By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Teens are entering the chat around social media. Adults often stress about the anxiety, self-esteem issues and social comparisons that teenagers may encounter on social media, but a new study is asking teens what they are actually experiencing online and how they see it in their lives. “One of the things
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A record number of Idahoans have already enrolled for coverage.
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN With this year’s Thanksgiving the third since the onset of the pandemic, there are now many tools to help manage Covid-19 risk, including safe and widely available vaccines. But this coronavirus still presents a danger, especially to older people and those with chronic medical conditions. There are also other viruses circulating
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Uganda has been struggling with an Ebola outbreak for months, and although there have been no suspected or probable Ebola cases identified in the United States, federal and local health officials are working together to prepare for the possibility that the virus will spread across the Atlantic. The US Centers for
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Turning down the racket isn’t just for disgruntled parents — a new study has shown it could protect more than 1 billion people at risk for hearing loss. When it comes to phones, music, movies and shows, it’s common for adolescents and young adults to listen too loud and too long,
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Smoking weed while being a tobacco smoker may increase damage to the respiratory system, a new study found. “There’s a public perception that marijuana is safer than tobacco, and this study raises concern this may not be true,” said lead study author Dr. Giselle Revah, an assistant professor in the department
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts of the country — especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV. But adults can get RSV, too. Although RSV does not typically send as many adults to the hospital, it can be
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When it comes to which milk is better for the planet — dairy or plant-based — environmentalists will say there’s no dispute: Milk made from plants wins every time. Advances in top dairy-producing countries such as China, Italy, New Zealand and the United States have dramatically increased modern milk output per
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes. On Tuesday, the organization released its annual “report card” on maternal and infant health, which involves a newly updated calculation system. Taking an in-depth look at premature births, the
Continue Reading Higher COVID-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The five-year lung cancer survival rate has increased 21%, from 21% in 2014 to 25% in 2018, making what experts call “remarkable progress” — but it is still the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. However, in communities of color, a person’s odds of surviving five years after
Continue Reading By CNN’s Beijing Bureau and Kathleen Magramo China on Thursday reported a record number of daily Covid infections, as a nationwide surge in cases heaps pressure on the country’s increasingly unpopular zero-tolerance approach to the virus. The National Health Commission (NHC) recorded 31,444 locally transmitted cases on Wednesday — surpassing the previous peak of 29,317
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health. If school-age children were vaccinated with the updated Covid-19 booster shot at the same rate
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping in a room exposed to outdoor artificial light at night may increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of nearly 100,000 Chinese adults. People who lived in areas of China with high light pollution at night were about 28% more likely to develop diabetes than people who
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer’s or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday. Gantenerumab is part of a class of injected drugs that are designed to remove sticky protein pieces called beta amyloid
Continue Reading Moderna said on Monday its updated COVID-19 booster generated “significantly higher” neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants than its earlier shot.
