What you should know about flesh-eating bacteria on beaches
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The giant seaweed blob that has been piling up on beaches on the Florida coast — posing risks to sea life,…
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Learn how to escape from a rip current and practice water safety
By Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — With hot summer months ahead, taking a dip in the water can be a refreshing way to cool off. Whether you’re…
Continue ReadingMysterious Covid-19 lineages in US sewers could offer clues to chronic infections
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As Covid-19 testing and other coronavirus tracking efforts peter out in the United States, wastewater…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers endorse antibody to protect against RSV in infants and some young toddlers
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to endorse a monoclonal antibody designed to…
Continue ReadingWildfire smoke is bad for pets, too. Here’s how to keep them safe
CNN By Rachel Ramirez and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States and Canada, millions of people are navigating potentially…
Continue ReadingWildfire smoke is bad for pets, too. Here’s how to keep them safe
By Rachel Ramirez and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States and Canada, millions of people are navigating potentially harmful…
Continue ReadingIs taurine the ‘elixir of life’? Maybe, if you’re a worm, mouse or monkey
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Taurine, an amino acid often used by body builders and added to energy or sports drinks, may be an “elixir of…
Continue ReadingEbola 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…
Continue ReadingFor 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…
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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 –…
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