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Want a quicker, easier way to test for many illnesses, including cancer? (No) sweat, say OSU researchers

March 23, 2023 9:59 AM KTVZ news sources

Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a handheld sensor that tests perspiration for cortisol and provides…

People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid

Vaccination, Paxlovid decrease risk of long Covid, studies show

March 23, 2023 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new…

An evidence bag containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl

What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? Our expert explains

March 23, 2023 4:11 AM CNN

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to…

What makes fentanyl so dangerous and how can people prevent overdoses? Our expert explains

March 23, 2023 4:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved…

Mental health struggles are driving more college students to consider dropping out, survey finds

March 22, 2023 9:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Isabel, a 20-year-old undergraduate student, is no stranger to hard work. She graduated high school a year early and spent…

A sign is placed near the section for children's medicine on December19

New drug shortages in the US increased nearly 30% in 2022, Senate report finds

March 22, 2023 4:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN When a pharmaceutical plant in Shanghai that made contrast material for radiological scans shut down last year, half the…

Sanders slams ‘corporate greed’ as Moderna CEO won’t commit to lower Covid-19 vaccine cost

March 22, 2023 1:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Kyla Russell, CNN In the face of senators’ criticism, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel did not agree to lower the commercial cost of the…

Researchers found that people living near road traffic noise were more likely to develop high blood pressure.

You were right — traffic noise is indeed pushing up your blood pressure

March 22, 2023 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Most of us are familiar with road rage — aggressive driving that’s caused by stress or anger behind the wheel. But the…

Global Pharma Healthcare recalled Artificial Tears Lubricant Eye Drops

Two additional deaths linked to bacteria in recalled eye drops, CDC says

March 22, 2023 8:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss…

Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins

Black, Hispanic adults are less likely to get statins for heart disease, study finds

March 22, 2023 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kyla Russell, CNN Black and Hispanic adults in the US are less likely than White adults to get statins, medications that prevent or treat common…

The Department of Health and Human Services

US government announces plan to overhaul organ transplant system

March 22, 2023 7:19 AM CNN

CNN, KMOV By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US government announced a plan Wednesday to overhaul the country’s organ transplant system. The US…

US government announces plan to overhaul organ transplant system

March 22, 2023 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The US government announced a plan Wednesday to overhaul the country’s organ transplant system. The US Department of…

The overall risk of breast cancer among hormone contraceptive users is low

Progestagen-only contraceptives carry similar, small breast cancer risk as other hormone contraceptives, study finds

March 21, 2023 9:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Gretener, CNN All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of…

Health officials consider another round of bivalent boosters for the most vulnerable Americans

March 21, 2023 3:50 PM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN US officials are weighing whether to offer people who are at high risk of severe Covid-19 the chance to get another bivalent…

Staff members of the Wuhan Hygiene Emergency Response Team drive their vehicle as they leave the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in the city of Wuhan

Researchers say newly posted analysis supports natural origin for Covid-19 pandemic

March 21, 2023 1:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Swabs collected from stalls and equipment at the Huanan Market in Wuhan, China, that tested positive for traces of the virus…

A surgeon performs a robot-assisted prostate surgery on April 10

Men with advanced prostate cancer going without life-prolonging medication amid shortage

March 21, 2023 4:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN Doctors across the United States who treat people with advanced prostate cancer can’t find supplies of a medicine that…

Being ‘socially frail’ comes with health risks for older adults

March 21, 2023 2:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Consider three hypothetical women in their mid-70s, all living alone in identical economic circumstances with…

A fentanyl drug testing kit warns about the dangers of xylazine

DEA issues alert about widespread threat of xylazine

March 20, 2023 4:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a…

An emerging fungal threat spread at an alarming rate in US health care facilities, study says

March 20, 2023 2:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data…

Younger people have continued to walk less since the height of the pandemic

Steps have dropped since Covid-19 and the trend is worrisome, study says

March 20, 2023 8:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Americans took fewer steps during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and they still haven’t gotten their mojo back, a…