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CDC probes rare cases of heart inflammation in vaccinated teens, young adults

Several dozen mostly mild cases have been reported in the U.S.; officials don’t know whether they’re linked to the shots.

How sensible intermittent fasting can keep you healthy

Here are tips in timing your meals to align with your body’s circadian rhythm.

Casinos place big bet on vaccinations as Las Vegas prepares for June 1 reopening and nation’s first large convention

Resorts drive up employee vaccination rates by using carrots, such as Dave Chappelle tickets and spa vouchers, as well as sticks.

Covid-19 forces physician to rethink treatments that are overdone or unnecessary

Since pandemic, medical professionals now have a large database they can examine to compare patients who received a particular test or treatment with those who didn’t.

The Big Number: 36 percent of adults worldwide suffer sleep problem during the pandemic

Most affected were coronavirus patients, with 75 percent of them experiencing disturbed sleep, researchers say.

Patients in India are desperate for care. This family turned to a doctor 7,700 miles away.

Doctors throughout the Indian diaspora, including in the United States, are trying to fill a medical void from afar through both organized and unofficial channels.

Kids staying masked inside classrooms is ‘reasonable’ for a period of time, former FDA chief says

Parents of children under 12 will have to continue to make individual assessments about their risk, the former FDA commissioner said.

I had ovarian cancer, was single and living by myself. But going through treatment, I was never alone.

You don’t need a spouse or partner to take care of you in a crisis. What you need is people — and connection.

Pandemic puppies turn into problem pooches for many inexperienced owners

Trainers nationwide are being inundated as owners try to address behavioral issues that coronavirus shutdowns exacerbated

Coronavirus infections drop below 30,000 daily in continuing sign of recovery

Experts debate how to track the pandemic’s next stage, with the CDC criticized after it halts a count of ‘breakthrough infections’ in people with no symptoms.