Health

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are closely tracking recent clusters of monkeypox infections around the world — and possible cases in the United States. Currently, the CDC is monitoring six people in the United States for possible monkeypox infections after they sat near an infected traveler

By Megan Marples, CNN Children with strong family connections are associated with a high likelihood of flourishing in life, a new study found. Numerous studies have shown that strong family bonds lower the chances of poor outcomes in children such as risky behaviors and drug abuse, but this study revealed that there may be positive

By Jen Christensen, CNN On Thursday, Claire Holland graduated from sixth grade. It was a happy day. She made the honor roll and she won her class’ big science award, but her day was not without worries. The 12-year- old for Mandeville, Louisiana is caught up in the formula shortage that has left countless families

Brenda Goodman The global toll of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in children has risen to 621 cases from 34 countries, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in an update on Thursday. About half of those cases come from just two countries—the United States and the UK. On Thursday, investigators from both those

By Brenda Goodman, Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN As waves of new coronavirus variants circulate the globe, one thing has become clear: human immunity against the virus fades over time. To maintain durable protection against the virus that causes Covid-19, scientists are working around the clock to develop next-generation vaccines. But some of the

By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang, CNN Three-year-old Alexis Tyler survives on Gerber Lil Crunchies cheese puffs and the chocolate flavor of a specialty nutritional formula called Neocate. Her mother hasn’t been able to buy that formula for her since March. In the next few days, doctors will start the process of admitting Alexis to

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is preparing to welcome more displaced Ukrainians now that the Biden administration has approved the first group to enter through the new Uniting for Ukraine program. Ukrainians began arriving through the program this month. In early May, “the first notices authorizing Ukrainian nationals to travel to the United

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges counties with high Covid-19 community levels to encourage people to mask up in public indoor settings. US counties with high Covid-19 community levels should encourage people to put their masks back on while indoors and people in areas with

By Brenda Goodman, CNN A doctor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, says he admitted two young patients — a toddler and a preschooler — because the specialty formula they need is out of stock and they haven’t been able to tolerate any replacements. The toddler, who had been in the hospital for

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 surveillance is at a crossroads in the United States. With at-home tests now outnumbering those done in laboratories, official case counts are more incomplete than ever as the nation — and world — faces down increasingly transmissible coronavirus variants. Wastewater surveillance is poised to fill in the gaps and help

By Katia Hetter, CNN Covid-19 infections are on the rise, with most US states reporting an increase in cases. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the highly contagious BA.2.1.21 subvariant of Omicron is now the dominant strain of coronavirus nationwide. Two years into the pandemic, many aren’t sure what to do

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday data from Johns Hopkins University — a reminder the pandemic is not over even as much of the country pushes to move away from Covid-19 measures. And experts believe the true

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When it comes to a stroke, acting fast is key. “Time lost is brain lost. Every minute counts,” according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A stroke is a serious medical event and can lead to disability or even death if not treated quickly, said Dr. Andrew Freeman,

By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 at least five months after completion of the primary vaccine series. Pfizer requested this EUA at the end of April, citing company data that showed that

By Jen Christensen, CNN A blood test to screen for prostate cancer may be better at doing so than experts originally thought, particularly among Black men, according to a new study. There’s no standard test for prostate cancer, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two of the more commonly used tests

By John Duffy, CNN Over the past several weeks, it seems like nearly every day Americans find ourselves processing another mass shooting. Over time, the number of casualties, the cities, and the circumstances may seem to blur together. This feeling is familiar. We’ve been here before and, if our recent history is any indication, we

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are three types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly) and gastrointestinal (through digestion). There has been a fourth type of anthrax identified as injection anthrax. This is

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts Sarin is a liquid that is clear, colorless, tasteless and odorless. Sarin is an extremely volatile nerve agent because of its ability to change from liquid to gas. If it evaporates into a gas, it can spread

CNN Editorial Research West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile virus in the United States since it was first detected in New York City in 1999. Facts West Nile virus is usually spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It is

By Harry Enten, CNN My first memories of bathing were of my mom dragging me into the bathtub kicking and screaming. Those days are long gone, and I’m now a once-a-day-shower kind of guy. Perhaps that’s why, as of a few months ago, I got this yuck look on my face upon hearing about people

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The day they wheeled 2-year-old Baelyn Schwab into surgery to get a new liver, her skin was orange, and she was delirious. “Her eyes didn’t look like they were attached to her head anymore,” her mom, Kelsea Schwab, told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. “They were just rolling all

By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens are being charged hundreds of dollars to get immunity to the virus, according to a CNN investigation. Doctors and hospitals are charging fees to give Evusheld, the

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to coronavirus, see Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts. Facts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides vaccine recommendations by age, as well as by disease. For more than 100 years, there has been public

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Since Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, there has been a wide gap in deaths between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. But recent Covid deaths are much more evenly split as highly transmissible variants take hold, vaccine protection wanes and booster uptake stagnates. Breakthrough infections have become more common in recent months, putting

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of the smallpox virus is known as variola major. Types of variola major smallpox Ordinary – most common, 85% of casesModified – mild and occurs in those that have been vaccinatedFlat – occurs

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at autism. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills. ASD generally starts before three years of age and lasts a lifetime, but early intervention plays a role in treatment and progress. ASD is about four times

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Far too often, Dr. Debra Houry found herself covered in blood. As an emergency physician in the United States for about 20 years, Houry said, it was a “frequent occurrence” to treat young men in the emergency room for gunshot wounds. They often would “bleed out” on her as she was

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Nicole Talbot was 13 when she faced her school assembly, her principal by her side, and told her classmates for the first time something she had always known: She was a girl. Talbot said she is often asked when she knew she was trans, and that her answer is simple —

By Jen Christensen, CNN With waning immunity and a coronavirus that seems to become more infectious with each new variant, the Biden administration predicts that up to 100 million more people could get Covid-19 in the fall and winter. That estimate makes it crucial that as many people as possible get booster shots of Covid-19