Continue Reading By Casey Barber, CNN As iconic Thanksgiving dishes go, stuffing is likely runner-up only to turkey as the dish most often on the dining table. Whether you call it stuffing or dressing or whether you cook the dish inside the turkey or as its own separate casserole is typically a matter of personal family tradition
Continue Reading Judy Salins considers herself a smart, empowered patient, but until this week, she had no idea that the medicine she takes to defend herself against COVID-19 isn’t protecting her as well as it used to.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When a family arrived at Koch Funeral Home in State College, Pennsylvania, to identify a loved one before cremation, Monroe took note — staying back to maintain the people’s privacy but ready to offer comfort if asked. Monroe isn’t a grief counselor or therapist. She’s an Australian Shepherd and resident therapy
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A gym membership in the United States typically costs around $50 a month. Boutique gyms and high-intensity classes run double and triple that. Planet Fitness, however, has offered $10 monthly memberships for 30 years. The no-frills gym chain hasn’t raised the price, making it one of the few things that
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age. When it became apparent in September that it would have to happen much sooner than expected, the Chavezes
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A mindfulness meditation course may be as effective at reducing anxiety as a common medication, according to a new study. The research, published on November 9 in JAMA Psychiatry, involved a group of 276 adults with untreated anxiety disorders. Half of the patients were randomly selected to take 10 to 20
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Spreading kindness not only helps others feel better about themselves — it can also boost the giver’s health and happiness, according to research. It’s a win-win for all. Putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return — or what is called being altruistic — stimulates the
Continue Reading By Nadia Kounang, CNN Moderna said on Monday its updated Covid-19 booster generated “significantly higher” neutralizing antibodies against the Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants than its earlier shot. The bivalent booster used in the United States is known as mRNA-1273.222; it contains Moderna’s original vaccine and a vaccine specifically designed against the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants. The
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, according to a new study — and the increase started even before the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought record high demand for psychological services for children. The pandemic’s effects drew renewed attention
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN There has been a steady increase in the number of children who are seen in emergency rooms for suicidal thoughts, according to a new study — and the increase started even before the Covid-19 pandemic, which brought record high demand for psychological services for children. The pandemic’s effects drew renewed attention
Continue Reading By Heather Law, Aliza Kassim Khalidi and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN A cruise ship with hundreds of Covid-positive passengers docked in Sydney, Australia, after being hit by a wave of infections. The Majestic Princess cruise ship was about halfway through a 12-day voyage when an outbreak of cases was noticed, Carnival Australia president Marguerite Fitzgerald told
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy task on China’s heavily censored internet. That doesn’t appear to have stopped residents of Guangzhou from venting their frustration after their city — a global manufacturing powerhouse home to 19
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Naomi Thomas, CNN Judy Salins considers herself a smart, empowered patient, but until this week, she had no idea that the medicine she takes to defend herself against Covid-19 isn’t protecting her as well as it used to. “I was shocked to hear this,” Salins said. “What do I do now?”
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of the US — 22 states, along with Washington, DC, New York City and Puerto Rico — is reporting high or very high respiratory illness activity, as flu season sweeps through the country weeks earlier than usual. Multiple respiratory viruses are circulating nationwide — including flu, RSV and the
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman and Raenu Charles, CNN Shortages of key medications used to treat common childhood illnesses like flu, ear infections and sore throats are adding to the misery of this year’s early and severe respiratory virus season. “Right now, we are having severe shortages of medications. There’s no Tamiflu for children. There’s barely any
Continue Reading By Ben Tinker, CNN Respiratory viruses including flu and RSV are circulating across the United States at high levels, overwhelming children’s hospitals and prompting concern among parents of young children. Most kids who get sick this season will recover quickly with home care, but some will need medical attention. What should parents watch for, and
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A Nez Perce County man older than 65 years of age is Idaho’s first reported influenza-related death of the 2022-2023 season.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN A new study estimates that 1 in 50 deaths of otherwise healthy children under age 5 around the world is due to a common virus that’s currently surging in the US: respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. And in high-income countries, 1 in 56 babies who are born on time and are
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Health care professionals may now have a way to identify possible eating disorder cases a year before they would have been diagnosed, allowing patients to receive support much sooner, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed provincial health data from Ontario, Canada, for people age 13 and older starting in 2008.
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A deadly outbreak of listeria in six states has been linked to contaminated deli meat and cheese, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced. But what can you do reduce your risk of becoming infected? What to know Listeria is a hardy germ, so determined to stick around
Continue Reading By Raenu Charles, CNN More than 3 million US middle and high schoolers — about 11% of students — reported current tobacco use in 2022, according to a new study from researchers at the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the ninth consecutive year, e-cigarettes were
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EIRMC recently established a Psychiatry Residency program to address a shortage of mental health professionals throughout the state.
