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Explainer: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in U.S.

NEW YORK – With coronavirus vaccines on the horizon, when and where will most Americans get their shots? Many of the details are still being worked out, as regulators review the f...

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

NEW YORK – Brain scans offer a tantalizing glimpse into the mind’s mysteries, promising an almost X-ray-like vision into how we feel pain, interpret faces and wiggle fingers. Stud...

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

How could scientists race out COVID-19 vaccines so fast without cutting corners? A head start helped – over a decade of behind-the-scenes research that had new vaccine technology poised for ...

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

Cybercriminals ramp up efforts to steal data, disrupt services

Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Don’t travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday. The federal Centers for Dise...

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus vaccine

Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection – intensifyi...

First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale

A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. I...

Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, UN says

GENEVA – As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said the risk...

Gyms, yoga studios face restrictions despite lack of outbreaks

Only documented outbreak linked to a gym statewide was in Montezuma County

Bayfield’s Pine River Shares distributes hundreds of Thanksgiving meals

‘This is the biggest event we’ve ever done’

Thanksgiving could make or break U.S. coronavirus response

In Pennsylvania, if you’re having friends over to socialize, you’re supposed to wear a mask – and so are your friends. That’s the rule, but Barb Chestnut has no intention of following it. ...

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was give...
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