May 25, 2021, 1:16pm Health
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer vacation. Read story
May 25, 2021, 9:13am Health
In nearly every major city in the U.S., people of color are exposed to more extreme urban heat than white people, a new study found. Read story
May 25, 2021, 8:02am Business
Moderna said Tuesday its COVID-19 vaccine strongly protects kids as young as 12, a step that could put the shot on track to become the second option for that age group in the U.S. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:05am Health
Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:05am Health
New research into the growing problem of early childhood obesity suggests the bacteria in a baby’s gut may indicate weight problems in the years to come. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:03am Health
PHILADELPHIA — He found masses of pollen as thick as “oatmeal,” and once discovered that grains from palm trees had ridden the winds for hundreds of miles to reach his front porch. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:02am Health
SPOKANE — With spring well-established and summer outdoor adventures fast approaching, it’s time to consider your first-aid kit. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:02am Health
Cardiovascular diseases — such as stroke — are a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:01am Health
A new study from the University of Oxford concluded that drinking alcohol had affected the brain’s gray matter area where “important bits where information is processed,” according to the study’s lead author, Anya Topiwala. Read story
May 25, 2021, 6:00am Health
In the 1990s, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s safe sleeping campaign reminded us all “back to sleep,” as in put your baby on her back when you put her to bed. Read story
