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Continue Reading Officials urge Americans over 50 to get Covid-19 booster right away, but younger adults have to wait
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Years of progress the United States had made in fighting drug-resistant infections were largely erased during the Covid-19…
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Continue Reading Biden administration says federal law preempts state abortion bans when emergency care is needed
By Jen Christensen, CNN In new clarifying guidance announced Monday, the Biden administration said that federal law preempts state abortion bans when…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In February 2016, infectious disease epidemiologist Steffanie Strathdee was holding her dying husband’s hand, watching…
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN In the days since the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s an unfounded message experts say is repeated again and again: Having an abortion may damage a woman’s mental…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN It’s an unfounded message experts say is repeated again and again: Having an abortion may damage a woman’s mental…
Continue Reading ‘You do not want this’ virus: California man with monkeypox urges others to get vaccinated
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN After Robin Williams died by suicide in August 2014, his widow, Susan Schneider Williams, would soon learn about a disease she…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Parents of children under age 5 can finally get their kids the coronavirus vaccine. The US Food and Drug Administration and US…
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By Brenda Goodman and Virginia Langmaid Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Vicki Hankins has not been able to consistently find baby formula for months. She says the last time her family found the kind…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Scientists have identified a gene that appears to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s in women, providing a potential new…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Internet search traffic on abortion medication surged 162% higher than expected and reached a record high in the days after a…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping your body and brain fit has long been a prescription for better mental health as you age. A new study has now revealed…
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Continue Reading Babies will continue to die during sleep despite new regulations on sleep products, child advocates fear
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Store shelves holding baby products designed to help parents ease babies into sleep may be barren this week, due to new US…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote to include an Omicron-specific component for a coronavirus booster in the US
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Store shelves holding baby products designed to help parents ease babies into sleep may be barren this week, due to new US…
Continue Reading US to offer monkeypox vaccines in states with high case rates
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration announced steps to beef up its response to monkeypox on Tuesday, detailing plans to offer more…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote to include an Omicron-specific component for a coronavirus booster in the US
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Dozens of international flights loaded with baby formula have already come into the United States, but formula stock rates…
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