HEALTH

US air quality report finds a sharp uptick in pollution with the hardest-hit cities in California

The US saw the highest number of "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" air quality days between 2018 and 2020 than it ever had before, according to a report…

Decision fatigue drains you of your energy to make thoughtful choices. Heres how to get it back

Do I want to work out today. Should I go to the gym. Should I take a class. Do I have time to work out.

More than a year ago, what sounded…

Childhood vaccination rates fell in kindergartners last school year CDC data shows

Data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccination rates for three childhood vaccines fell in kindergartners…

Is wearing a mask while traveling still helpful if you are the only one

The Biden administration's mask requirements for airplanes and other mass transit are no longer in effect during a review of a ruling by a federal…

Almost half of Americans breathing more unhealthy air than ever before

Almost half of Americans -- 137 million people -- are experiencing more days of "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" air quality than in the previous two…

Moderna to file for EUA of COVID-19 shot for very young kids by April end

Moderna plans to submit an application to the U.S. health regulator for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its COVID-19 vaccine among kids between…

FDA authorizes 1st breath test for Covid-19 infection in US

Washington: The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19…

As Shanghai remains sealed over Covid Indians asked to contact Beijing embassy

As China’s financial hub, Shanghai, remains sealed over a surge in Covid cases, Indians have been asked to contact the embassy in Beijing for…