Healthy Living

When will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?

It depends on the child's age, but some teenagers could be rolling up their sleeves before too long.

Cuomo advisers altered report on coronavirus nursing-home deaths: WSJ

Top advisers to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo influenced state health officials to remove data from a public report that showed coronavirus-related nursing-home deaths in the state had exceeded numbers previously acknowledged by the administration, a bombshell report says.

Flu kills 1 child this season amid steep decline in cases: CDC

Thousands of American lives have been lost to the novel coronavirus this past year, but one historically lethal illness has taken a backseat this season: the flu, which, according to federal health estimates, has killed only one child this year. 

Trying to burn belly fat? Intermittent fasting may be hindering progress, study suggests

Hoping to rid yourself of unwanted belly fat? If your diet involves intermittent fasting — abstaining from food for several hours at a time — it may be hindering your progress in shedding fat around this area of the body, suggests the findings of a new study.

South Carolina adds firing squad to list of execution methods

South Carolina senators Tuesday added a firing squad to the electric chair as alternatives if the state can’t execute condemned inmates by way of lethal injection.

COVID-19 pandemic fuels attacks on health workers globally

A new report by the Geneva-based Insecurity Insight and the University of California, Berkeley’s Human Rights Center identified more than 1,100 threats or acts of violence against health care workers and facilities last year.

Eating this ratio of fruit and veggies could help you live longer, study suggests

How many servings of fruits and veggies should you be getting each day? A new study published in Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, aims to provide an answer. 

Annie’s removing a chemical in mac and cheese linked to fertility issues

Annie’s Homegrown, largely known for its macaroni and cheese, is taking steps to remove a potentially harmful class of chemicals, called ortho-phthalates from its products and packaging materials. 

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial in kids ages 12 to 17 hits full enrollment

Moderna has completed enrollment for a Phase 2/3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents ages 12 to 17.

Patty Murray accuses Rand Paul of ‘harmful misrepresentations’ with questions on child gender surgeries

Sen. Rand Paul asked whether minors should be allowed to permanently change their genders Thursday, and Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray, D-Washington, accused him of making “ideological and harmful misrepresentations.”