Health

Throughout Olivia Thompson’s 12-hour shift as a cardiac and Covid-19 nurse in Chandler, Arizona, she closely monitors the oxygen levels of several patients at a time and works with other medical specialists to heal them. For some, no amount of care Thompson gives prevents them from being transferred to the Intensive Care Unit. “There were

Just over a year since the first known US Covid-19 death, more than 500,000 people will have died from the disease by the end of this week. “It’s something that is historic. It’s nothing like we’ve ever been though in the last 102 years since the 1918 influenza pandemic,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of

Covid-19 trends may be encouraging in recent weeks — but a new forecast offered a grim reminder the US is not in the clear. More than 497,500 Americans have died of Covid-19. Another 91,000 Americans are projected to lose their life to the virus by June 1, the latest forecast from the University of Washington’s

Meet Finn and Budgie, rabbits that are more than just lovable companions. They provide their owners with emotional support. “So many people think of cats and dogs when they think about emotional support from an animal in their life. And I think many people would say that they get all those same benefits in their

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children’s brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer products, according to a group of scientists and health professionals from Project TENDR. Project TENDR, which stands for Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks, is a group of volunteer scientists, health professionals and child advocates working to study and reduce

In the fight against Covid-19, the pulse oximeter has been an essential tool for doctors and other medical professionals. But the small device that monitors oxygen levels may not work well for people with dark skin, according to multiple studies and government health agencies. Pulse oximeters, which have increased in use during the pandemic, may

The United States is seeing a large decline in new Covid-19 cases — but there’s a major caveat. According to a CNN analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, the US is seeing a 29% decline in new Covid-19 cases compared to this time last week, the steepest one-week decline the country has seen during

People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harvard, Emory and other institutions. The study, which examined data from 230 vaccine trials with nearly 220,00 participants, found that White people made up the

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccines to retail pharmacies had just begun and Lisa Foster of Dublin, Ohio, felt like she was “playing a slot machine” to secure an appointment online to get vaccinated anywhere she could: Kroger, Walgreens, CVS or Giant Eagle. Then, she “hit the jackpot” — she got an appointment to receive the

Two letters to major medical journals this week provide fuel for the argument that in these times of scarce coronavirus vaccine, people can skip their second doses, immediately doubling the supply for others. In one, researchers at Israel’s largest hospital watched what happened when more than 7,000 staff there got vaccinated. In between their first