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A deadly outbreak of listeria in six states has been linked to contaminated deli meat and cheese, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday. People at high risk of severe illness from listeria infection — such as pregnant people, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems —
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, people who are eligible for an updated Covid-19 vaccine booster but still haven’t received the shot will need to roll up their sleeves Thursday to get as much protection as possible before the holiday. Health officials are worried about a possible surge in respiratory illnesses
Continue Reading High blood pressure is a known risk factor for a bout of COVID-19 severe enough to raise the specter of hospitalization and death.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Nutrition benefits could be an effective way to slow age-related cognitive decline, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Neurology, found that eligible seniors who used the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program, the government program that offers benefits to cover food purchases for people in need, had
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Idaho officials reported 1,221 new COVID-19 cases and 12 new deaths in the last week.
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN High blood pressure is a known risk factor for a bout of Covid-19 severe enough to raise the specter of hospitalization and death. In fact, research has shown having high blood pressure doubles the risk of having a severe case of Covid, even if you are fully vaccinated and boosted. Blood
Continue Reading By Dana Santas, CNN Stressful situations are a part of everyday life, but it can be a challenge managing the daily grind without feeling the heat. Whether you’re stuck in traffic or in an anxiety-inducing thought pattern, your body’s stress response naturally kicks in — breathing becomes rapid, your heart races, and blood pressure rises.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists have transfused lab-made red blood cells into a human volunteer in a world-first trial that experts say has major potential for people with hard-to-match blood types or conditions such as sickle cell disease. The research could someday mean an end to long searches for compatible donors or dangerous transfusion reactions.
Continue Reading By Kyla Russell, CNN It’s no secret that sleep is important to your overall health, but a lack of sleep could have substantial effects on your heart, a new study shows. The researchers said people with insomnia are more likely to have a heart attack. Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder in the US,
Continue Reading By Ian Kerner, CNN A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without considering sexual attraction. During couples therapy sessions with his partner in the room, the man will claim that he doesn’t know why he isn’t experiencing desire. Maybe it’s stress, low testosterone or feeling anxious.
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Americans are failing In their endless quest for adequate slumber, leading to deficits that can impact health, according to a new study on sleep habits in the United States. The study, which authors called the the first to separately evaluate sleep duration between workdays and free days, analyzed sleep data on
Continue Reading By Ian Kerner, CNN A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without considering sexual attraction. During couples therapy sessions with his partner in the room, the man will claim that he doesn’t know why he isn’t experiencing desire. Maybe it’s stress, low testosterone or feeling anxious.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Alongside the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on pediatric care, researchers have seen a stark increase in young adults seeking treatment for disordered eating behaviors. Across the United States, inpatient admissions for young adults and adolescents with eating disorders rose by a rate of about 0.7% a month in the
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN A recent report about a cancer-causing chemical being detected in some dry shampoos may have you rethinking your hair care routine. But experts say there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer to how often you should wash your hair — or what you can do to maintain it on the off days. “Some
Continue Reading By Raenu Charles, CNN Parents and caregivers should not use infant head-shaping pillows meant to change an infant’s head shape or that claim to treat a medical condition, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. “The use of head shaping pillows can create an unsafe sleep environment for infants and may contribute to the
Continue Reading Government health officials on Friday warned of an early and severe start to cold and flu season in the United States, saying they were closely monitoring hospital capacity and medical supplies and were ready to send help if needed.
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Although the prevalence of e-cigarette use among teens has declined in recent years, those who do vape are starting younger and they’re using e-cigarettes more intensely, a new study suggests. Among adolescents who only use e-cigarettes, the percentage who used the products within the first five minutes of waking up in
Continue Reading Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19, also reduces the risk of long COVID-19, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Six supplements that people commonly take for heart health don’t help lower “bad” cholesterol or improve cardiovascular health, according to a study published Sunday, but statins did. Some people believe that common dietary supplements — fish oil, garlic, cinnamon, turmeric, plant sterols and red yeast rice — will lower their “bad”
Continue Reading By Casey Barber, CNN If you’re feeling ruffled by recent reports that turkey prices are on the rise, don’t panic. There’s no need to start hoarding turkeys. “We’re not seeing a shortage of supply,” said Ben Del Coro, vice president of sales and marketing at Fossil Farms, a New Jersey-based purveyor of sustainable and all-natural
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The end of Daylight Saving Time is upon us again, an autumn tradition when the United States, Europe, most of Canada and a number of other countries move their clocks backwards an hour in a sort of Groundhog Day trust fall. We’ll move them forward (again) next spring when governments put
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, CNN Average daily screen use by children during the Covid-19 pandemic increased by more than an hour and twenty minutes, according to an analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics on Monday. Researchers looked at screen time and the types of devices used between January 1, 2020, and March 5, 2022, by extracting data
Continue Reading By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Paxlovid, the antiviral pill that reduces the risk of hospitalization and death from Covid-19, also reduces the risk of long Covid, according to a new study by researchers at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. The study, posted online as a preprint on Saturday, analyzed electronic records for more than 56,000
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight Saving Time.
