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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in two states are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites because of the…
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in two states are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites because of the…
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About 1 in 5 women were mistreated while receiving maternity care, and nearly a third faced discrimination, according to a new report from the US…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US government has awarded more than $1.4 billion to kick-start the development of new vaccines and therapies…
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Perhaps you have spent the past few days on a cloud over your forthcoming, well-deserved vacation, and will go back to daydreaming about them as soon…
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Mothers who followed the Mediterranean diet while pregnant improved their children’s cognitive, social and emotional development at age 2 compared…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — For adults who have survived a heart attack or stroke, taking aspirin regularly may reduce the risk of…
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Although not a new phenomenon, health misinformation became even more widespread during the Covid-19…
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Not all narcissists are CEOs, celebrities or characters in a crime…
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first vaccine that protects newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, known as…
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People who survived COVID-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk for a slew of health problems for up…
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Handing your baby a phone or tablet to play with may seem like a harmless solution when you’re busy, but it could quickly affect their development,…
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A highly mutated new variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 has countries on alert as scientists scramble to understand how far it has spread and…
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CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who survived Covid-19 early in the pandemic, before there were vaccines, continued to be at higher risk…
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By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to developing high blood pressure, Covid-19 might play an outsized role, a new study says. The…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Spanking or striking children in school, or corporal punishment, should be “abolished in all states by…
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By Upasna Gautam, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to…
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A case of locally acquired malaria has been confirmed in Maryland, the state Department of Health said…
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Last year’s respiratory virus season in the US was a bad…
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Adding a blue-light filter to your eyeglasses may not ease eye strain from computer work, protect the retina or help with sleep at night, according…
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When you go to get your newly updated COVID-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the vaccine goes in…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you go to get your newly updated Covid-19 booster this fall, you might want to choose the arm the…
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CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — As families prepare to gather for Labor Day and children head back to schools, coronavirus cases are once…
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Department of Health placed two counties under a mosquito-borne illness alert as five cases of dengue…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Someone who has any kind of severe pain a year after a heart attack may be more likely to die within the eight…
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By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Last year, more middle-aged adults were binge drinking, using marijuana or consuming hallucinogens than ever…
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Weight loss and diabetes medications are priced much higher in the US than in other countries, according to a new analysis from…
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CNN 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…
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Last fall, children’s hospitals across the country dealt with an unprecedented early surge of patients with respiratory syncytial virus, known as…
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WABC, NYU LANGONE HEALTH, MILLER FAMILY, CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans,…
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Federal surveillance data suggests that COVID-19 levels are trending up in the United States, but key metrics remain well below most other points in…
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CNN, WLS, NIH, NIAID-RM, CDC.GOV, NIH/NIAID-RM By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Federal surveillance data suggests that Covid-19 levels are…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Federal surveillance data suggests that Covid-19 levels are trending up in the United States, but key metrics…
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Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that’s been a household name for decades, recently received a lifeline from its creditors, but the business…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Certain kinds of cancer are being diagnosed more often in younger adults in the US, a new study shows, and the…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Just as everybody poops, everybody has gas. But the reasons why you break wind can vary, and sometimes it can be…
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CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Working underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the pharmaceutical…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New advancements in transplanting pig kidneys to humans, detailed by two separate research teams on…
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Working underground in a Biosafety Level 3 insectary in Tres Cantos, Madrid, researchers at the pharmaceutical…
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CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Days after a national alert about cases of locally acquired malaria in Texas and Florida, public health…
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High school is becoming a more traumatic experience for teen girls. Sandstone Care examined CDC data to illustrate the alarming…
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People in areas of the United States with high levels of a certain kind of air pollution have a greater risk of dementia, a new study…
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The drug epidemic has become deadlier than ever in the United States in recent years, and a new poll from KFF captures the significant toll that…
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It’s hard to be neighborly when you’re raising two kids as a single mom and working long hours. That’s where my sheltie, Dancer, came to my…
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New Zealand scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions Tuesday, bringing the final curtain down on one of the world’s strictest pandemic policies…
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By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Latino children who live in states with harsher laws that apply to immigrants and systemic prejudice against…
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CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On any given weekend for more than 40 years, you could find Stan Nicholas jamming away on his guitar,…
