Turmeric might help treat your indigestion, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A good treatment option for indigestion may already be in your spice rack, according to a new study. The…
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Bad habits of night owls may lead to type 2 diabetes, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you’re groggy in the morning but perky in the evening, you may be a night owl — a sleep pattern or…
Continue ReadingFDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines that target circulating variants
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration gave the green light Monday to updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and…
Continue ReadingAmerican Red Cross declares national blood shortage due to low donor turnout and climate disasters like Hurricane Idalia
By Jacqueline Howard and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The American Red Cross is sounding the alarm that the United States’ blood supply has…
Continue ReadingHow to teach kids to befriend a child with a disability
By Jaclyn Greenberg, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you…
Continue ReadingJust 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For centuries, people in the sunny Mediterranean would get up after long, leisurely meals and take a walk, often…
Continue ReadingWhat is mifepristone, the drug at the heart of the Texas medication abortion lawsuit?
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Danco Laboratories, a manufacturer of the abortion drug mifepristone, has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a…
Continue ReadingYour perfectionism doesn’t need fixing. Embrace it as a power and a gift
By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Worried that perfectionism is holding you back? No wonder, given all the messaging out there that demonizes the…
Continue Reading988 mental health crisis line launches American Sign Language services for callers who are deaf and hard of hearing
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will now be available to the millions of people across the US who use…
Continue ReadingIn hopeful sign for the US, flu vaccine shows strong protection against hospitalization in South America, CDC report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Early data from South America shows that the flu vaccine has cut the risk of hospitalization in half this…
Continue ReadingDrug in Ozempic may enable patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes to stave off insulin use, small study suggests
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A weekly dose of semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster medications Ozempic and Wegovy, helped seven out of…
Continue ReadingDemand for at-home Covid-19 tests is high, but don’t expect a shortage anytime soon
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US is experiencing an increase of Covid-19, with weekly hospital admissions and test positivity rates on the…
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OHSU researchers discover new cause of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia
Study highlights microglia degeneration in brain caused by iron toxicity PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers at OHSU say they have discovered a new…
Continue ReadingScientists take ‘pioneering steps’ toward growing human kidneys in pigs
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos, an important step toward growing…
Continue ReadingNew Pew survey shows how many men and women change their names when they get married
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Now engaged to be married, Michelle Jin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity…
Continue ReadingCovid apathy and fatigue are real. Here’s how to cope
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 is here to stay. To prove it, the virus is surging in many places around the world — just as immunity…
Continue ReadingAbortions have increased significantly in states that border those with bans, new analysis finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions have increased substantially in most states where they remain legal post-Dobbs, according to a new…
Continue ReadingDriving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Being stoned behind the wheel can be more dangerous than driving drunk in Canada, where recreational cannabis…
Continue ReadingOver-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in stores
CNN By Meg Tirrell and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to…
Continue ReadingExclusive: CDC hopes new ‘Wild to Mild’ ad campaign will tame skepticism about flu vaccines
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Some Americans have given up on flu shots because almost everyone remembers a season when they got one and then…
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