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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Only 1 in 10 Americans eat enough fruits and vegetables, which are a key pathway to good health. And…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Only 1 in 10 Americans eat enough fruits and vegetables, which are a key pathway to good health. And…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The new crop of drugs on the market for type 2 diabetes and obesity, including popular medications like Ozempic and…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The White House has launched a first-of-its-kind national action plan to end gender-based violence, such as…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After more than two years and an investment of nearly $1.2 billion, researchers say they’ve come up with a…
Continue ReadingEastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls is gearing up for what they say are some of their busiest days. They call it ‘100 Days of…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Women with irregular menstrual cycles or cycle lengths may face a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, a…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at autism. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the origins, treatments and global response to HIV and AIDS. Facts HIV stands for human…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — About 9 million children live in food-insecure households in the United States, according to the US…
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As a father of three teenage girls, one of my biggest parenting challenges has…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Teens on social media is a problem many parents and guardians have lost sleep over, but for which few feel…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Many adults in the United States say they still have not heard of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline,…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older adults who took a multivitamin each day for three years found a mild improvement in their memory after one…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A growing supply of illicit ketamine is making its way to the United States, new research suggests, fueling…
Continue ReadingDivision of Public Health officials with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) and several Idaho public health districts have identified…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 18 people in six states is linked to Papa Murphy’s raw chocolate…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New HIV infections in the United States have dropped in recent years, driven largely by decreases among young…
Continue ReadingBy Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — It took me about 15 minutes, plus a half hour of simmering time, to throw together a rustic lemony chickpea and…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths in the United States surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, and preliminary data suggests…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe — choosing a sunscreen for summer used to be child’s play. Today, market shelves are…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho State University College of Education recently received a $1.1 million grant from the Idaho State Board of Education to help teachers and…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it…
Continue ReadingBy Alexa Mikhail, CNN (CNN) — Many people dread the blaring sound of an alarm clock, signaling the start of a busy workday. Others wish they…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — This week, at the World Health Organization’s 76th World Health Assembly, health leaders from nearly 100…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s a dirty word for some: BMI. Short for body mass Index, BMI is nothing more than a crude measurement of a…
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent (CNN) — A growing number of states are turning the screws on Big Tech, the internet and…
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN chief medical correspondent (CNN) — A growing number of states are turning the screws on Big Tech, the internet and…
Continue ReadingBy Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you feel like you don’t have enough time for daily self-care beyond the basics, you aren’t alone. Many…
Continue ReadingStacker compiled a list of books—including nonfiction, memoir, fiction, anthologies, and poetry— that center on the humanity of people diagnosed…
Continue ReadingDocBuddy cited data from the Health Resources and Services Administration to visualize the projected shortages in the health care industry,…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting an additional death and six more cases of vision…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide. Facts…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Signs urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 110,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2022, according to early estimates…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concern that the United States could face a rise in mpox cases this summer, three new studies…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending…
Continue ReadingKatia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for…
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — In January, as a 28th birthday present to herself, Mariah Marsh got herself sterilized. Five…
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — To some degree or other, most spouses are vaguely aware of an inequity in household work and responsibilities…
Continue ReadingIn response to the opioid crisis in our community, the Portneuf Valley Interfaith Fellowship is sponsoring a series of community meetings to help…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known as APHIS, said it…
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — In January, as a 28th birthday present to herself, Mariah Marsh got herself sterilized. Five…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A genetic tendency toward certain forms of higher blood pressure and cholesterol is linked to a potential…
Continue ReadingWith the end of the national public health emergency anticipated on May 11, 2023, Idaho’s COVID-19 dashboard will no longer display case and…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Depression is more widespread than ever in the United States, according to a new report from Gallup. About…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Leading heart health organizations are urging schools and parents to teach young children life-saving skills…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a veterinary lab in North Carolina, Woofus, a 15-year-old basset hound mix, is allowing researchers to attach…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A genetic tendency toward certain forms of higher blood pressure and cholesterol is linked to a potential…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Five Texas residents became ill with suspected cases of fungal meningitis after traveling to Matamoros, Mexico,…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to add to your list of reasons to work out: Getting active could help prevent risk of death from…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — There are more new cases of chronic pain among US adults than other common long-term conditions like…
Continue ReadingDivisive views on the COVID-19 vaccines haven’t shaken the broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines, a new survey…
Continue ReadingPfizer’s vaccine to protect newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, by vaccinating their moms late in pregnancy cuts the risk that…
Continue ReadingStacker investigated how data privacy and access to reproductive health care intersect using a variety of news sources and consulting the Electronic…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The National Institutes of Health is now enrolling participants to test an experimental universal influenza…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — There is mounting concern among some US lawmakers about the nation’s ongoing shortage of health-care…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you are pregnant and use any form of cannabis product, consider stopping. That’s the takeaway from a new…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers working to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease say they’ve been given a major clue that…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Divisive views on the Covid-19 vaccines haven’t shaken the broadly favorable views of routine childhood…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN Researchers working to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease say they’ve been given a major clue that could…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is raising the alarm about the potential risk for new cases of mpox,…
Continue ReadingSigns urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the third year of the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Signs urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the third year of…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN For people who have managed anxiety or depression with antidepressants, pregnancy can seem like a terrifying choice between…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Footprints left on a beach. Air breathed in a busy room. Ocean water. Scientists have been able to collect and analyze detailed…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN A Gerber infant formula under voluntary recall for possible contamination with a germ that can seriously sicken babies was…
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN Fresh produce is popping out of the ground, and farmers markets are opening across the country, with tables stacked high.…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 pandemic hit a major milestone this month as public health emergency declarations were ended by both the United States government and…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Sandee LaMotte, CNN Don’t use sugar substitutes if you are trying to lose weight, according to new guidance from the World…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Marines who were stationed at Camp Lejeune had a 70% higher risk of Parkinson’s disease than veterans who served at a…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN The Covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson is no longer available in the United States, according to the US Centers…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic hit a major milestone this month as public health emergency declarations were ended by both the…
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN Roughly 24 million, or one-third of all American children under age 18, are living with an unmarried parent, according to a…
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN To some degree or other, most spouses are vaguely aware of an inequity in household work and responsibilities that often falls…
Continue Readingby Brenda Goodman The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extensively updated its ventilation guidance on helping prevent indoor…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new type of drug to treat hot flashes and night sweats during…
Continue ReadingStacker identified some of the major health policies that will be affected by the COVID-19 public health emergency’s…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronauts have been adjusting to the challenges of sleeping in space for years — and the lessons learned from their zero…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN Most parents wouldn’t be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the US faces a near-record number of drug shortages, cancer treatments are among the hardest hit. There is an active…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN Most parents wouldn’t be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, lawmakers were highly critical of the US Food and Drug Administration’s…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting the first known cases of an antifungal-resistant ringworm in…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN During the Covid-19 pandemic, mental health-related visits to emergency departments rose sharply among children and…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid after a…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht and Carma Hassan, CNN The World Health Organization declared on Thursday the mpox outbreak is no longer a global health emergency.…
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