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DocBuddy cited data from the Health Resources and Services Administration to visualize the projected shortages in the health care industry,…
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.…
Continue ReadingAfter more than three years, the Covid-19 public health emergency in the US is finally ending on…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN When Barbara Brigham was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2020, the odds were not in her favor. Pancreatic cancer…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday paved the way for more gay and bisexual men to donate blood by finalizing new…
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN A new report says there was a “sharp increase” in violence at abortion clinics in 2022, the year when Roe v. Wade…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN The national public health emergency around Covid-19 officially ends in the United States on Thursday, May 11, more than three…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN The national public health emergency around Covid-19 officially ends in the United States on Thursday, May 11, more than three…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN A “peanut patch” showed promising results in a late-phase clinical trial in toddlers with peanut allergies,…
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN A “peanut patch” showed promising results in a late-phase clinical trial in toddlers with peanut allergies,…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Uncontrolled sleep apnea — a disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time multiple times a night…
Continue ReadingIdaho officials reported 293 new COVID-19 cases and 0 new deaths in the last…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN Advisers for the US Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday in support of making the birth-control pill…
Continue ReadingUsing data from a study published in Transport Reviews, Velotric broke down the gender demographics of cycling around the…
Continue ReadingUsing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and World Bank, Northwell Health looked at racial disparities in the prevalence of…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have pieced together a new draft of the human genome that better captures humanity’s genetic diversity. The new…
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN There was a time when Juliana Olarte, a 26-year-old travel publicist living in New York City, couldn’t figure out where she…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Around one-third of people globally live with chronic pain — pain experienced for more than three months — and millions of…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN As the expiration of the Covid-19 public health emergency declaration approaches, the US Drug Enforcement Administration has…
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Sealy, CNN When Caitlyn Pace moved from the United States to Hong Kong three years ago to take a teaching job, she…
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 Lauren Lee, CNN May 10 is World Lupus Day, an annual global event spotlighting the complex disease and ways to improve quality of life for those…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard and Jeremy Diamond, CNN San Francisco International Airport has launched a program with the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN Black and Hispanic people who grew up in Chicago were exposed to gun violence at a “significantly and persistently higher…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have a higher chance of having a heart attack or stroke, according to a…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN US health officials may soon ask states to notify them of any cases of infants with serious infections…
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen and Amanda Sealy, CNN When Caitlyn Pace moved from the United States to Hong Kong three years ago to take a teaching job, she…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN The American Psychological Association is calling for teens to undergo training before they enter the sometimes fun but…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force is proposing that all women at average risk of breast cancer start screening at age…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping poorly due to job stress? That may be due to a lack of support from coworkers and higher-ups, a new study found.…
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent After more than three very long years, it’s finally happening: The Covid-19 pandemic is…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl have surged in recent years in the US and new research shows that deaths among children…
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Drayer, CNN When you’re thirsty and in need of a drink, which beverages are best at keeping you hydrated? Sure, you can always reach…
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic crushed all-you-can-eat buffets. The owner of Old Country Buffet and Furr’s Fresh Buffet…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN The pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly announced last week that a medication developed to treat diabetes, tirzepatide, also had a…
Continue ReadingBy Mayumi Maruyama, CNN You cannot carry heavy things. You should sleep more. No working. No household chores. And the list goes on as Carol Chan…
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