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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People of normal weight may be able to extend their life span by restricting calories, according to a new study that attempted…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent As the US mulls over its future Covid-19 vaccination plan, data from three large health care…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent As the US mulls over its future Covid-19 vaccination plan, data from three large health care…
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent When 24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field from cardiac arrest…
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN Covid-19 shots are included in new schedules of routinely recommended vaccines released by the US Centers for Disease Control…
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Continue Reading Florida High School Athletic Association removes all questions about menstruation from required medical evaluation form
By Carlos Suarez and Devon M. Sayers, CNN At an emergency meeting Thursday, the Florida High School Athletic Association approved a proposal to…
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Musa, CNN Just when Beth and Kyle Long received the worst news of their life, an Ohio law made their searing pain even…
Continue Reading Ohio abortion law meant weeks of ‘anguish,’ ‘agony’ for couple whose unborn child had organs outside her body
By Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Musa, CNN Just when Beth and Kyle Long received the worst news of their life, an Ohio law made their searing pain even…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN People who struggle with chronic constipation have a new drug-free option to help get things moving again. It’s a…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN It has been over three years since Covid-19 cases were first diagnosed in the United States. And while President Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Health experts call for an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing tactics
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Continue Reading Despite recent widespread illness in US, Covid-19, flu and RSV are not a concern for most, survey finds
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By Jen Christensen, CNN In the HBO show “The Last of Us,” characters identify zombies among them by the fungi that bursts from their…
Continue Reading The fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world
By Jen Christensen, CNN In the HBO show “The Last of Us,” characters identify zombies among them by the fungi that bursts from their…
Continue Reading Stop calling it ‘mommy brain’ — scientists say the term is wrong and unfair to moms
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Continue Reading Black, Hispanic dialysis patients are at greater risk of dangerous bloodstream infections
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Continue Reading Cancer is striking more people in their 30s and 40s. Here’s what you need to know
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Cancer deaths are on the decline in the United States, and the outlook for winning the war against this deadly disease is both…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of…
Continue Reading Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, a new…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of…
Continue Reading The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN At Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, the hallways of the emergency department are lined with dozens of…
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By Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than 400 food products sold under dozens of brand names were recalled due to possible Listeria contamination, the US…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Columbus Public Health…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s COLD. We’re talking dangerous cold. Cold that might rob you of the tips of your nose, ears, chin, fingers or…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN The number of times it’s appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN The number of times it’s appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly…
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By David G. Allan, CNN “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another — it’s one damn thing over and over.”…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN People who live in a highly polluted area have a higher risk of depression and anxiety than those who live with cleaner air,…
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Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to a new study of over…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Exposure to air pollution may be tied to the risk of developing depression later in life, a large new study finds. Scientists…
Continue Reading Survey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US
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Continue Reading Survey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Nearly half of adults in the United States — including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age — are unsure…
Continue Reading CDC advises against using EzriCare eye drops as it investigates dozens of infections and one death in 12 states
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers and consumers to stop using EzriCare…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Use of marijuana and other substances dropped in teenagers during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study.…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to…
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The head of the US Food and Drug Administration proposed sweeping changes to the agency’s food safety programs Tuesday…
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN Forty percent of US parents are “extremely” or “very” worried that their children will struggle with…
Continue Reading Mpox is almost gone in the US, leaving lessons and mysteries in its wake
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US public health emergency declaration for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ends Tuesday. The outbreak, which once…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on,…
Continue Reading US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘baby bump’ brought an increased US fertility rate in 2021 — but also record high preterm births
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great Recession of 2008. When…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘baby bump’ brought an increased US fertility rate in 2021 — but also record high preterm births
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great Recession of 2008. When…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Letting infants watch tablets and TV may be impairing their academic achievement and emotional well-being later on,…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Chimpanzee teens may not be so different from the ones living in our homes, a new study says. Except that your teen might…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Weight loss surgery reduces the risk of premature death, especially from such obesity-related conditions as cancer, diabetes…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 has become the eighth most common cause of death among children in the United States, according to a study…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new paper adds to the mounting evidence that school-age children across the globe experienced significant setbacks in…
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the…
Continue Reading WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at a ‘transition point’
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the…
Continue Reading Surgeon General says 13 is ‘too early’ to join social media
By Allison Gordon and Pamela Brown, CNN US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he believes 13 is too young for children to be on social media…
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN The mortality rate of pregnant and recently pregnant women in the United States rose almost 30% between 2019 and 2020,…
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By Dana Santas, CNN When you think about working out with dumbbells, you probably picture using a set of two, one in each hand. There are many…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials released Friday, will be difficult to watch — but it may…
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Continue Reading To cope with release of violent videos, manage stress and know your own limits
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By Janelle Chavez, CNN Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the…
Continue Reading FDA proposal would allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood
By Carma Hassan, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a blood donation policy that focuses on individual risk instead of blanket…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Video of the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, which officials released Friday, will be difficult to watch — but it may…
Continue Reading FDA indicates need to better regulate CBD products and plans to work with Congress on new rules
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN CBD products will require a new regulatory pathway, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, and the agency plans…
Continue Reading With rise of new coronavirus variants, FDA halts authorization of Evusheld
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday halted the emergency use authorization of Evusheld because it does not appear…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN At first, Brandon Tsay froze when a gunman aimed a firearm at him, he said. He was sure those would be his last moments.…
Continue Reading FDA vaccine advisers vote to harmonize Covid-19 vaccines in the United States
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A panel of independent experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously…
Continue Reading A common nail salon tool may cause DNA damage and mutations in human cells, research finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Radiation from nail dryers may damage DNA and cause cancer-causing mutations in human cells, a new study has found — and…
Continue Reading A common nail salon tool may cause DNA damage and mutations in human cells, research finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Radiation from nail dryers may damage DNA and cause cancer-causing mutations in human cells, a new study has found — and…
Continue Reading Updated boosters are cutting the risk of getting sick from Covid-19 by about half
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The updated Covid-19 boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from the coronavirus by about half, even…
Continue Reading US tobacco control in 2022 gets a mixed review from the American Lung Association
By Jen Christensen, CNN Although fewer US adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, smoking remains the cause of the most preventable disability and…
Continue Reading Women, older adults and those with lower income are more likely to use sleep medication, survey finds, despite potential health harms
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Millions of Americans say they regularly turn to medications for help falling or staying asleep, a practice that experts say…
Continue Reading CDC figuring out ‘logistical and legal’ aspects of testing airplane wastewater for coronavirus variants, source says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing…
Continue Reading FDA proposes new levels for lead in baby food, but critics say more action is needed
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The allowable levels of lead in certain baby and toddler foods should be set at 20 parts per billion or less, according to new…
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