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Missing home can feel overwhelming, but there are ways to cope

Whether relocating by choice or force, the loss of home can lead to a longing from minor to traumatic.

White House turns to air quality in latest effort to thwart coronavirus

It is pushing strategies, such as better air filters in schools and businesses, to help curb the spread of the virus.

Clinics, hospitals brace for end of cushion for uninsured covid care

The COVID-19 Uninsured Program is winding down because Congress has not appropriated more money.

Staying safe with frozen fruits and veggies

CR’s scientists recently examined over 300 samples of eight types of produce and didn’t find any harmful bacteria. But consumers should still take precautions.

How covid brain fog may overlap with ‘chemo brain’ and Alzheimer’s

Researchers say the brain inflammation in long covid is similar to that in cancer patients.

Start-up hopes its next-generation rover will be part of NASA’s return to the moon

If NASA adopts FLEX and its modular payload platform for Artemis, it would become the first passenger-capable rover to ply the lunar surface since Apollo 17 in December 1972.

FDA expected to authorize second coronavirus booster for 50 and older

People would be able to get the second boosters at least four months after receiving the first.

For end-stage dementia, Medicare can make hospice harder to access

With the number of Americans over 65 with dementia projected to more than double by 2060, many need hospice care.

For kids, fear of the dark is common. Here are ways to help them.

Reasons for the fear differ and may change. Experts offer some tips for parents to help their kids.

Covid vaccinations — including boosters — fall to lowest levels since 2020

Vaccination for the coronavirus in the United States has all but ground to a halt, with initial doses and boosters plummeting to the lowest levels since the program began in December 2020.