Lorenzo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 have not yet been authorized, but the U.S.’ rollout plan is already in the works. The federal government is prepping an initial 10 million doses of the under-5 Pfizer formula, which will be ready to go out as soon as the Food and […]

Rocky89/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Adding more plants to your diet can add years to your life, according to a new study. Researchers in Norway used computer models to compare a typical Western diet — heavy on animal-based proteins dairy and sugar — with a more ideal plant-based diet that’s heavy on fruits, vegetables, beans […]

Adene Sanchez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Losing weight can be hard and confusing, but a new study has found an easy way to help. Adding just one hour or more of sleep a night can help boost weight loss, according to the study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. Participants in the study […]

American Heart Association (NEW YORK) — Megan Corbin has been a dancer since the age of 5, performing professionally in musicals and in a Las Vegas show until right before the coronavirus pandemic. Considering she was young, active and healthy, Corbin said she had no idea that the pain and pressure she felt in her […]

iStock/Favor_of_God (NEW YORK) — Several states across the country are considering lifting mask mandates in schools in an attempt to return to some semblance of normalcy. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Delaware Gov. John Carney announced Monday that mask mandates in schools will come to an end in March. Illinois school districts will be […]

Maja Hitij/Staff/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — During the Summer Olympics in Tokyo last year, star gymnast Simone Biles shined a light on the mental health struggles many Olympians face when she decided to withdraw from competition. Now, the United States’ best figure skaters, skiers and snowboarders will be vying for gold medals as they also […]

Allison Dinner/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It has been nearly two years since Patricia Dowd, a 57-year-old San Jose resident, died of the coronavirus, in early February 2020. Although the virus would soon change the global landscape, upending our world, at the time, most Americans were still unaware of the mysterious disease spreading […]

Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a new dashboard Friday that tracks COVID-19 in wastewater samples across the country. The data comes from the federal agency’s National Wastewater Surveillance System, which connects more than 400 sites across 28 states and the District of Columbia. More than […]