Common kinds of air pollution led to changes in teens’ blood pressure, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN Scientists know that air pollution can make it difficult to breathe and may ultimately cause serious health problems like…
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Drug-free relief from chronic constipation may come from a new vibrating pill
By Brenda Goodman, CNN People who struggle with chronic constipation have a new drug-free option to help get things moving again. It’s a…
Continue ReadingCould you still have Covid-19 if you have symptoms but test negative? A medical analyst weighs in
By Katia Hetter, CNN It has been over three years since Covid-19 cases were first diagnosed in the United States. And while President Joe Biden…
Continue ReadingDon’t serve Girl Scout cookies with a side of shame
Opinion by Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN It’s Girl Scout cookie season again, which means young female entrepreneurs are outside your favorite stores…
Continue ReadingHealth experts call for an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing tactics
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Less than half of infants around the world are breastfed as recommended, and baby formula is in high demand despite failing to…
Continue ReadingFor the first time, US task force proposes expanding high blood pressure screening recommendations during pregnancy
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation to screen everyone who is pregnant for…
Continue ReadingClimate change is contributing to the rise of superbugs, new UN report says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two of the greatest threats to global health, according to a new report from…
Continue ReadingThe one thing that can improve your sex life, according to this couple
By Terry Ward, CNN The timeless advice for couples about the importance of communicating when it comes to sex might be as old as the act itself.…
Continue ReadingThe fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world
By Jen Christensen, CNN In the HBO show “The Last of Us,” characters identify zombies among them by the fungi that bursts from their…
Continue ReadingThe fungal threat to human health is growing in a warmer, wetter, sicker world
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN In the HBO show “The Last of Us,” characters identify zombies among them by the fungi that bursts from their…
Continue ReadingDespite recent widespread illness in US, Covid-19, flu and RSV are not a concern for most, survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Respiratory viruses — including the flu, RSV and the virus that causes Covid-19 — are not a serious concern for…
Continue ReadingBlack, Hispanic dialysis patients are at greater risk of dangerous bloodstream infections
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Patients with failing kidneys who need regular dialysis treatments still have sky-high rates of dangerous staph infections in…
Continue ReadingStop calling it ‘mommy brain’ — scientists say the term is wrong and unfair to moms
Opinion by Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Pregnancy brain, mommy brain, momnesia — our culture has learned to use the term to describe moms…
Continue ReadingHealthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of long Covid than their peers, a new…
Continue ReadingStudy presents unexpected — and complicated — findings on link between alcohol and dementia
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of…
Continue ReadingStudy presents unexpected — and complicated — findings on link between alcohol and dementia
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping alcohol consumption to one or two drinks a day lessened the odds of developing dementia, according to a study of…
Continue ReadingChanging fonts can make reading easier for some, even in State Department memos
By Jen Christensen, CNN On Monday, the US State Department’s domestic offices, bureaus and posts overseas will begin communicating in a style…
Continue ReadingThe virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN At Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, the hallways of the emergency department are lined with dozens of…
Continue ReadingMore than 400 products including breakfast sandwiches and fruit cups recalled due to possible Listeria contamination
By Nouran Salahieh, CNN More than 400 food products sold under dozens of brand names were recalled due to possible Listeria contamination, the US…
Continue ReadingMeasles outbreak in central Ohio ends after 85 cases, all among children who weren’t fully vaccinated
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials at Columbus Public Health…
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