FDA authorizes first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea
The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow users to collect samples at…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow users to collect samples at…
Continue ReadingIdaho ranked the highest in the country for kids getting exemptions from receiving childhood…
Continue ReadingAt least one person will go to the Idaho Falls Community Hospital presenting stroke-like symptoms every day.…
Continue ReadingThe American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization is making loneliness a global health priority, it said Wednesday, launching a new…
Continue ReadingThe suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older men were especially high, a new report…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When your tolerance for marijuana goes up, often usage does, too. That’s a problem many regular users of…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Pesticides used in our homes, gardens and lawns and sprayed on foods we eat are contributing to a dramatic…
Continue ReadingCutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration approved the medication Zepbound last week to treat chronic…
Continue ReadingEating higher amounts of ultraprocessed food raises the risk of being diagnosed with multimorbidity, or having multiple chronic conditions such as…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning health care providers to be on the lookout for children who may have been exposed to…
Continue ReadingOver the past five years, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer in the US has increased a significant 22%, according to a new report from the…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ trust in science and scientists has dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Pew Research…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Zachary Watson looked at the blueberry muffins his wife just pulled out of the oven, steam rising off the…
Continue ReadingResults from a landmark clinical trial this summer suggested, for the first time, that a medication given for weight loss alone could reduce the risk…
Continue ReadingSome people might have looked forward to the extra hour of sleep after Daylight Saving Time ended recently, but for millions of people, the shorter…
Continue ReadingWomen in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men, as disparities in deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive the…
Continue ReadingBy Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — When my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and…
Continue ReadingThese funds will support its Diaper Bank which provides diapers to low-income families in southeast…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Puerto Rico Department of Health declared an influenza epidemic Thursday, with at least 900 hospitalizations…
Continue ReadingPortneuf Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog…
Continue ReadingIf you’re visiting with loved ones this holiday season, a new study suggests you make that a habit on a regular basis, if you haven’t…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has announced a proposal to revoke the nationwide regulation authorizing the use of brominated vegetable oil,…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it has approved the first vaccine to prevent disease caused by the chikungunya…
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Media personality and sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer is now New York state’s honorary…
Continue ReadingThe percentage of kindergartners who received their state-required vaccines for measles remained below the federal target last school year, and the…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It was a moment Meagan James never expected to witness. A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York…
Continue ReadingThistle researched how plant-based diets can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria living in your…
Continue ReadingDocBuddy analyzed statements from the growing number of medical associations calling for overhauling the private health care…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It was a moment Meagan James never expected to witness. A surgical team at NYU Langone Health in New York had…
Continue ReadingBrain fog, fatigue, heart palpitations, post-exertional malaise and dizziness are a handful of the symptoms associated people with long Covid in…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hasn’t gone away, and it won’t any time soon. It’s now part of the landscape of health threats. Although the coronavirus continues to…
Continue ReadingSeventeen major food manufacturers earned an average grade of F for their lack of progress in reducing pesticides in the products they sell,…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide for use in chronic weight…
Continue ReadingI always think of Thanksgiving as the Super Bowl of food…
Continue ReadingEstablishing healthy bedtime habits for your child early on is vital if at least one parent has chronic sleep difficulties, suggests new research on…
Continue ReadingMany parents across the US are stretched thin to take care of sick children: Not only are Covid-19, the flu and RSV circulating, but doctors say…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Marc Gauthier can now step into an elevator without his body stiffening and freezing in place. He can…
Continue ReadingWorking under the sun could be a major cause of skin cancer worldwide, according to new data from the World Health Organization and the International…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When 34-year-old Davey Bauer’s lungs stopped working, doctors turned to an unusual tool to help keep…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When 34-year-old Davey Bauer’s lungs stopped working, doctors turned to an unusual tool to help keep him…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A newly approved medication to treat postpartum depression will cost $15,900 per 14-day course, before insurance,…
Continue ReadingUS public health officials are calling for urgent action to curb an alarming increase in the number of babies born with…
