Flu surged after Thanksgiving, as early season continues to worsen
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…
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What to know about the triple threat of influenza, Covid and RSV
By Alex Rees, CNN The United States is facing a triple threat, with a confluence of viral infections due to respiratory syncytial virus, influenza…
Continue ReadingMeds for kids with pain and fever are in high demand. Here’s what to do if you can’t find them
By Brenda Goodman and Raenu Charles, CNN Grant’s Pass Pharmacy in southern Oregon is down to its last few boxes of children’s…
Continue ReadingLong Covid responsible for thousands of US deaths, report says, but true numbers are likely much higher
CNN, WISN, JOHNS HOPKINS, HHS, PFIZER By Jen Christensen, CNN Long Covid leaves some people with long-term symptoms, but it can be deadly, too. It…
Continue ReadingHospitals in the US are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic — but it’s not just Covid
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…
Continue ReadingTargeted therapy shows benefit for people with advanced breast cancer in late-stage trial
By Jen Christensen, CNN An experimental treatment shows promise for people with the most common form of advanced-stage breast cancer, according to…
Continue ReadingWhat is stiff person syndrome? Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment
CNN By Raenu Charles, CNN Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can take years to diagnose and tailor treatment. Singer Celine…
Continue ReadingWhat is stiff person syndrome? Diagnosis, symptoms and treatment
By Raenu Charles, CNN Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological condition that can take years to diagnose and tailor treatment. Singer Celine Dion…
Continue ReadingFace masks come back to forefront amid triple threat of Covid-19, flu, RSV
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Months after most mask requirements have come to an end and many people have stopped wearing them, some of the…
Continue ReadingPeriod underwear is better for the environment, but does it work? Experts weigh in
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…
Continue ReadingChildren as young as 6 months can now receive an updated Covid-19 vaccine
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…
Continue ReadingThe flu can be a big deal for children. Here’s why
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…
Continue ReadingMore than 180,000 people overdosed on opioids and survived in the past year, new White House dashboard shows
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…
Continue ReadingHome delivery of medications can help improve access, especially when time is tight
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…
Continue ReadingStatins lower risk of deadliest kind of stroke, study finds
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…
Continue ReadingHow you sleep can cause neck and back pain
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic…
Continue ReadingA family death during the holidays prompts questions and reflection
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,…
Continue ReadingKirstie Alley died of colon cancer. Here’s how to lower your risk
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…
Continue ReadingIn wake of baby formula crisis, highly critical report recommends major food safety changes at FDA
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…
Continue ReadingMeasles outbreak in central Ohio grows to more than 50 children, driven by ‘lack of vaccination’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A measles outbreak in central Ohio is growing, sickening more than 50 children, with many of them needing hospitalization,…
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