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Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill was hailed as a game-changer, but supplies are scarce

January 12, 2022 9:17 PM CNN

By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing Covid-19 cases to spike, with an average of more than 747,000 new cases a day, according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University. That’s almost three times the average daily cases from a year ago, when the country was

Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill was hailed as a game-changer, but supplies are scarce

January 12, 2022 9:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing Covid-19 cases to spike, with an average of more than 747,000 new cases a day, according to the latest numbers from Johns Hopkins University. That’s almost three times the average daily cases from a year ago, when the country was

Blood donations are critically needed as Red Cross faces worst shortage in a decade

January 12, 2022 1:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN If you’ve ever considered donating blood, now is the time to take action. Blood donations are absolutely critical right now as the United States faces the worst blood shortage in over a decade, according to the American Red Cross website. Know your blood type? Type O-positive, Type O-negative and platelets are

Blood donations are critically needed as Red Cross faces worst shortage in a decade

January 12, 2022 1:12 PM CNN

By Megan Marples, CNN If you’ve ever considered donating blood, now is the time to take action. Blood donations are absolutely critical right now as the United States faces the worst blood shortage in over a decade, according to the American Red Cross website. Know your blood type? Type O-positive, Type O-negative and platelets are

Cancer mortality rates have been dropping for nearly two decades

Cancer mortality rates continue to decline amid ‘major progress’ in lung cancer early detection and treatment

January 12, 2022 9:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Cancer mortality rates have been dropping for nearly two decades, aided by “major progress” in the early detection and treatment options for lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics, published Wednesday. The overall cancer death rate dropped by about a third (32%) from its peak

Four states have less than 10% remaining capacity in their ICUs: Kentucky

19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care

January 12, 2022 8:04 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states’ health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less than

Researchers from Northwestern University found playing a recording of people's names during a night's deepest sleep period reinforced peoples' memories and improved their ability to recall names and faces the next morning.

You can learn to put names to faces while you sleep, study finds

January 12, 2022 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Need to quickly put a name to a face on a company video call? About to play charades online with your new partner’s entire family? Or are you fretting about putting a name to that colleague’s face when you do go back to work in person? One day soon you may

Martina Knight instructs a smaller barre class

Online fitness training or in-person workouts: Which is better?

January 12, 2022 2:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When the coronavirus pandemic temporarily closed gyms nationwide in 2020, many people opted to do their workouts at home through online instruction. Even after fitness facilities reopened, a good number of individuals elected to stay at home. That’s probably why online training nabbed the top spot in the Worldwide Survey

19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care

January 12, 2022 2:26 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states’ health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less than

The Covid-19 surge has caused widespread staffing shortages and left more than 145

Officials across the US enact emergency procedures to help hospitals combat record-high Covid-19 numbers

January 12, 2022 2:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s ever been, pushing officials to enact emergency procedures amid an ongoing case surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. More than 151,000 Americans were in the hospital with Covid-19 nationwide on

Space heaters are common solutions to those without central heat.

If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe

January 11, 2022 2:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN In the cold months, many people may need something extra to keep warm, whether that’s because severe weather knocked out power or you just need some help to heat your home. A space heater may seem like just the fix, but experts warn that they can pose safety risks. On average,

If you use a space heater for warmth, simple steps can help you stay safe

January 11, 2022 2:55 PM CNN

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The nation’s top fire official is calling for all hands on deck to save lives by educating the United States about space heater safety this winter. New York City experienced one of its worst fires in the history of the city Sunday when a malfunctioning space heater in a bedroom sparked

Officials across the US enact emergency procedures to help hospitals combat record-high Covid-19 numbers

January 11, 2022 9:03 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna and Christina Maxouris, CNN The number of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across the US is the highest it’s ever been, pushing officials to enact emergency procedures amid an ongoing case surge fueled by the highly contagious Omicron variant. More than 151,000 Americans were in the hospital with Covid-19 nationwide on

Covid-19 hospitalizations reach record high, HHS data shows

January 11, 2022 7:21 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of US patients hospitalized with Covid-19 has hit a record high — a situation straining health care networks and pushing states toward emergency staffing and other measures as they struggle to cope. More than 145,900 people were in US hospitals with Covid-19 as of Tuesday —

5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’

January 11, 2022 3:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family at my dinner table. “Why not just get Omicron and get it over with? It’s mild, right? And it can boost immunity?” The fully vaccinated, boosted, well-educated friend who

Covid-19 hospitalizations in the US reach levels not seen since last winter’s surge

January 11, 2022 2:00 AM CNN

By Travis Caldwell, CNN The spread of the Omicron variant is causing widespread disruption across the US as hospitalizations reach a level not seen since the 2020-21 holiday surge. More than 141,000 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 as of Monday, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services, nearing the record of

The highly contagious Omicron variant will ‘find just about everybody,’ Fauci says, but vaccinated people will still fare better

January 11, 2022 2:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Travis Caldwell, Jason Hanna, Deidre McPhillips and Christina Maxouris, CNN As the Omicron variant spreads like wildfire across the United States, it’s likely just about everybody will be exposed to the strain, but vaccinated people will still fare better, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert said Tuesday. “Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of

Patient who received genetically modified pig heart in groundbreaking transplant surgery dies

January 10, 2022 10:16 PM CNN

By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday. David Bennett died on Tuesday after his condition began to deteriorate several days ago, the medical center said. He was given

Dr. Bartley Griffith and David Bennett in January 2022

In a medical first, a man with terminal heart disease gets a transplant of genetically modified pig heart

January 10, 2022 5:46 PM CNN Newsource

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN A 57-year-old Maryland man is doing well three days after receiving a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery, University of Maryland Medicine said in a news release Monday. David Bennett had terminal heart disease, and the pig heart was “the only currently available option,” according to the release.

Olive oil was associated with a lower risk of death

Replacing full-fat dairy with olive oil may reduce your risk of disease and death, study finds

January 10, 2022 1:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using olive oil instead of margarine, butter or other saturated fats may protect you from dying from cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory disease, dementia, and other conditions, according to a study released Monday. “It’s a combination of both decreasing the amount of saturated fat at the same time you’re increasing the monounsaturated

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