How to clean and disinfect your thermometer — and how often you should do it

It's important to disinfect a thermometer before and after every use to reduce the risk of spreading illness. Here's how to ...
The New York Times

6 Tips to Get an Accurate Meat Thermometer Reading Every Time

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Maki Yazawa Maki Yazawa is a writer focused on making cooking fun. She once ...

How do you clean earbuds and headphones? What could happen if you don't?

It's common nowadays to wear something in or over your ears to listen to music, a podcast or talk on the phone. Some people ...
Yahoo

CDC panel abandons COVID vaccine recommendation, saying it's a personal choice

A panel of vaccine advisers on Friday voted to abandon its previous universal recommendation for annual COVID-19 vaccine shots for anyone 6 months and older, with the committee unanimously voting to ...
Fox News

CDC panel supports 'individual decision-making' on COVID vaccines, keeps access open

A CDC advisory panel voted Friday to shift COVID vaccine guidance toward "individual decision-making," a policy the agency refers to as "shared clinical decision-making." The approach involves ...
EC&M

When and How to Select the Proper Hearing Protection

Workers must wear hearing protection when exposed to loud sounds, including earmuffs and earplugs. Find out when and how to ...
The Conversation

Birding by ear: How to learn the songs of nature’s symphony with some simple techniques

Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Resources, West Virginia University Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds – one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies – is a joy like no other. It is ...
CBS News

CDC advisory panel recommends keeping COVID-19 vaccine prescription-free

Two votes focused on new recommendations for communicating potential risks or uncertainties about COVID-19 vaccines to patients. First, members voted 11-1 to recommend that the CDC update their ...
STAT

A former CDC director’s guide to seeing and stopping threats to America’s health

Frieden is president and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A dangerous idea is on the table: ending universal hepatitis B birth-dose ...
Ars Technica

Bonkers CDC vaccine meeting ends with vote to keep COVID shot access

A two-day federal vaccine advisory meeting crammed with chaos, confusion, inept debate, bizarre comments, and a hot mic catching someone saying “you’re an idiot,” ended with an unexpected twist: The ...
Roll Call

Layoffs to hit beleaguered CDC if there’s a shutdown

Unlike other agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be subject to significant “reductions in force” if the government shuts ...
Everyday Health

CDC Advisers Vote to Make COVID Shots a Personal Choice

The panelists, all selected by RFK Jr., declined to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for anyone and voted to limit the MMRV childhood vaccine. Last week a CDC advisory panel voted unanimously against ...