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour. On the first Sunday of November, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries turn back an hour and stay there for nearly four months on what is called standard time. On the second Sunday
Continue Reading By Jessica DuLong, CNN The last thing I need as a parent is another expert making me feel bad. Thankfully, clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy proclaims parents are, and have always been, good inside — and so are kids. (She has three.) In her new book, “Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN Government health officials on Friday warned of an early and severe start to cold and flu season in the United States, saying they were closely monitoring hospital capacity and medical supplies and were ready to send help if needed. “We suspect that many children are being exposed to
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Friday that the immune responses against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants were “substantially higher” in people who got its new bivalent booster compared with people who received the companies’ original Covid-19 vaccine. The bivalent booster that targets the original coronavirus strain and the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants became
Continue Reading Opinion by Dr. Tom Frieden and Precious Matsoso In late June of this year, Ghana’s health authorities received some disturbing news: Two cases of viral hemorrhagic fever were detected in the country. Blood samples from the infected individuals came back positive for Marburg virus, a deadly disease that can kill most of those infected. The
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN A preventive treatment for lower respiratory tract infections caused by RSV got the go ahead from the European Commission on Friday, according to one of the companies that make it. The treatment is the first of its kind to protect all infants in their first year of life. A spokesperson from
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Deaths caused by alcohol use in the United States spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing more than 49,000 people in 2020, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The alcohol-induced death rate has been steadily increasing in recent decades, but it jumped 26% between
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Alongside the many impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on pediatric care, researchers have seen a stark increase in young adults seeking treatment for disordered eating behaviors. Across the United States, inpatient admissions for young adults and adolescents with eating disorders rose by a rate of about 0.7% a month in the
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN The first new type of antibiotic developed in more than 20 years to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs) appears to be so effective that the pharmaceutical company stopped testing and will soon submit its data to the US Food and Drug Administration for approval. Drug company GSK said Thursday the new
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN Welcome to this year’s flu season. This year’s flu strain has already begun spreading across the United States, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There have been at least 880,000 cases of influenza, nearly 7,000 hospitalizations and, tragically, 360 deaths from the flu this
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN RSV hospitalizations were significantly higher than normal again last week amid a respiratory virus season that’s hitting the United States earlier and harder than usual, according to new data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cumulative RSV hospitalization rates have already reached levels that are typically
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for clinicians and patients on the use of prescription opioids to treat short-term and long-term pain. The new guidelines from the CDC, published Thursday, include 12 recommendations for clinicians who are prescribing opioids
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, have been detected in more brands and batches of dry shampoo products, according to a new report from Valisure, an independent laboratory. Just last month, certain aerosol dry shampoos — including some Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI and TRESemmé products — were voluntarily recalled because
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN More than half of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak may have been passed to others before symptoms appeared, according to a new modeling study from the United Kingdom. The study, which was led by disease modelers at the UK Health Security Agency, is contrary to current public health guidance about
Continue Reading By Angela Duckworth, CNN Decades before George Takei became Mr. Sulu on the original “Star Trek” series, he was imprisoned for a crime he never committed. When he was a small child, he and his family, along with 120,000 other Japanese Americans, were sent to World War II internment camps on US soil. Decades later,
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in people with a treatment-resistant form of the disease, a new study found. The randomized, double-blind clinical trial, which authors called “the largest of its kind,” compared results of a 25-milligram dose to a
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, have been detected in more brands and batches of dry shampoo products, according to a new report from Valisure, an independent laboratory. Just last month, certain aerosol dry shampoos — including some Dove, Nexxus, Suave, TIGI and TRESemmé products — were voluntarily recalled because
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in people with a treatment-resistant form of the disease, a new study found. The randomized, double-blind clinical trial, which authors called “the largest of its kind,” compared results of a 25-milligram dose to a
Continue Reading Idaho officials reported 1,035 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths in the last week.
