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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent One day earlier this year, in the midst of all the darkness surrounding the pandemic, I received a wonderful phone call. It was from Barry Nugent, a “Jeopardy!” executive, asking with a little chuckle if I wanted to guest host the show. My mouth went dry and

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The Delta variant continues to be a major threat to America’s fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and getting more vaccine shots into arms is a way to combat it, an expert says. The highly contagious, aggressive variant was first detected in India and has made its way to the majority of

The first cruise ship is set sail from a U.S. port since the CDC brought the industry to a halt more than 15 months ago with a no-sail order that was ultimately extended a number of times. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets an exclusive early look at the procedures and safety features in place to make cruising in the Covid-19 era possible.

By Andrea Kane and Nadia Kounang, CNN It’s anchors aweigh and full steam ahead for the Celebrity Edge. On Saturday, the cruise ship, owned by the Royal Caribbean Group, will become the first to sail from a U.S. port since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought the industry to a halt more

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN America is in a far better place now than it was six months ago in its fight against the coronavirus pandemic, with overall cases and deaths down, according to the latest data. It shows that vaccines are effective, experts say, although they have some protection limitations when faced with more aggressive

By John Blake, CNN One evening, Robin DiAngelo became a nice racist. DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility,” remembers the precise moment it happened. A friend invited her to join a few friends of hers for dinner. When DiAngelo arrived at the restaurant, she was excited to see that the couple waiting for them at the

Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN Gender reveal parties. Boys don’t cry. That color is for girls. That bathroom is for boys. That sport is only for “real” girls. That’s not the right clothing section, toy, partner, door, major, job or life for you. We are taught before we are even born that there are strict

By Amy Sood and Zixu Wang, CNN Over the past 20 years, people have faced a series of outbreaks caused by coronaviruses, including SARS, MERS, and Covid-19. But humans may have faced the disease millennia ago, new research suggests. A team of researchers from Australia and the United States has found evidence of a coronavirus

By Lauren Mascarenhas The US Food and Drug Administration added a warning about the risk of myocarditis and pericarditis to fact sheets for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines Friday. The warning notes that reports of adverse events following vaccination — particularly after the second dose — suggest increased risks of both types of heart inflammation.

By Ashley Strickland, CNN When SpaceX’s 20th resupply mission lifted off to the International Space Station in March 2020, beating heart cells were along for the ride. After 22 days, the heart cells were returned to Earth — and they were still beating. The implications of this experiment mark a significant step toward helping heart

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic at one Louisiana hospital, according to research presented Friday. The researchers say the cases increased in severity, too. Dr. Daniel Hsia, an associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and colleagues looked at

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Alisson Clark first knew she definitely had Covid-19 last September when she lost her sense of smell. “I grabbed a cup of coffee in the morning, and it just tasted hot,” said Clark, who is a national media strategist at the University of Florida. “I had felt so good while I

Some companies, schools, and cities are requiring their people to get vaccinated and there’s been some pushback.

By Christine Koh, CNN Feeling confused by the onset of Hulk rage, interrupted sleep or gushing periods? It might be perimenopause, and it is most definitely time to talk about it. I recently asked about perimenopause on social media. The responses are best characterized by frustration, fury and the question, “Why didn’t anyone tell me

By Madeline Holcombe and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the Delta coronavirus variant, among others — and warned that there is a small chance a fully vaccinated person could still get infected if they’re exposed. “Current data suggest that COVID-19 vaccines

By Jessie Yeung, Manveena Suri and Vedika Sud, CNN A new and slightly changed version of the Delta coronavirus variant is spreading in a number of countries including the United Kingdom, United States and India, health officials say. This strain, which has generated a significant amount of global media attention, is called B.1.617.2.1 or AY.1

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A growing number of people — now more than one in 10 — have missed their second dose of Covid-19 vaccine in the United States, a cause for concern as the more transmissible Delta variant gains a foothold. As of June 16, about 88% of those who received one dose of

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two new studies reveal just how much of a toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on life expectancy in the United States, which lags behind other high-income nations. In 2020, Covid-19 deaths were associated with a reduced US life expectancy by more than one year, according

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Back when Travis M. Spencer’s daughter was in fourth grade, there were times when she struggled to fall asleep. On those nights, Spencer used to take a few minutes for mindfulness. First, Spencer invited her to list a few things she was grateful for. That usually included friends or a