COVID-19 vaccination rates lag behind flu’s, but getting shots together may help
Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the country ages 6 months and older receive…
Continue ReadingEvery year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the country ages 6 months and older receive…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are meeting this week to discuss the regulations,…
Continue ReadingAbout one in six Americans are now age 65 or older and, as the average population ages, a majority are reaching the age of retirement in a precarious…
Continue ReadingSeveral years ago, another dad reached out to me after reading my work about being a stay-at-home dad. He was married, had two toddlers and was not…
Continue Readingust in time for fall and winter sniffles, an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration has decided that a popular ingredient in oral…
Continue ReadingIf you enjoy walking for exercise, there’s a simple way to maximize your efforts — change your walk into a ruck.…
Continue ReadingIf you can’t seem to get the taste of onion, garlic or cheese out your mouth after brushing, you might benefit from a tongue…
Continue ReadingWith COVID-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions about going to work and sending their…
Continue ReadingThe adage of only eating oysters in months that end in R no longer holds true as advances in aquaculture have made farmed shellfish available and…
Continue ReadingNorthwell Health partnered with Stacker to review Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data and better illustrate the gap between the…
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash…
Continue ReadingIf you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing ultraprocessed and sugary snacks, 1 in 4 of…
Continue ReadingA pig kidney successfully functioned in a human body for about two months, marking the longest documented case of a xenotransplant of its…
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Continue ReadingDo you ever wonder what makes you, well, you: the way you act, the way you feel, the way you process information from the world around…
Continue ReadingSurgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen’s chest after a heart attack in December 2020 when he suddenly became…
Continue ReadingA smaller share of Gen Z is thriving compared to millennials at the same age, and members of Gen Z are far less likely to describe their mental…
Continue ReadingA new COVID-19 vaccine is available — and recommended — for everyone ages 6 months and older, and experts say it’s best to take advantage of…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new Covid-19 vaccine is available — and recommended — for everyone ages 6 months and older, and experts…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive…
Continue ReadingNow that the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off, you won’t have to wait long to get…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Now that the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off, you…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US…
Continue ReadingModerna said Wednesday that its experimental mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine generated a stronger immune response against four strains of the flu…
Continue ReadingCancer experts have made two calls for action from US lawmakers this year: fix the ongoing cancer drug shortage, and increase funding for cancer…
Continue ReadingThere have been 20 cases reported, including a death in an older adult Fremont County woman, among Wyoming residents so far this…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday sent warning letters to CVS, Walgreens and other companies over…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in many over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines, is ineffective in…
Continue ReadingIf you’re groggy in the morning but perky in the evening, you may be a night owl — a sleep pattern or chronotype that makes you more inclined to…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A good treatment option for indigestion may already be in your spice rack, according to a new study. The…
Continue ReadingIt seems as if the answer to nearly every interpersonal conflict, relationship concern or mental health recovery plan is setting better…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Everyone ages 6 months and older should get an updated Covid-19 vaccine, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingSummer has ended and kids are back in school. However, COVID-19 cases are on the rise, along with key metrics like hospital…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration is re-evaluating the effectiveness of phenylephrine, a medication in many over-the-counter drug products that…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Summer has ended and kids are back in school. However, Covid-19 cases are on the rise, along with key metrics like…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Monday to updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech amid rising cases and…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Monday to updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and…
Continue ReadingWorried that perfectionism is holding you back? No wonder, given all the messaging out there that demonizes the tendency, advising us to give it up…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm that the United States’ blood supply has…
Continue ReadingFor centuries, people in the sunny Mediterranean would get up after long, leisurely meals and take a walk, often to the town square to see neighbors…
Continue ReadingMaking friends at the start of a new school year can be scary for kids such as Trae Bruns, a fifth grader in Troy,…
Continue ReadingEarly data from South America shows that the flu vaccine has cut the risk of hospitalization in half this year, a hopeful sign that the vaccine will…
Continue ReadingThe 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will now be available to the millions of people across the US who use American Sign Language (ASL), according…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Danco Laboratories, a manufacturer of the abortion drug mifepristone, has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a…
Continue ReadingA weekly dose of semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster medications Ozempic and Wegovy, helped seven out of 10 patients newly diagnosed with…
Continue ReadingSandstone Care examined how youth are receiving treatment for mental health using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 relief funds to schools are coming to a close. HeyTutor cited data from the Department of Education to determine how much states…
Continue ReadingThe US is experiencing an increase of Covid-19, with weekly hospital admissions and test positivity rates on the rise, according to federal…
Continue ReadingScientists have grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos, an important step toward growing kidneys and potentially other human…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Now engaged to be married, Michelle Jin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity…
