Month: June 2022

About 7.5% of U.S. adults—roughly 20 million people—are currently living with Long COVID symptoms, according to new federal data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). That finding, drawn from the Household Pulse Survey run in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, is based on self-reported data from about 62,000 U.S. adults surveyed in … Read more

Three decades ago, Southern Baptist pastor Gary Chapman published The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate. It was an instant and enduring hit: Book sales were four times higher than his publisher predicted at the time, and millions of copies have now been sold. In that book—and the many he’s … Read more

The first alarm bell went off in Ashley’s head when no one at the Prestonwood Pregnancy Center was wearing a mask. No one was in scrubs, no one’s hair was tied up, and every staffer was wearing a visible cross. “I should have noticed all the red flags,” says Ashley, 28, whom TIME is identifying … Read more

The Biden administration said it will issue a new rule mandating tobacco companies cut nicotine levels in cigarettes in a bid to reduce smoking-related deaths in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration will draft a rule to remove most nicotine from cigarettes, according to a notice of a proposed rule posted on the US … Read more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started shipping test kits to five commercial laboratory companies this week. View original article Contributor: Fenit Nirappil

So far, 26 cases, including seven deaths, have been identified, primarily in men who have sex with men. View original article Contributor: Emily Anthes

No cases of polio have been identified so far, but health officials urged those who were not fully immunized to seek vaccines immediately. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli and Euan Ward

Vaccines became available Tuesday for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years, the last group of Americans to be offered shots. View original article Contributor: Lenny Bernstein