Ebola Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Ebola, a virus with a high fatality rate that was first identified in Africa in 1976. Facts…
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For kids exploring social media, here are three steps the surgeon general wants parents to take
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As a father of three teenage girls, one of my biggest parenting challenges has…
Continue ReadingMore than 90% of large US cancer centers report shortage of life-saving chemo drugs in new survey
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Among some of the nation’s largest cancer centers, more than 90% have reported being directly affected by…
Continue ReadingSalmonella outbreak linked to flour is over, CDC says, but consumers should still check for recalled bags
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak that was linked to Gold Medal flour is over, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingHow to minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke
CNN, CBC, WABC, NY GOVERNOR’S OFFICE, INGA SARDA-SORENSEN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air…
Continue ReadingReanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their…
Continue ReadingReanimated hearts work as well for transplants and could make more organs available for patients in need, study finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers say they have been able to tap a new pool of organ donors to preserve and transplant their hearts:…
Continue ReadingHow to minimize the health risks of wildfire smoke
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from Canadian wildfires sweeps through the…
Continue ReadingMultiple insomnia symptoms raise stroke risk in people under 50, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep, wake up too early most days or have other signs of…
Continue ReadingChatGPT’s responses to suicide, addiction, sexual assault crises raise questions in new study
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When asked serious public health questions related to abuse, suicide or other medical crises, the online…
Continue ReadingFight hot flashes with these expert-approved methods
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Like lava rising from a volcano, the heat streams across your body, reddening your face and quickening your…
Continue ReadingMore kids are anxious but fewer are getting the right help, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — More kids, teens and young adults are experiencing anxiety — but fewer are getting the appropriate…
Continue ReadingMove to electric vehicles could save nearly 90,000 lives in US by 2050, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — If gas guzzlers disappeared from US car lots by 2035 and were replaced by zero-emissions vehicles –…
Continue ReadingGun-related deaths reached record levels in the US in 2021, report says
CNN, WRGB, WKMG, WFTV, GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE, BEN CRUMP LAW, @SAMSCHWARTZ03, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The gun…
Continue ReadingGun-related deaths reached record levels in the US in 2021, report says
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The gun violence epidemic in the United States was deadlier than ever in 2021, according to a new report from…
Continue ReadingHow to stay healthy this summer, according to an expert
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — For much of the world, summer has already arrived or will be upon them soon. More than three years into the…
Continue ReadingAs chemical cleanup continues in East Palestine, Ohio, disease detectives work to understand why so many got sick
By Brenda Goodman, CNN East Palestine, Ohio (CNN) — One Monday in early March, a team of 15 health specialists affiliated with the federal…
Continue ReadingHow long you breastfeed may impact your child’s test scores later, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Whether children were breastfed as infants and for how long may have an impact on their test scores when…
Continue ReadingStem Cells Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to…
Continue ReadingUsing melatonin for sleep is on the rise, study says, despite potential health harms
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More and more adults are taking over-the-counter melatonin to get to sleep, and some may be using it at…
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