Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for kids ages 5 through 11
Data show that a third dose can help boost kids' immunity. Some experts are skeptical that another shot is needed for younger kids.
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Harvard University has committed $100 million to redress its early ties to slavery
Harvard University has committed $100 million to redress its ties to slavery. The University says the wealth used to found the school came from wealthy slave owners.
A Shanghai resident shares her views on the city's lockdown
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with a former nanny from Shanghai about what life has been like since returning to the city during pandemic restrictions.
Most Americans have been infected with the COVID-19 virus, the CDC reports
So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood, the CDC said Tuesday.
Biden will make Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, available to more pharmacies
The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.
A rattlesnake bit Cary Elwes. Here's what to do if it happens to you
Don't apply a tourniquet or try to suck out the poison. Instead, call 911 and do your best to stay calm.
News brief: Musk to take Twitter private, Paxlovid's availability, Trump civil probe
Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44 billion. An effective COVID drug will be made available to more pharmacies. Ex-President Trump is held in contempt of court for failing to turn over documents.
Paxlovid, a highly effective COVID drug, will be made available to more pharmacies
The White House is unveiling a new push to make more people aware of COVID-19 treatments like Paxlovid — because stockpiles of the life-saving antiviral have been sitting on shelves, unused.
Brain scans may reveal a lot about mental illness, but not until studies get bigger
Scientists are using MRI scans to understand how mental illness shows up in the bran. But new research raises concerns that existing studies are not reliable because the sample sizes are too small.
Thousands of nurses at Stanford hospitals are striking over wages and mental health
The labor union representing the nearly 5,000 striking nurses says 93% of staff voted to authorize the strike, which does not have an end date.