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Pfizer’s COVID vaccine for ages 5 to 11 closer to approval

September 23, 2021

If Pfizer’s review process follows a similar timeline to the ones for older children and adults, it’s possible kids age 5 to 11 could be inoculated before Halloween.

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Why it’s never too early to get kids interested in their health

September 23, 2021

It's never too soon to get kids interested in taking care of themselves. Good health habits start early.

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Why the COVID vaccine beats ‘natural immunity’

September 21, 2021

Bottom line: The COVID-19 vaccine offers more protection and peace of mind than "natural immunity" provided by having had COVID.

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New guidance on COVID booster shots from FDA advisory panel

August 17, 2021 Updated Sept. 21, 2021

Advisory panel endorses Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for people 65 and older or those with a high risk of severe disease. The FDA will have the final say.

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Children now make up more than 25% of COVID-19 cases in the United States

September 15, 2021

Five things parents should know to keep their kids safe

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Trying to get pregnant? 8 things to keep in mind the first year.

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Trying to get pregnant? 8 things to keep in mind the first year.

July 28, 2021

Most women wouldn’t be tested for or diagnosed with infertility until 12 months of unprotected intercourse have passed.

How this doctor’s high-risk pregnancy changed her career forever

How this doctor’s high-risk pregnancy changed her career forever

June 25, 2021

Obstetric neurology is a rare niche in medicine. Dr. Megan Donnelly decided to specialize in that field after her own ...

Giving birth during the pandemic helped me learn to say no.

Pregnancy & Childbirth

Giving birth during the pandemic helped me learn to say no.

June 24, 2021

Having a baby in the middle of a pandemic was no picnic. But it came with a silver lining I never saw coming.

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A new look at the complicated history of Black women and breastfeeding

Despite the benefits of breastfeeding, Black women are more likely to bottle-feed their babies than are white women. Johnson C. Smith University, am HCBU in Charlotte, is partnering with Novant Health to change that.

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Treating tremors: How incisionless brain surgery is changing lives

Noninvasive surgery for hand tremors offers quick relief with low risk.

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Cellular therapy extends cancer patient’s life

While there’s no cure for multiple myeloma, treatments can slow its spread and sometimes make symptoms – which include bone pain and fatigue – go away.