Another death, more cases of vision loss linked to contaminated eye drops, CDC reports
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting an additional death and six more cases of vision…
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Cholera Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide. Facts…
Continue ReadingWhat is the virus that attacked Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Justin Bieber?
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
Continue ReadingFace masks are still a good idea at the doctor’s office, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Signs urging everyone to mask up have largely disappeared from places like grocery stores and schools in the…
Continue ReadingWhat is the virus that attacked Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Justin Bieber?
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
Continue ReadingWhat is the virus that attacked Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Justin Bieber?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat who was diagnosed with shingles in…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers vote in support of RSV vaccine to protect newborns
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of…
Continue ReadingAs officials warn about possible summer rise in mpox, new studies show two doses of vaccine are better than one
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Amid growing concern that the United States could face a rise in mpox cases this summer, three new studies…
Continue ReadingUS drug overdose deaths, fueled by synthetic opioids, hit a new high in 2022
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 110,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2022, according to early estimates…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers vote in support of RSV vaccine to protect newborns
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent vaccine advisers voted Thursday in favor of recommending…
Continue ReadingWill there be an RSV vaccine this winter? Our medical analyst explains
Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, for…
Continue ReadingThe future of medication abortion in the US is uncertain. These women say they’re glad they got sterilized
CNN By Elizabeth Cohen and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — In January, as a 28th birthday present to herself, Mariah Marsh got herself sterilized.…
Continue ReadingHusbands: Step up and take the ‘Post-it Note Challenge’
By David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — To some degree or other, most spouses are vaguely aware of an inequity in household work and responsibilities…
Continue ReadingUSDA takes steps toward vaccinating endangered California condors against bird flu
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, known as APHIS, said it…
Continue ReadingThe future of medication abortion in the US is uncertain. These women say they’re glad they got sterilized
By Elizabeth Cohen and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — In January, as a 28th birthday present to herself, Mariah Marsh got herself sterilized. Five…
Continue ReadingGenetic predisposition toward higher blood pressure, cholesterol may be linked to Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A genetic tendency toward certain forms of higher blood pressure and cholesterol is linked to a potential…
Continue ReadingGenetic predisposition toward higher blood pressure, cholesterol may be linked to Alzheimer’s risk, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A genetic tendency toward certain forms of higher blood pressure and cholesterol is linked to a potential…
Continue ReadingDeadly suspected fungal infections in Texas residents linked to surgeries in Matamoros, Mexico
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Five Texas residents became ill with suspected cases of fungal meningitis after traveling to Matamoros, Mexico,…
Continue ReadingOlder dogs who sleep badly may have dementia, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a veterinary lab in North Carolina, Woofus, a 15-year-old basset hound mix, is allowing researchers to attach…
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