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By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription antiviral Tamiflu from the Strategic National Stockpile to states and territories that request it. The US Department of Health and Human services said Wednesday this should help ease access to the medication —

By Carma Hassan, CNN Children’s hospitals are already full of sick kids and bracing for a potential increase in respiratory illnesses after holiday gatherings. Any respite that hospital emergency rooms have gotten from falling RSV levels has vanished in the face of climbing flu case counts. “Influenza activity is high and is driving a significant

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing “bomb cyclone” prompted alerts for tens of millions of people from Washington state to Maryland, according to the National Weather Service. The storm will affect much of the country, but

Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN It started with one person releasing a long, productive unmasked cough into the stale, recycled air on the rush hour train. The bodily fluids hung in the air like a certified holiday wrecking ball. In a matter of days, that single exhalation had transformed into a chorus of viral aerosols

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Increased demand has led CVS and Walgreens to limit purchases of children’s pain-relief medicine, the companies confirmed to CNN on Monday. Rite Aid said on Wednesday it’s limiting certain online purchases. Manufacturers of these medications say that they aren’t sure when the shortfalls might end and that they’re working at full

By Katherine Dillinger and Jen Christensen, CNN An independent panel of experts says its review of the US Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco program found numerous wide-ranging problems that hinder its ability to regulate the industry and reduce tobacco-related disease and death. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf requested the review in July, anticipating the complex

By Katia Hetter, CNN Families all over the world are gathering to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and other winter holidays. Unfortunately, these celebrations are taking place during multiple viral surges. For weeks, children’s hospitals have been overwhelmed due to an earlier-than-usual rise in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. Covid-19 cases are

By Aaron Ahuvia, CNN My family have never been big gift givers, so it might seem ironic that I’ve discovered two secrets to giving gifts that people will love. They both come from my research as a consumer psychologist at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. My first secret: The gifts people love most are rarely the

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just decided I’m not gonna go through this straight,” she told Lisa Lang in an episode of “This Is Life With Lisa Ling,” airing at 9 p.m. ET Sunday on

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Christmas time is here. Happiness and cheer. Fun for all — well, nearly all. Some introverts might consider these next few weeks their least favorite time of year. That’s because, for an introvert like me, lots of energetic social time can lead to sensory overload, turning up the TV-like static in