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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The gold medals are piling up. For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean style of eating earned the title of best overall…
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By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in…
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By Carma Hassan, CNN Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Looking for New Year’s resolutions that can extend your life? Master these three science-based healthy habits during…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Parties, weddings, back-on-again concerts and overdue catch-ups: The social calendar is back in full swing after nearly three…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States but continued to decline in most areas last week, leading up to…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You had a little too much to drink last night, and now you’re nursing that dreaded morning aftermath — a hangover.…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new…
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By Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News When a group of physicians gathered in Washington state for an annual meeting, one made a startling revelation:…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN A congressional investigation found that the US Food and Drug Administration’s “atypical collaboration” to…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications for…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications for…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Starting January 1, sesame will join the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug…
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By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or…
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By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The drug that Jeremy Mitchell takes to manage his diabetes, Ozempic, has become a hot new weight loss fad, and now he’s…
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By Faye Chiu, CNN At the end of 2020 and 2021, many people greeted the start of the coming year hunkered down due to the risk of Covid-19. But now,…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Experts say there will likely be a post-holiday bump in respiratory virus numbers, and that could put an even greater strain…
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent At least once a year, we read a sparkling headline about some promising new drug that might help…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN There is growing concern among infectious disease and public health experts that the US could face even more respiratory…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN You can learn a lot from a search history. This month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list to show…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The table is set, friends and family draw near, and you already know what comments or questions are going to come your way.…
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By Sarah Lazarus, CNN One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It…
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By Sarah Lazarus, CNN One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, Naomi Thomas and Nadia Kounang, CNN Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating…
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By Elizabeth Cohen, Naomi Thomas and Nadia Kounang, CNN Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The emergency contraceptive pill sold as Plan B One-Step does not prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb and…
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By Allison Hope, CNN For those folks who may be finding that holiday cheer is harder to come by this year, there is an alternative to the cheery…
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By Melissa Mahtani, CNN Planning meals, traveling and shopping for gifts are widely understood holiday stress factors for a lot of people, but…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States, but continues to slow in most parts of the country, according to…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN When Linda Stewart felt a tickle in her throat a few weeks ago, she got worried. She’s a 76-year-old woman, and she…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Target stores are recalling more than 200,000 weighted blankets for children that have been sold by the retailer from December…
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By Casey Barber, CNN Certain dessert traditions come to mind during the holiday season in general. There are pumpkin and sweet potato pies, rugelach…
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Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu seasons of the…
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Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been since 1996, according to…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been…
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By Carma Hassan, CNN Children’s hospitals are already full of sick kids and bracing for a potential increase in respiratory illnesses after…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
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Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN It started with one person releasing a long, productive unmasked cough into the stale, recycled air on the rush hour…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Increased demand has led CVS and Walgreens to limit purchases of children’s pain-relief medicine, the companies…
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By Katherine Dillinger and Jen Christensen, CNN An independent panel of experts says its review of the US Food and Drug Administration’s…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Families all over the world are gathering to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve and other winter…
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By Aaron Ahuvia, CNN My family have never been big gift givers, so it might seem ironic that I’ve discovered two secrets to giving gifts that…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Christmas time is here. Happiness and cheer. Fun for all — well, nearly all. Some introverts might consider these next few…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Homicide is a leading cause of death for children in the United States, a new study says, and the overall rate has increased…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Brook was 34 years old when her use of alcohol escalated, a way of coping with a breast cancer diagnosis. “I just…
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By Carma Hassan, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it’s investigating an apparent increase in invasive group A strep…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A flu season that hit the United States early and hard is showing the first signs of slowing in parts of the country. For…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Although the updated Covid-19 vaccines don’t offer complete protection against a trip to the hospital or urgent care,…
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By Nadia Kounang, CNN A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to US emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed,…
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Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN It started with one person releasing a long, productive unmasked cough into the stale, recycled air on the rush hour…
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By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN There are more than 600 muscles in the human body, and it’s impossible to strengthen each and every one. Yet…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than a third of US parents say that vaccinating children against measles, mumps and rubella should be an individual…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Just when you thought it was safe for a holiday visit with your Auntie Mary and her fragile health, RSV and the flu reared…
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By Faye Chiu, CNN At the end of 2020 and 2021, many people greeted the start of the coming year hunkered down due to the risk of Covid-19. But now,…
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By Nadia Kounang, CNN A new study finds that nearly 6% of the estimated 130 million people who go to US emergency rooms every year are misdiagnosed,…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Humans weren’t the only ones that lost their lives after being exposed to an aromatherapy spray linked to fatal cases…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN More than 55% of people involved in serious or fatal road accidents tested positive for drugs or alcohol, according to a new…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A small proportion — 14.1% — of all diagnosed cancers in the United States are detected by screening with a…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy.…
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By Martha Shade, CNN Meira Va’a Nelson is a champion surfer who has known more trauma in her life than most people will ever experience. When…
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By Martha Shade, CNN Meira Va’a Nelson is a champion surfer who has known more trauma in her life than most people will ever experience. When…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Sports reporter Grant Wahl died of a rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium — an accumulation of…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths in the United States have slowed in recent months after reaching record levels earlier this year. New…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Like brushing your teeth or washing your face, putting deodorant on every day might seem like one of those rituals crucial for…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rates of mothers and newborn babies dying during pregnancy, at birth or postpartum are much higher in states that…
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent In the United States, approximately 658 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized the bivalent Covid-19 booster for children 6 months to 5 years old.…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Long Covid leaves some people with long-term symptoms, but it can be deadly, too. It played a part in at least 3,544 deaths…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The flu season ramped up early in the United States this year, but vaccination rates are far from keeping pace. Flu…
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN An experimental personalized mRNA vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or…
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By Nadia Kounang, CNN For the first time, a new gene editing technology called base editing was used to modify immune cells and successfully treat a…
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN An experimental personalized mRNA vaccine in combination with the immunotherapy Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The Covid-19 vaccines have kept more than 18.5 million people in the US out of the hospital and saved more than 3.2 million…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It’s late, dinner is just now on the stove, your phone is ringing, and your child’s tantrum begins. A little…
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By Casey Barber, CNN The calendar says December, but it should really read “Cookiember.” This is the month for bakers of all types and…
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By Theresa Waldrop Discount grocer Lidl is recalling a chocolate advent calendar made by Favorina after testing found that some may be contaminated…
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By Casey Barber, CNN Among foods that spark a strong reaction, anchovies are at the top of the food chain. Whether they’re adored or abhorred,…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Scarcity of several high-profile prescription drugs, such as the antibiotic amoxicillin and the ADHD treatment Adderall, have…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is falling down on the job of policing online tobacco retailers, according to a highly…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Flu surged in the United States after Thanksgiving, bringing the most severe week yet in a season that hit the county extra…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN An experimental treatment shows promise for people with the most common form of advanced-stage breast cancer, according to…
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