Continue ReadingGenetic uniformity is central to modern farming, but as Grist finds in this analysis, it may leave people vulnerable to plant disease…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Amy Hagstrom Miller probably knows US geography better than most. The founder and chief executive officer of…
Continue ReadingBy Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A casino in Northern California has been linked to 11 tuberculosis cases over the past five years,…
Continue ReadingBy Liz Szabo, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — Oronde McClain was struck by a stray bullet on a Philadelphia street corner when he was 10.…
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and…
Continue ReadingEighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics…
Continue ReadingTwo more companies are recalling fruit puree pouches due to potential contamination with lead, the US Food and Drug Administration…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke…
Continue ReadingWith the end of daylight saving time on November 5, AAA is sharing tips to help drivers prepare for changes in their…
Continue ReadingHead into any gym, and you may find someone walking backward on a treadmill or pedaling in reverse on an elliptical machine. While some may be…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down? Daylight Saving Time will end on…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control…
Continue ReadingIdaho Division of Public Health and Central District Health are announcing the first two reported people diagnosed with mpox in Idaho since last…
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Overall tobacco use among youths dropped slightly, by about 1%, since last year, largely driven by declines in…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It took 15 entries into rehab before the late actor Matthew Perry found long-term sobriety, he wrote in his…
Continue ReadingVivian analyzed the role virtual nursing played during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it may help fill the gaps amid the nursing…
Continue ReadingThe American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase earlier…
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Jenny Nguyen-Don was craving some chicken. It was earlier this year, and Nguyen-Don, who was living in London at…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Vaccine misinformation, which first began spiraling during the Covid-19 pandemic, has grown in the United States…
Continue ReadingIncredible Health used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which health care jobs are predicted to grow the fastest over the next decade.…
Continue ReadingMany relate concussions with contact sports like football, soccer or basketball, but it often gets overlooked when it comes to arguably one of the…
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase…
Continue ReadingLawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has died six weeks after the experimental…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in…
Continue ReadingText by AJ Willingham and photos by Brook Joyner, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: AJ Willingham is senior culture writer for CNN. “When you move…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline…
Continue ReadingToo much stress isn’t good for you — on top of feeling relentless burnout, it can lead to sleep problems, a poor immune system, higher blood…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years, leaving researchers scrambling to…
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When the first gene therapy for the rare, debilitating disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy was conditionally…
Continue ReadingThe cost of job-based health care coverage for 2024 is expected to rise at its fastest pace in years as inflation pervades insurance…
Continue ReadingNorthwell Health examined data from the CDC and National Cancer Institute to show how melanoma diagnoses and survival rates vary by race and sex.…
Continue ReadingFor some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of aspirin might be ineffective, and in…
Continue ReadingWhen tragedy takes the world stage, it can quickly become part of every…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has received millions of calls, texts and online messages since its…
Continue ReadingTwenty-six over-the-counter eye drop products including those sold under store brands such as CVS, Target and Rite Aid, could lead to a serious eye…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Loss of slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.…
Continue ReadingAs the seasons change so do some of your inside and outside chores, especially if you live in a four-season…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration is sharing a new warning about the risks of probiotics for hospitalized preterm…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to require private health insurance plans…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of climate change may become over the next…
Continue ReadingDo you have unused or expired prescription…
Continue ReadingWhen Adele debuted her 2011 single “Someone Like You,” her bittersweet ballad resonated with millions…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People with type 2 diabetes who followed a time-restricted diet lost belly fat and improved their blood sugar as…
Continue ReadingAre you really what you eat? Decades of research back up the saying that you are what you eat and support the important health effects of good…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Dr. Ankit Patel will become a pharmaceutical pioneer. He’ll be the first pharmacist to legally…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Men who have sex with men and others who are at high risk of mpox infection should get two doses of the Jynneos…
Continue ReadingNorthwell Health examined data from the CDC’s 2023 PLACES report and identified counties with the most physically active adults.…
Continue ReadingVaccines for Covid-19 and influenza may slightly increase the risk of strokes caused by blood clots in the brains of seniors, particularly when the…
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