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, Arlette Saenz, Betsy Klein and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — First lady Dr. Jill Biden has tested negative for Covid-19,…
Continue ReadingTesting only takes a few minutes, and you can get results before you…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 is here to stay. To prove it, the virus is surging in many places around the world — just as immunity…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions have increased substantially in most states where they remain legal post-Dobbs, according to a new…
Continue ReadingThistle compiled a list of plant-based fermented foods that are a rich source of…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Being stoned behind the wheel can be more dangerous than driving drunk in Canada, where recreational cannabis…
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to…
Continue ReadingAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder is associated with a higher incidence of depression, anorexia or post-traumatic stress disorder as well as…
Continue ReadingScientists have long known that cancer cases among adults younger than 50 have been on the rise in many parts of the…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning physicians that cases of respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, are rising in the…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House has reported, just as coronavirus cases and…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve dealt with stiffness and pain in the recent past, you may have come across fascia training — an approach that many in the fitness realm…
Continue ReadingIt could take years before Novo Nordisk has fulfilled demand for its highly popular weight loss drug, the company’s chief executive told CNN,…
Continue ReadingIf sweating though your shirt in summer’s extreme heat makes you mad, you’re not alone. In fact, research shows that there’s a direct…
Continue ReadingA surgical tool the size of a dinner plate was found inside a woman’s abdomen 18 months after her baby was delivered by cesarean section, according…
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House said. President Joe Biden has…
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Clara Pitts got the news she was hoping for: She had been accepted to her…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two teams of US scientists have completed lab experiments testing the antibodies from vaccinated and infected…
Continue ReadingCNN, GETTY, WILX, COURTESY CLARA PITTS By Meg Tirrell and Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this year, Clara Pitts got the news she was hoping…
Continue ReadingUsing data from the CDC, Ophelia explored the state of prescription opioid dispense rates across the U.S. amid a national record…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration says it still plans to finalize rules that would prohibit the sale of menthol…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 certainly didn’t take a vacation this summer. Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks, but it’s hard to know exactly how…
Continue ReadingUsing Census Bureau and other governmental data, Study.com investigated how well Black and Latinx communities are represented within the nursing…
Continue ReadingOverdose deaths reached record levels in the United States in recent years, and a new report shows that counterfeit pills are involved in a growing…
Continue ReadingYour COVID-19 vaccine card should be included as part of your medical record, similar to your personal vaccination record, experts…
Continue ReadingWhite hot, violent, cruel, wrathful — the words we associate with anger don’t sound so…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Are you using — or considering using — marijuana to help with anxiety, pain, muscle spasms, nausea during…
Continue ReadingAbout 1 in 4 women may experience irregular heartbeats after menopause, with insomnia and stressful life events being contributing factors, a new…
Continue ReadingUsers of marijuana had statistically higher levels of lead and cadmium in their blood and urine than people who do not use weed, a new study…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Your Covid-19 vaccine card should be included as part of your medical record, similar to your personal…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — As families prepare to gather for Labor Day and children head back to schools, coronavirus cases are once again on…
Continue ReadingCNN By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Developing cannabis use disorder is relatively common in Washington state, one of the first states to fully…
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration unveiled Tuesday the names of the first 10 drugs subject to price negotiations in Medicare,…
Continue ReadingIt happens to every gymgoer at some…
Continue ReadingA new study from Boston University’s CTE Center has discovered more than 60 cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in athletes…
Continue ReadingMost cancer screenings don’t ultimately give someone extra time beyond their regular lifespan, according to a new review of clinical trials…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea has announced it will allow its citizens living abroad to return home in an easing of its coronavirus-era border controls. But it will…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 was never just another cold. We knew it was going to stick around and keep changing to try to get the upper hand on our immune…
Continue ReadingParticipation in this year’s walk is free, but participants need to…
Continue Readinghere isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer for how often you should poop, but when it comes to what color your stool should be, expert consensus is much…
Continue Reading“I didn’t even know what it was,” said the 50-year-old Egyptian mother about the cluster of skintag-like growths around her exterior genitalia…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries,…
Continue ReadingJewel360.com compiled data from the Labor Department to show how jewelry sales have rebounded since…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against buying or using certain eye drops from Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez due to microbial…
Continue ReadingPreliminary testing of wastewater in the United States has detected the new highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86, according to a risk…
Continue ReadingMarker Learning gathered statistics from a report on the National Health Interview Survey on children with learning disability diagnoses, the…
Continue ReadingStacker examined data from the CDC’s annual PLACES report to see which cities had the highest share of adults diagnosed with…
Continue ReadingNorthwell Health partnered with Stacker to look at data from the CDC and learn more about the prevalence of preventable pregnancy-related deaths…
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