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Vaping marijuana

Vaping marijuana may be worse for teens than using e-cigarettes or smoking

'Saturday Night Live' pokes fun at N.J. prioritizing smokers for COVID-19 vaccine

Saturday Night Live

Half of U.S. college students battling anxiety or depression, study finds

Teachers more likely to drive COVID-19 transmission at schools, CDC finds

COVID transmission in schools

People who have had COVID-19 only may need one vaccine dose, studies suggest

Do vaccinated people need to quarantine after COVID-19 exposures? Not in many cases, CDC says

U.K. coronavirus variant rapidly advancing through the United States

U.K. variant U.S. cases

Is it better to wear two face masks in public? Here's what the experts say

First U.S. cases of South African coronavirus variant detected

People under 25 account for nearly half of all new STI diagnoses, report shows

STIs in U.S.

Brazilian coronavirus variant detected in the U.S.

Brazilian Variant U.S. Case

New approaches are needed to help teens eat enough vegetables, CDC says

Teens Junk Food

Traveling abroad? Get a COVID-19 test before coming home, CDC says

COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

Pennsylvania confirms first case of U.K. coronavirus variant

Pennsylvania COVID-19 variant

CDC panel recommends next groups to receive COVID-19 vaccine

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Children's Health

Schools may not be coronavirus hotbeds, CDC study suggests

COVID-19 Schools Safety

Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? Medical groups weigh in

Pregnant COVID Vaccine

New Jersey to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday

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CDC relaxes COVID-19 quarantine length, hoping for greater compliance

CDC quarantine guidelines

Isolation time for people with COVID-19 could be shorter than CDC guidelines, research suggests

CDC COVID-19 Isolation

Face masks protect the people wearing them too, new CDC guidance states

Universal mask wearing

As COVID-19 cases surge, CDC warns households to take precautions

COVID-19 household transmission

Here's how to get your home and child tested for lead

Lead poisoning paint

An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on COVID-19 exposure

CDC COVID-19 guidance

CVS Health, Walgreens to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine at long-term care facilities

cvs health walgreens COVID-19 vaccine

Adults also susceptible to serious inflammatory syndrome after COVID-19

MIS-A COVID-19 condition

COVID-19 can spread via airborne transmission, revised CDC guidelines say

COVID-19 airborne transmission

Children's Health

Teenagers at higher risk for COVID-19 than young children, CDC finds

Children COVID-19 risk

Traditional trick-or-treating should be avoided this Halloween to mitigate spread of COVID-19, CDC says

halloween cdc trick or treating

CDC pulls down guidance stating COVID-19 spreads beyond 6 feet

Updated CDC guidance on COVID

Free COVID-19 vaccines could become available later this year, officials say

covid-19 vaccine distribution

Children's Health

Vaping rates among teens declining, but addiction appears to be on the rise, according to CDC

Vaping down among teens

Salmonella outbreak linked to red onions sickens more than 1,000 people

red onion salmonella outbreak

Trump administration, CDC urge states to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1

Philly won't follow CDC's controversial new COVID-19 testing guidelines

New CDC coronavirus testing guidelines draw sharp criticism from health experts

CDC changes COVID-19 testing guidelines

Delaware rejoins New Jersey’s COVID-19 travel advisory for a third time during pandemic

new jersey COVID-19 travel advisory Delaware

Philly participating in CDC pilot program on distribution of COVID-19 vaccine when available

Philly COVID-19 vaccine

Many Generation Zers, millennials having suicidal thoughts amid pandemic

Suicidal thoughts COVID-19 pandemic

Routine dental work should be delayed until COVID-19 transmission falls, WHO advises

Dentists WHO COVID-19

Children's Health

CDC fears resurgence of rare, polio-like disease in children

AFM outbreak 2020

Do we need protection from ourselves to live healthy?

COVID-19 government regulations

In-person learning is 'critical,' virtual classes a last resort, Gov. Murphy says

New Jersey schools

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