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Nation’s youths swamped with severe mental health crises, a group of experts says

“We are caring for young people with soaring rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, and suicidality,” three organizations say in an emergency declaration.

Mixing covid vaccines? What you need to know about mix-and-match booster shots.

After authorization by the Food and Drug Administration and sign-off by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, eligible patients can get any of the three available booster doses, regardless of which shot they got first.

Your coronavirus questions, answered: Which dose of the vaccine will be right for ‘cusp kids’?

It’s not a huge deal whether, say, an 11-year-old gets the 10-microgram dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine or, at age 12, gets the 30-microgram dose, one expert says.

Myths vs. facts about nutrition and bread

A review of packaged sliced bread and which are the best for a healthy diet.

The Big Number: About 76 million people suffered anxiety because of the pandemic

Researchers also said this pandemic-inspired increase brought the global total for anxiety disorders to 374 million people.

What to know about the covid-19 treatment molnupiravir

The twice-daily pill could soon offer another tool alongside vaccines for countries to manage the pandemic.

Antibody tests can’t give answers you want about covid-19 immunity.

They might indicate the presence of coronavirus antibodies in the bloodstream, but scientists don’t yet know what number of antibodies provide protection from the disease.

Am I eligible for a coronavirus booster shot?

Answer these questions to find out if you qualify for a booster according to the CDC.

Visit ‘therapeutic landscapes’ to ease your woes. Why watery locales are healing.

But your curative spot might not be like the one I turn to. It can be any location that can give some type of peace of mind.

Troubling connections between epilepsy, health problems during childbirth

The risk of severe maternal morbidity — serious problems such as needing blood transfusions, hysterectomies or ventilators — are found to be steep, researchers say.