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Children as young as 6 months can now receive an updated Covid-19 vaccine

December 9, 2022 1:42 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 08 DEC 22 10:18 ETUpdated: 09 DEC 22 16:00 ETBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Children as young as 6…

People around the world are rallying around this woman with Alzheimer’s

December 9, 2022 11:14 AM CNN

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…

People around the world are rallying around this woman with Alzheimer’s

December 9, 2022 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ever since they met in the fifth grade, Bob Pettit said his wife has always been the life of the party, a social butterfly…

Flu surged after Thanksgiving, as early season continues to worsen

December 9, 2022 10:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Flu surged in the United States after Thanksgiving, bringing the most severe week yet in a season that hit the county extra…

The United States is facing a triple threat

What to know about the triple threat of influenza, Covid and RSV

December 9, 2022 4:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Alex Rees, CNN The United States is facing a triple threat, with a confluence of viral infections due to respiratory syncytial virus, influenza…

Meds for kids with pain and fever are in high demand. Here’s what to do if you can’t find them

December 9, 2022 3:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman and Raenu Charles, CNN Grant’s Pass Pharmacy in southern Oregon is down to its last few boxes of children’s…

Long Covid responsible for thousands of US deaths, report says, but true numbers are likely much higher

December 8, 2022 4:11 PM CNN

By Jen Christensen, CNN Long Covid leaves some people with long-term symptoms, but it can be deadly, too. It played a part in at least 3,544 deaths…

Targeted therapy shows benefit for people with advanced breast cancer in late-stage trial

December 8, 2022 3:09 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN An experimental treatment shows promise for people with the most common form of advanced-stage breast cancer, according to…

What is stiff person syndrome? Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment

December 8, 2022 2:50 PM CNN

By Raenu Charles, CNN Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can take years to diagnose and tailor treatment. Singer Celine Dion…

What is stiff person syndrome? Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment

December 8, 2022 2:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Raenu Charles, CNN Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can take years to diagnose and tailor treatment. Singer Celine Dion…

Months after most mask requirements have come to an end and many people have stopped wearing them

Face masks come back to forefront amid triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV

December 8, 2022 1:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Months after most mask requirements have come to an end and many people have stopped wearing them, some of the…

Hospitals are more full than they've been throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hospitals in the US are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic — but it’s not just Covid

December 8, 2022 10:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Hospitals are more full than they’ve been throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a CNN analysis of data from…

Period underwear is better for the environment, but does it work? Experts weigh in

December 8, 2022 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN A period product that’s eco-friendly, stylish and easy to use might sound impossible. But period underwear might be just…

Children as young as 6 months can now receive an updated Covid-19 vaccine

December 8, 2022 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Children as young as 6 months are now eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 vaccine. The US Food and Drug Administration on…

The flu can be a big deal for children. Here’s why

December 8, 2022 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez Laura Tejeda had been up watching her 7-month-old daughter Zoelis’ breathing all night this past November. She had…

Home delivery of medication is one effort to make health care access more equitable.

Home delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight

December 7, 2022 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations are on the rise in the United States, with more than 34,000 new admissions last week, but…

This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodone taken on September 18

More than 180,000 people overdosed on opioids and survived in the past year, new White House dashboard shows

December 8, 2022 2:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN There were about 181,806 nonfatal opioid overdoses recorded in the United States in the past year, and it’s taken…

Pictured here is a close up of a generic statin tablet on a blister pack.

Statins lower risk of deadliest kind of stroke, study finds

December 7, 2022 1:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN Doctors know that drugs called statins lower a person’s risk of a stroke due to a blood clot. But a new study shows…

Don't sleep on your stomach if you want to avoid neck pain

How you sleep can cause neck and back pain

December 7, 2022 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic…

A family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection

December 7, 2022 2:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News It wasn’t the Thanksgiving holiday any of us had expected. Two weeks before, my 94-year-old father-in-law,…

Kirstie Alley died of colon cancer. Here’s how to lower your risk

December 7, 2022 12:34 AM CNN

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Colon cancer has claimed another life. Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Kirstie Alley, best known for her roles in the…

Similac and Enfamil products are seen on largely empty shelves in the baby formula section of a Target store in San Diego on May 25.

In wake of baby formula crisis, highly critical report recommends major food safety changes at FDA

December 6, 2022 5:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN To help prevent outbreaks of food-related illness and problems like the formula shortage that left many parents in the US…

Measles outbreak in central Ohio grows to more than 50 children, driven by ‘lack of vaccination’

December 6, 2022 3:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A measles outbreak in central Ohio is growing, sickening more than 50 children, with many of them needing hospitalization,…

Kirstie Alley died of colon cancer. Here’s how to lower your risk

December 6, 2022 2:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Colon cancer has claimed another life. Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Kirstie Alley, best known for her roles in the…

This year's flu shot appears to be "a very good match" to the circulating strains

Flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains, CDC says

December 5, 2022 3:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN This year’s flu shot appears to be “a very good match” to the circulating strains, US Centers for Disease…

Drug overdose deaths during pregnancy and postpartum rose sharply in recent years, study shows

December 6, 2022 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than 1,200 pregnant and postpartum women died of a drug overdose in the US in 2020, with overdoses involved in more…

Scientists behind a new study may have found the biological reason we get more respiratory illnesses in winter and it turns out the cold air itself damages the immune response occurring in the nose.

Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter

December 6, 2022 3:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A chill is in the air, and you all know what that means — it’s time for cold and flu season, when it seems everyone…

These simple daily activities can help ward off back pain

December 6, 2022 3:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Dana Santas, CNN For many people, back pain can make it difficult to function in everyday life. It affects how you move, feel and think, leaving…

6 everyday ways to keep back pain at bay

December 6, 2022 3:51 AM CNN

By Dana Santas, CNN For many people, back pain can make it difficult to function in everyday life. It affects how you move, feel and think, leaving…

Wearing hearing aids may lower your risk for cognitive decline and dementia

How are hearing aids and dementia related? A new study explains

December 5, 2022 10:10 AM CNN

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new study.…

How are hearing aids and dementia related? A new study explains

December 5, 2022 10:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Hearing aids might be an important tool in the effort to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, according to a new study.…

Dementia risk may increase if you’re eating these foods, study says

December 5, 2022 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN We all eat them — ultraprocessed foods such as frozen pizza and ready-to-eat meals make our busy lives much easier. Besides,…

Pfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization of an updated Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5. Pictured is a vaccination site in San Jose

Pfizer/BioNTech seek FDA authorization of updated Covid-19 vaccine for children under 5

December 5, 2022 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech have submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for their updated Covid-19 vaccine…

Demand for hospital-grade cribs is on the rise as viral illnesses continue to surge.

Demand for hospital-grade cribs on the rise as viral illnesses continue to surge

December 5, 2022 3:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan, CNN As a trio of respiratory viruses spreads across the country and pediatric hospitalizations remain high, some hospitals are…

With all but six states experiencing "high" or "very high" respiratory virus levels

Children’s painkillers are in high demand as respiratory illnesses continue to rise

December 5, 2022 3:12 AM CNN

By Carma Hassan, CNN With all but six states experiencing “high” or “very high” respiratory virus levels, according to the US…

As respiratory viruses strain US health care systems, Biden administration tells states how it’s ready to help

December 2, 2022 12:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Nearly 20,000 people in the United States were admitted to the hospital for flu last week, almost double the number of…

What is Strep A, the common bacterium that has killed 6 children in the UK?

December 2, 2022 2:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN Health officials in the United Kingdom are advising parents and schools to watch for Strep A infections following the recent…

Children’s painkillers are in high demand as respiratory illnesses continue to rise

December 2, 2022 2:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Carma Hassan, CNN With all but six states experiencing “high” or “very high” respiratory virus levels, according to the US…

Biden administration plans to let mpox emergency declaration end in January

December 2, 2022 12:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that it does not plan to renew the public health emergency…

Former co-owner of compounding pharmacy sentenced over role in 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak

December 2, 2022 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Beech, CNN A former co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy was sentenced Thursday for what authorities said was his role in a…

Have fun on the ice by skating in the same direction as others and watch out for holes and debris.

How to avoid winter sports injuries, according to experts

December 2, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN When the temperature drops and snow begins to fall, many people can’t wait to hit the slopes or ice rink.…

Some people suffering pain from cancer and other chronic diseases turn to marijuana to ease their suffering

Pain relief from marijuana comes from a belief it helps, study finds

December 2, 2022 9:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Some people suffering pain from cancer and other chronic diseases turn to marijuana to ease their suffering, but much of that…

The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic

Teens’ brains aged faster during the first year of the pandemic, study says, and stress may be to blame

December 2, 2022 3:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The…

Teens’ brains aged faster during the first year of the pandemic, study says, and stress may be to blame

December 2, 2022 3:22 AM CNN

By Jen Christensen, CNN The brains of US teens have physically changed during the Covid-19 pandemic, aging faster than normal, a new study says. The…

An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. A health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to perform a rapid HIV test in Venezuela in 2021.

HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: ‘An important step forward’

December 1, 2022 11:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibody precursors among a small group of…

Loss of sleep can directly affect your ability to control emotions and manage expectations

Poor sleep can make you prickly. Here’s what to do

December 1, 2022 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Holiday stress. Work problems. Money concerns. Family issues — the worries that can keep you up at night are infinite.…

HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: ‘An important step forward’

December 1, 2022 6:49 AM CNN

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibody precursors among a small group of…

On World AIDS Day, Biden administration releases new global strategy to end HIV/AIDS by 2030

December 1, 2022 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN On World AIDS Day, the Biden administration renewed its focus on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, releasing a new…

Avoid these organizational thinking traps to save yourself time

6 myths that might be keeping you from living your best organized life

December 1, 2022 1:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re often running late to work because you can’t find your keys or tensing at the sight of kitchen clutter,…

Organ donations and transplantations increase during major US motorcycle rallies due to crashes. Motorcycle enthusiasts attend the 81st annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally on August 8

Organ donations rise during major motorcycle rallies due to crashes, study says

December 1, 2022 3:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Raenu Charles, CNN Organ donations and transplantations increase during major US motorcycle rallies due to crashes, according to a new study,…

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