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says. When someone has high blood pressure, the force of their blood pushes against the walls of their blood vessels, making their heart less efficient. Both vessels
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Justin Lape, CNN This summer, when the shocking news emerged that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately turned to Shoshana Bernstein. The agency urgently needed to increase polio vaccination rates in Rockland County, New York. And while Bernstein is
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok and CNN’s Beijing bureau It has been almost three years since Covid-19 first hit China, but the country’s relentless adherence to lockdowns continues to hobble business and the economy. Top global and Chinese companies, from carmakers to tech giants, have experienced huge disruptions to their business in recent days as the world’s
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Although health-care providers are not authorized to offer a medication abortion before a patient gets pregnant, some are doing so, a spokesperson for the US Food and Drug Administration told Politico. The FDA is concerned that the practice could be dangerous. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is a method
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Sunday Citizen identified how eating habits could influence sleep quality by researching scientific literature about food and nutrition and their connection to sleep patterns.
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that it will end enrollment in the study and submit for US Food and Drug Administration approval by the end of the year. RSV is a common respiratory virus that typically causes
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok, Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, is wrestling with major disruption at its biggest iPhone assembly factory in China, as anxious workers reportedly flee the locked-down facility, according to social media videos. The Taiwanese company is racing to control a Covid outbreak at its campus in
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter onto a patient’s fingertip to measure their blood oxygen levels, the small device can yield less accurate readings in people with darker skin tones, reporting levels higher than what they actually are.
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The average travel time to an abortion facility increased significantly for women in the United States after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the federal right to an abortion, according to a new study published Tuesday in JAMA. More than a dozen states enacted complete or partial bans
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Starting the day with a hot cup of caffeinated coffee or tea may sound divine to some, but it could have negative impacts for the children of people who are pregnant, according to a new study. Children who were exposed to small amounts of caffeine before birth were found on average
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Community members are invited to attend a free community education event focused on suicide prevention.
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RSV is on the rise in our community and a local research center needs your help to find a vaccine.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After nearly three years of the pandemic, national test scores for students aren’t where educators hoped they would be — does that mean it’s time to break out the math and vocabulary drills? Maybe not, experts say. The National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the US Department of Education,
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections — one of the worst some doctors say they can remember. But even as babies struggling to breathe fill hospital beds across the United States, there may be a light ahead: After decades of disappointment, four new RSV
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN Amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat a broad range of conditions, is in short supply, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The agency lists amoxicillin oral solution in its drug shortage database, which relies on reports from manufacturers. The oral solution is an anti-infective used with pediatric patients.
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After nearly three years of the pandemic, national test scores for students aren’t where educators hoped they would be — does that mean it’s time to break out the math and vocabulary drills? Maybe not, experts say. The National Center for Education Statistics, a branch of the US Department of Education,
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that showed promise in a Phase 3 trial may have contributed to a study participant’s death, according to an adverse events report obtained by the digital health publication Stat. Eisai, the company that makes the experimental drug lecanemab, said in a statement to CNN
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While the two most recent flu seasons involved very low activity levels, a Wyoming Department of Health official says this influenza season may be different and flu shots can help protect Wyoming residents from serious illness.
Continue Reading By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Mindfulness and mind-body practices are hot topics today, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it increased levels of stress and anxiety. In the US, some of the most popular mind-body exercises are yoga, Pilates, qigong and tai chi. These four are all therapies that integrate movement, breathing exercises and
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