Patience is the guardian of virtue.

Patience is the guardian of all virtues. Without it, any other potential virtue will not be given the time and psychic space to develop.

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades 2021: Who Got Straight 'A' Marks

Safety grades by the nonprofit health care watchdog group Leapfrog show how U.S. hospitals responded to coronavirus pandemic pressures.

Polio Stole His Legs: Man Aims To Counter COVID Vaccine Hesitancy

“It really bothers me,” a polio survivor said of people choosing not to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.

Nation's Top Hospitals Ranked By Fortune/IBM Watson Health

Fortune/IBM Watson Health added a community health performance metric to how the best are measured.

New Mask Guidelines For Vaccinated Americans: 5 Things To Know

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidance Tuesday for dining outdoors, gathering with unvaccinated people and more.

US to share AstraZeneca shots with world after safety check

AstraZeneca still has not filed for an emergency-use authorization with the FDA.​

FDA To Scrutinize Unproven Cancer Drugs After Decade-Long Gap

Cancer drugs that have failed to show they extend or improve life will be under a new microscope.

Fail for the Right Reasons

If you are going to fail at something, it’s better to fail for the right reasons. Just as we all make mistakes, so we all have failures.

The Flu’s Return Puts Health Officials In ‘Uncharted Territory’

Public health measures in response to the coronavirus all but stopped the flu but, it’s poised for a comeback.

GoodRx Is Providing Health Care To Americans Who Need It Most

Through its latest initiative, GoodRx Helps, the leading resource in health care savings is doing its part to serve communities in need.

New Rankings Reveal Strengths, Gaps In County-Level Health Care

County Health Rankings and Roadmaps recently released its 2021 report. See how your county fared leading up to the pandemic.

Do You Really Need 8 Glasses Of Water A Day?

An exercise scientist explains why your kidneys say ‘No'.

Biden Incentivizes Businesses For Easing Vaccine Access

President Joe Biden spoke as the United States passed 200 million coronavirus vaccine doses. Here are five takeaways from his remarks.

Latest Air Quality Report Released By American Lung Association

The lung association has graded the air quality in counties and states throughout America in its 2021 "State of the Air" report.

From Rotten Teeth To Advanced Cancer, Patients Feel The Effects Of Delays

Along with existing health problems, the pandemic has also caused new medical issues in patients.

National Drug Take Back Day 2021: Find A Location

Nearly 1 million pounds of prescription drugs were collected during the last take-back event in October 2020.

Fauci Expects Johnson & Johnson Vaccine To Resume This Week

The J&J vaccine remains in limbo after six women experienced unusual blood clots.

We Spend a Lot of Time Waiting

We are always waiting for something. We wait for more than one thing at a time, both minor and short-term, as well as major and long-term.

Worldwide COVID-19 Death Toll Tops A Staggering 3 Million

Worldwide, deaths are on the rise again, nearing 12,000 per day on average. New cases are also climbing.

COVID-19 Vaccines: 5 New Things To Know

Recent news with the Johnson & Johnson, Moderna and Pfizer vaccines show the fight against the virus is not ending anytime soon.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause: 6 Things To Know

The CDC and FDA recommended a temporary pause of the vaccine after one person died amid several reported cases of blood clots.

Dark Clouds And Silver Linings

A nutrition report card for Americans.

As States Expand Vaccine Eligibility, Many People In Prison Still Wait For Shots

Despite CDC advice to vaccinate prisoners quickly, two-thirds of states lag behind the general population.

How to Handle Criticism

Criticism always hurts, whether or not we admit it. So how should we handle criticism? Handle it not only with others, but with ourselves?

More Black Americans Open To Vaccines After Outreach Efforts

Campaigns aimed at Black communities are making headway in persuading people that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.

Pfizer Asks U.S. To Allow More Teens To Get Vaccine

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to expand emergency use authorization of its vaccine to teens ages 12 to 15.

Good COVID-19 News: U.S. Nursing Home Cases Plummet Post-Vaccine

A new report by the American Health Care Association shows nursing home cases nationwide have dropped 96 percent in the last three months.

Rising U.S. Grocery Prices Place Added Strain On Hungry

As National Make Lunch Count Day approaches, trips to the grocery store are getting more expensive, a new USDA report says.

Ironman With Type 1 Diabetes Runs From Coast To Coast

Don Muchow is set to arrive in Melbourne, Florida, to complete a more than 2,700-mile run from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean.

Vaccine Passports: GOP Governors Enact Bans; ACLU Shares Concern

As the debate over coronavirus vaccine passports rolls out across the country, governors in some states have already banned the requirement.

FBI Warns Against Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards

Platforms including eBay, Shopify and Twitter have been singled out for hosting listings that tout the sale of the fake CDC vaccine cards.

A Pandemic Lesson: Get Back To A Doctor

Older adults need to go back to their doctor and make preventive care a top priority.

COVID Variant May Become Dominant Strain In US: 5 Things To Know

The B.1.1.7 strain was first identified in the United Kingdom before it made its way to U.S. in December 2020.

Not All Sitting Is Bad Sitting

Too much sitting is bad for you — but some types are better than others.

Blame Your Stress Hormones

How to deal with unwanted weight gain or weight loss during the pandemic.

We Are Here to Make a Difference

We are here to make a difference in the lives of others. And at times to actually make the difference, even if we never know when that was.

U.S. Nears 100M Vaccinated As Virus Cases Climb Again

Also, baseball season is underway, but an opening game has already been postponed after a player tested positive for the coronavirus.

U.S. Coronavirus Response Ranks Among Global Worst: Index

The results of a new analysis by a UC Berkeley institute also ranked each U.S. state's coronavirus response.

Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Younger Teens

Preliminary data from a trial of 2,260 U.S. volunteers ages 12-15 showed no cases of COVID-19 among fully vaccinated adolescents.

Coronavirus Vaccine Highly Effective For Pregnant Women, Babies

A new study also found that vaccinated expectant mothers are passing on immunity to their newborns.