Health, Fitness & Food

Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul International Airport on Friday, May 21, 2021. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A trade group representing major U.S. airlines urged the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halve its recommended

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Medals of Honor ceremony in Washington, December 16, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Joe Biden said that he wishes he had ordered 500 million free, at-home Covid tests two months ago. Biden, in an interview with ABC News that aired Wednesday evening, spoke about his administration’s plans

Hong Kong needs to stick to its zero-Covid strategy until more people are vaccinated, a government advisor told CNBC on Wednesday. “If 95% of our eligible population are being vaccinated fully with three doses, then the chance is that we are able to open our border,” said Yuen Kwok-yung, who is part of Hong Kong’s

The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer‘s Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to revolutionize the fight against the virus. The medication, which is recommended for people at a high risk of developing severe Covid-19, could be available to patients as early as this weekend. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla

Testing so far hasn’t been a big part of the U.S. strategy to manage the Covid pandemic, but that’s set to change soon. On Tuesday, the White House the U.S. is purchasing 500 million at-home Covid tests that Americans can order for delivery to their homes for free. Deliveries, however, will not start until January. 

In this article WBA In this photo illustration, at-home COVID-19 tests by Abbott and Quidel are shown on September 14, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Walgreens on Tuesday limited purchases of at-home Covid tests in its stores to four per customer as demand for tests surges ahead of the holidays and

Dr. Eric Topol told CNBC on Monday that rapid coronavirus tests have limitations that Americans must keep in mind, as demand for quick diagnostic results surges during a wave of omicron variant infections. “They’re not perfect,” Topol said in an interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer on “Mad Money.” The founder and director of the Scripps

U.S. President Donald Trump, with bandages seen on his hand, takes off his face mask as he comes out on a White House balcony to speak to supporters gathered on the South Lawn in Washington, October 10, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Former President Donald Trump says he received a booster vaccine shot for Covid-19

A NFL referee wears a face mask as the Washington Football Team play against the Baltimore Ravens during the first half at FedExField on October 4, 2020 in Landover, Maryland. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The National Football League on Friday said that will postpone three games this weekend due to a surge in Covid-19

Pedestrians stand in line at a Covid-19 mobile testing site at Columbus Circle in New York, on Dec. 5, 2021. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Covid cases are spiking in some parts of the U.S., and the highly contagious omicron variant is expected to fuel another virus wave headed into winter. In New York, some

Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, arrives to speak at a news conference in New York, U.S., on Monday, Sept 30, 2021. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images New York state saw its highest number of new Covid cases in a single day of the entire pandemic, topping just over 21,000 new infections on

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court has reinstated the Biden administration’s vaccine and testing requirement for private businesses that covers about 80 million American workers. The ruling by the 6th

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes arrives to attend her fraud trial at federal court in San Jose, California, December 17, 2021. Peter DaSilva | Reuters SAN JOSE, Calif. — The 12 jurors who will decide the fate of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes are left to consider the testimony from 31 witnesses over three months as they

White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said holiday parties with vaccinated family and friends are fairly low risk even as the Covid-19 omicron variant spreads throughout the U.S. and causes “a lot of breakthrough infections.” “If you are vaccinated, your family is vaccinated, you have friends who are vaccinated — and hopefully also

Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes goes through a security checkpoint as she arrives at the Robert F. Peckham Federal Building on December 16, 2021 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images SAN JOSE, Calif. — In his last effort to persuade the jury that Elizabeth Holmes is guilty of fraud, Assistant

People wait for COVID-19 testing at a mobile testing location along 5th avenue amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., December 13, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters The omicron variant of Covid-19 replicates 70 times faster in human airways than delta, but infection in the lungs appears

In this article AMZN The Amazon Pharmacy home screen on a smartphone arranged in the Brooklyn Borough of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s former Prime boss has been moved to a role overseeing the company’s health efforts. Neil Lindsay last month was elevated to

Rafael Henrique | LightRocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Wednesday cautioned against treating the omicron Covid variant as a mild strain, warning that the virus will also cause severe illness. “We know that people infected with omicron can have the full spectrum of disease, from asymptomatic infection to mild disease, all the

A United Airlines 737 Max 8 Leslie Josephs | CNBC United Airlines said Tuesday it expects to fly more passengers each day during the year-end holidays than Thanksgiving, a sign demand is holding up despite increased cases of the omicron variant. The Chicago-based carrier forecast it will fly an average of 420,000 passengers a day

80 year old Brigitte Peters of Uxbridge is the 65,878 vaccination at Gillette Stadium on February 16, 2021 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Matt Stone | MediaNews Group | Getty Images The NFL is requiring top staff to receive a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot by Dec. 27, according to a memo obtained by CNBC. The mandate covers