A hockey fan spotted a staffer's suspicious mole from the stands, saving his life Kraken fan and future medical student Nadia Popovici alerted Canucks staffer Brian Hamilton to a suspicious mole, which turned out to be cancerous. The teams surprised her with a $10,000 scholarship. Rachel Treisman
FDA authorizes a Pfizer booster shot for children ages 12 to 15 The agency also shortened the time between the completion of primary vaccination of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and a booster dose, down to five months from six. Scott Hensley
Quebec begins retail store closures amid new COVID-19 wave Quebec proceeded with the first of three planned closures of non-essential retail stores Sunday as the government tries to curb a new wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly infectious Omicron variant. The Associated Press
CDC could add a negative test to its new isolation guidelines, Fauci says The CDC recently cut the number of days it recommends COVID-positive people remain in isolation from 10 days to five, but it didn't require a negative test to leave isolation. Joe Hernandez
22 tips for 2022: How to be kind to yourself and squash your critical inner voice Next time you're stuck in a cycle of negative self-talk, try talking to yourself the way you would talk to your best friend. Keisha "TK" Dutes
A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and daycare Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly for those with kids under 5. Pediatric infectious disease doctor Ibukun Kalu answers some of their questions. Christopher Intagliata
Reasons to keep optimism alive for a healthier 2022 NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Washington Post columnist Steven Petrow about why there's reason to be optimistic about 2022.
Chief medical officer wants a more resilient health care system NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Dr. David Marcozzi, Chief Medical Officer at the University of Maryland Medical Center, about hospital capacity amid the current COVID-19 surge.
U.S. COVID cases continue to skyrocket and disruptions abound as 2022 begins The U.S. will soon mark two years since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country, and the number of new infections has never been higher. Meanwhile, travelers faced canceled flights. Joe Hernandez
Flood survivors, former sex slaves, fantastic masks: Top global photo stories of 2021 The power of photos can be seen in our most popular picture essays of the year, with compelling images from South Sudan, the Philippines, Mexico (check out those artistic face coverings) and more. Malaka Gharib