Mpox in the United States Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by…
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. Mpox is a viral disease caused by…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers and Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Gaslighting, breadcrumbing, gray rocking: With growing awareness of mental health has come…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People over 50 living alone may be able to counter decline in their verbal cognition by adding a pet to their…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Starting January 1, a drug that thousands of patients depend on to help them breathe will disappear from pharmacy…
Continue Reading“We think this is a really big step towards finding a…
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — As the year wraps up, people have their sights on 2024 and what changes it will bring. The more enterprising may even…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you want your low-carb diet to help you lose weight and keep it off, consider the quality of the food you…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms, a new study…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — This was my year of appreciating bagels. I was in my kitchen after a long day of building garden beds,…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Emily Ryan’s life changed quite literally overnight when she was a freshman in college. She was studying for…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When Abby Eckel saw the small jewelry gift bag her husband gave her for her birthday, she thought she knew…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most of…
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most…
Continue ReadingEssay by Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — My fingers were cramping, and my brain was pounding, but slowly familiar images started to take shape:…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman with the rare condition of two uteruses, and who became pregnant in each…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re lonely or socially isolated, you might have a higher risk of early death, according to a large…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases in the United States, according to the…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Except me, at age 7. I woke up so…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Denmark say they have used powerful machine-learning algorithms to accurately predict certain…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As people across the country prepare for holiday celebrations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that it’s seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit…
Continue ReadingPortneuf Health has restored access to its patient portal, MyChart.…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep or sleeping poorly can greatly affect your mood and mental health, according to a new…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nutritional deficiency is far from a leading cause of death in the United States, but the mortality rate has…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups and public health organizations, incensed over what they see as foot-dragging by the Biden…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — He snores until the walls rattle. She gives off a massive amount of body heat. One of you is a cover hog, kicks…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Fans of “The Great British Bake Off” will be delighted to learn that a good many of the show’s famous…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Sales of emergency contraception in the United States may spike by around 10% following New Year’s…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration approved a novel tool Tuesday that uses genetic testing to help assess whether certain people are at risk of…
Continue ReadingEating a plant-based diet can do wonders for your…
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The virus that causes Covid-19 has more letters to describe its many derivatives than a bowl of alphabet…
Continue ReadingThe coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is now the fastest growing strain of the virus in the United States. The strain now constitutes about 20% of new…
Continue ReadingThis is the last week the Teton County Health Department’s Seasonal Vaccine Clinic next to Subway in the Target Plaza will be open.…
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — For Christy Nguyen, menopause hit just as the Covid-19 pandemic did. With both, she said, came unwanted weight…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — For Christy Nguyen, menopause hit just as the Covid-19 pandemic did. With both, she said, came unwanted weight…
Continue ReadingA new baby comes home, this fragile creature suddenly in your care, and along with the joy there are flashes of…
Continue ReadingIn the holiday season’s whirl of preparations and ensuing festivities, it can be all too easy to get caught up in ticking off boxes on your to-do…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the coronavirus subvariant JN.1 is now causing…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Tests of cinnamon samples collected during a US Food and Drug Administration inspection of a facility in…
Continue ReadingThe Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) announced Monday the statewide naloxone distribution program has been relaunched.…
Continue ReadingAbdoulaye Diabate faced a life-threatening bout of malaria when he was just five years old. Diabate narrowly survived the mosquito-borne disease, but…
Continue ReadingApologies to Bob Cratchit and his family’s famous Christmas goose — as well as the more contemporary turkey or prime rib — but lately, I’m…
Continue ReadingRespiratory virus season is well underway in the United States, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that the peak is still to…
Continue ReadingMore than 5,000 Wyoming residents have participated in the classes since WDH began its partnership with GetSetUp roughly two years ago.…
Continue ReadingBirthday cards calling someone “over the hill” or making fun of them for getting older are so common that many people don’t think twice about…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Everyone poops, but it turns out we don’t all need to poop every day. That’s a misconception, said…
