Health
Florida is the only state that hasn’t ordered Covid vaccines for kids under 5
Parents walk their children on the first day of school, amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at West Tampa Elementary School in Tampa, Florida, U.S., August 10, 2021. Octavio Jones | Reuters Florida parents with kids under 5 years old may find themselves waiting longer than the rest of the country to get their youngest children vaccinated […]
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A 67-year-old who ‘un-retired’ shares the biggest retirement challenge ‘that no one talks about’
In 2007, at age 52, I was forced to retire overnight. An MRI had revealed a tumor, the size of a large eggplant, sitting on my pelvis. In 98% of these cases, my oncologist told me, bone tumors are secondary cancer. He estimated that I had about six months to live. But after two successful […]
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Baby formula supply should return to normal in two months, FDA commissioner says
Shelves normally meant for baby formula sit nearly empty at a store in downtown Washington, DC, on May 22, 2022. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf told lawmakers on Thursday that it will take until July before store shelves across the country are filled with baby […]
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6 things this immunologist does every night to sleep better and boost her immune system: ‘Exercising isn’t enough’
More than two years after the emergence of a pandemic, we’re still struggling with outbreaks of Covid-19 — and that means building and maintaining a strong immune system should be a top priority. As an immunologist and functional medicine doctor, I always remind my patients that while genetics, diet and exercise all play a role […]
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A Harvard nutritionist and brain expert avoids these 5 types of foods that can make you ‘tired and stressed’
While many conscientious eaters think constantly about the food we’re eating — how it will affect our hearts, the environment and most of all, our waistlines — we rarely think about its impact on our brains, mood and energy levels. But the gut and the brain are in constant two-way communication, and the health of […]
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Doctors say these pandemic side effects are serious problems—and unlikely ‘to go away anytime soon’
In September 2021, I collapsed from exhaustion. My vision went blurry. Then, my eyelids grew so heavy that I could barely keep them up for milliseconds at a time. Panicked, I stumbled approximately 50 yards toward a nearby friend, and slumped over her shoulders. She guided me to a shady spot under a tree, where […]
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Time for a fourth Covid vaccine dose? Here’s why medical professionals are skeptical
There hasn’t been enough research on how much protection a fourth dose can offer, medical professionals told CNBC. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Countries are beginning to offer a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to vulnerable groups, but medical professionals are undecided on whether it would benefit the wider population. The U.S. Food and […]
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The market just posted an unhealthy AOL-Time Warner bubble comparison
A Teladoc rolling telehealth cart that allows physicians to meet with their patients remotely, on October 8, 2021. Newsday Llc | Newsday | Getty Images This week’s earnings details have included some big-name reckonings with the value of high-growth, high-tech — and high-risk — companies. Ford and Amazon writing down stakes in electric vehicle maker […]
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How Headspace Health is tackling the global mental health crisis
In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. In 2013, the idea of an app for mental health-care may have seemed novel, if not monumental in terms of a global challenge for a disruptive start-up. But times have changed. A global pandemic that […]
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Scientists shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs
A consultant analyzing a mammogram. Rui Vieira | PA Wire | Getty Images Scientists have shed new light on how early stage breast cancer spreads to other organs undetected, which can cause fatal metastatic cancer in some women years later. Before a breast cancer tumor is even detected, cells that are not yet malignant can […]
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