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The 74’s look at 15 school systems shows some promising investments, but also a slew of questionable expenditures and a breakdown of…
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In March 2020, many US restaurants had to shut their doors during the early days of the Covid pandemic in accordance with local…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Is inhaling marijuana smoke safer than inhaling smoke from tobacco? A majority of American adults say yes,…
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When you think about working out with dumbbells, you probably picture using a set of two, one in each…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On any given weekend for more than 40 years, you could find Stan Nicholas jamming away on his guitar, playing…
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Consumers shouldn’t use certain tests manufactured by Universal Meditech Inc., the US Food and Drug…
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The clinic will be the first full-time pediatric gastroenterology clinic based in Idaho…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Death from extreme heat once typically struck scorching locations such as Death Valley. Today, no place seems…
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Playing football might increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, new findings from the Boston University CTE Center…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, according to…
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Making water more accessible to kids leads to an increase in hydration and a decrease in children being overweight, according to a new study. And the…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health…
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The percentage of US adults reporting long COVID symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say they are still coping with changes…
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say…
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CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people…
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Citing “unprecedented demand,” drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Thursday it expects supply restrictions on starter…
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By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Americans take medications known as proton pump inhibitors every day to treat heartburn and acid…
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The number of people killed or disabled by certain heart problems caused by exposure to air pollution has risen significantly since 1990: 31%…
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Walking a minimum of 4,000 steps a day significantly reduces your risk of an early death, while taking 2,337 steps a day will reduce your risk of…
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As drug shortages near record levels in the United States, a new survey shows how widespread — and serious — the effects…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses…
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There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States:…
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Simone Stolzoff worked in advertising, tech, journalism and design during his 20s, trying to find a job that would do way more than pay the…
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Drugmakers Sage Therapeutics and Biogen are still ironing out how much their newly approved postpartum depression medication, zuranolone, will cost…
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Right now, the Red Cross especially needs type O negative, type O positive, type B negative and type A negative blood…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Some arguments in favor of laws that restrict gender-affirming care claim that patients may some day regret any…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A mental health break seems to have done the trick for champion gymnast Simone Biles. The four-time Olympic…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5. Nationally, EG.5 is…
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More than 6 in 10 adults in the United States drink sugar-sweetened beverages on a daily basis. For older women, that might mean a higher risk of…
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A breast cancer diagnosis is an all-too-common reality for women around the world. In the US, about 240,000 cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in…
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As model Bella Hadid opens up about Lyme disease and other health issues, her ordeal brings up many questions. What exactly is Lyme disease, and how…
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The weight loss drug Wegovy was shown to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death by 20% in what’s being called a landmark…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Antibiotic resistance is on the rise around the world, and there may be a surprising reason why: air pollution.…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alleged text exchanges between actor Jonah Hill and his former girlfriend, surfer Sarah Brady, have sparked…
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Fifty-year-old psychologist Dennis Deer’s lungs were failing, scarred by a rare inflammatory condition called polymyositis. Despite carrying…
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Dr. Georges Benjamin was shocked when he got his vitals checked before undergoing cataract…
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Edith Heyck didn’t expect she’d be 72 years old and living…
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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum depression – making it the first…
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Once again, we’re deep into summer, a time when all the squash, beans and cucumbers at the farmers market look too tempting to resist — until you…
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Portneuf Medical Center has been nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As drug overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States, evidence-based treatments for substance…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Back when Kody Kinsley was in high school, he was so dedicated to boosting the US blood supply that he helped…
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN (CNN) — Prior to filming our first documentary on cannabis a decade ago, I was highly skeptical about its use as a…
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Portneuf Medical Center announced it has partnered with care.ai to implement virtual nursing and care.ai’s AI-powered ambient monitoring…
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By Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — You know it the moment it happens. Sometimes it comes with an audible pop. Other times it’s just enough pain to…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum…
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Covid-19 is on the rise again as the world approaches the fourth virus season since the coronavirus arrived on the…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two people have caught flu strains that normally circulate in pigs, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
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Idaho’s first human West Nile virus (WNV) infection this year was identified in a Washington County resident over the age of 50 on Thursday.…
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Most adults in the United States have heard about a new class of drugs being used for weight loss – including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro – and…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The American Academy of Pediatrics reaffirmed on Thursday its existing policy supporting gender-affirming care…
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