Walk this number of steps each day to cut your risk of dementia
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to reduce your risk for dementia? Slap on a step counter and start tallying your steps — you’ll need between…
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‘Powerful division’ among public health leaders over how to pivot Covid-19 messaging
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN At this point in the Covid-19 pandemic, much of the United States has slowly moved away from following or enforcing…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s tough flu season could spell trouble for the US this winter, especially with Covid-19 in the mix
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is always unpredictable. Infectious disease experts like to hedge their forecasts with a caution: When you’ve…
Continue ReadingHow parents can keep youth sports fun for kids
By Matt Villano, CNN Youth sports are supposed to be fun, build character and improve fitness. In many cases, however, they’re also causing…
Continue ReadingMpox in the United States Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, in the United States. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public…
Continue ReadingIf you think your preparation will help you later, you will probably be right, a new study says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Can thinking that you can get up the hill actually get you up the hill? It just might, according to a new study. People did…
Continue ReadingWastewater surveillance becomes more targeted in search for poliovirus, monkeypox and coronavirus
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where…
Continue ReadingThis National Suicide Prevention Week, learn the signs someone’s at risk for suicide
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy.…
Continue ReadingAn E. coli outbreak associated with Wendy’s restaurants has now sickened 97 people in 6 states
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Wendy’s restaurants have been associated with an E. coli outbreak now reported in six states, with 97 people infected,…
Continue ReadingBlack and Hispanic people are more likely to get monkeypox but less likely to be vaccinated
By Jen Christensen, CNN The organizers of Atlanta Black Pride, an LGBTQ celebration held each Labor Day weekend, have big plans. There will be…
Continue ReadingPneumonia cases, including three deaths, with no clear cause under investigation in Argentina
By Jacqueline Howard and Jorge Engels, CNN Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no…
Continue ReadingJust 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN For centuries, people in the sunny Mediterranean would get up after long, leisurely meals and take a walk, often to the town…
Continue ReadingCDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signed off Thursday on the…
Continue ReadingCDC signs off on updated Covid-19 boosters
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signed off Thursday on the…
Continue ReadingEverything you need to know about the updated Covid-19 boosters
By Brenda Goodman, CNN There’s a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming to a pharmacy or clinic near you. The US Food and Drug Administration and US…
Continue ReadingHow to help your kids be more independent and self-sufficient
By Elissa Strauss, CNN Among the many devastating, long-term impacts of Covid-19, the pandemic delivered a one-two punch preventing many children…
Continue ReadingUltraprocessed foods linked to cancer and early death, studies find
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating a lot of ultraprocessed foods significantly increases men’s risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to heart…
Continue ReadingDEA warns of brightly colored fentanyl ‘used to target young Americans’
By Ben Tinker and Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning Tuesday about “brightly-colored fentanyl…
Continue ReadingMicrobreaks can increase your well-being, but only if you do these types of activities, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN Eating a snack, going for a walk or scrolling through social media: No matter how you spend them, microbreaks of 10 minutes or…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated Covid-19 boosters
By Naomi Thomas and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from…
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