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — When Marina Golan traveled to Ukraine earlier this year, it was an emotional experience. Now 42 and a mother of…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An ongoing outbreak of salmonella infections linked with cantaloupe products continues to expand, with 302…
Continue ReadingMost people who get pregnant develop a condition called morning sickness; some, like Catherine, Princess of Wales, and actress Amy Schumer, have such…
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never…
Continue ReadingAsk a younger adult about the history of aerobics, and they may be puzzled. After all, the concept of aerobic exercise has always been around for…
Continue ReadingLead contamination in cinnamon applesauce pouches that sickened dozens of young children may have been an “intentional act,” a US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday the seizure of about 1.4 million units of unauthorized e-cigarette products, including…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — More hard-to-find doses of Beyfortus, the new immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The first oral pill approved in the United States to treat postpartum depression is now available by…
Continue ReadingStudy.com offers an in-depth analysis of the current nursing landscape, exploring demographic shifts and economic factors reshaping the…
Continue ReadingAn investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with high-risk forms of the skin cancer melanoma,…
Continue ReadingBy Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — At this very moment, cooks around the world are standing in their kitchens, slicing and dicing onions and having…
Continue ReadingCNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with…
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide,…
Continue ReadingThe case of Jeremy Best, the Victor man accused murdering his pregnant wife and kidnapping his 10-month old child, has sparked animated…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Not enough adults are utilizing hearing aids, but experts hope new accessible options will make a difference.…
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court unanimously rejected a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s…
Continue ReadingThe spread of respiratory illnesses is well underway, as US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Mandy Cohen told Congress…
Continue ReadingWhen my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and family sharing their…
Continue ReadingRemember when you told your best friend they didn’t deserve their latest job promotion? Did you also point out how they do nothing right and that…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has been asked to review MDMA, or midomafetamine, the active ingredient in street drugs like ecstasy and molly,…
Continue ReadingThe number of illnesses potentially linked to lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches is rising as the US Food and Drug Administration continues its…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court announced it will consider whether to restrict access to the common abortion drug…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an…
Continue ReadingYous need to act now or will have to wait another year to enroll in coverage through Your Health…
Continue ReadingThe nursing shortage has impacted nearly every region in the U.S. NurseJournal looked into when the HRSA projects this shortage to…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of a relationship, being in the throes of passion can make someone chalk their new partner’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s a frustrating irony that exercise — so critical to good health and longevity — also has the potential to cause…
Continue ReadingPeople who take the new injectable medication tirzepatide – brand-named Zepbound – to shed pounds will need to stay on it if they want to keep…
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Unless you are made of the same stuff as Mother Teresa, few among us can say we have never been angry with someone to…
Continue ReadingFor a dog or cat, the holidays are full of bright, shiny fun. Tinsel dangles from a tall invader in the living room, outfitted with branches just…
Continue ReadingAs the holiday season approaches, many conjure up images of the perfect gathering: comforting aromas of home-cooked feasts, harmonious laughter…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Monday threw out several cases challenging the federal government’s now-defunct Covid-19 vaccine mandates for executive branch…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Things are not necessarily better for American women today than they were for their mothers and grandmothers,…
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Long…
Continue ReadingAn HIV vaccine trial dubbed this decade’s “last roll of the dice” has stopped vaccinations following disappointing…
Continue ReadingSandstone Care identified nine publications in the National Library of Medicine that reshaped researchers’ understanding of the effects of substance…
Continue ReadingWith growing attention on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in sports, clinicians and researchers from…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses,…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals and health facilities in Ukraine are facing an “alarming increase” of antimicrobial-resistant…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Rising Pharmaceuticals, maker of a crucial drug for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, said it plans to start…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Now is the time to get vaccinated to stay safe and healthy amid holiday gatherings and rising levels of…
Continue ReadingSince Narcan was established, Idaho has seen a 46% reduction in opioid overdose…
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors and health departments Thursday to be on the lookout for a more infectious strain of…
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when…
Continue ReadingCNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday,…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday, including…
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News Gann Valley, South Dakota (KFF Health News) — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored…
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center College Station, Texas (GHRC) — For Dr. Aaron Hultgren, the wake-up call was Hurricane Sandy…
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