By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People spread the virus that causes Covid-19 to wild white-tailed deer in the United States more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to a new study from the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The infection circulated widely in the deer
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Everyone poops, but it turns out we don’t all need to poop every day. That’s a misconception, said gastroenterologist Dr. Folasade May, an associate professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. “I even have people who try and make appointments, because
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is proposing a change in how dogs are imported into the United States. Revisiting guidelines last revised in 1956, the proposed updates introduce a new set of requirements for people looking to bring
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on TikTok, it’s in fact an inclusive meal. If you identify as a human, you have probably already made this type of solo dinner for yourself at some point in your life. I’m a middle-aged
Continue ReadingCNN By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Although the so-called “girl dinner” is being popularized by young women promoting throw-together meals on TikTok, it’s in fact an inclusive meal. If you identify as a human, you have probably already made this type of solo dinner for yourself at some point in your life. I’m a
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic said they aimed to use a hearing Tuesday to set the record straight on Republicans’ claims that Drs. Anthony Fauci and Francis Collins steered scientists investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic away from the idea that the virus
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Childhood cancer diagnoses in the US have been trending up for more than a decade, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. There were 14,381 new childhood cancer diagnoses in the US in 2019: about 177 new cases for every 1 million
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has called on the US Food and Drug Administration to investigate the high caffeine content of the Prime Energy drink and the company’s marketing efforts to children. This beverage, which is sold in cans, contains 200 milligrams of caffeine per 12 ounces, which is equal to the caffeine content of nearly
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — As scientists and staff badged into the headquarters of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, the agency’s new director stood waiting for them, a smile on her face and her hand outstretched. With news cameras rolling in the background and lobby music booming Alicia Keys’
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Whether from Miami, New York, Seattle or more, millions of Americans pack aboard cruise ships on vacation. But when it comes to the health of those travelers, it’s not always smooth sailing. There have been 13 outbreaks of norovirus on cruises this year, according to the US Centers for
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — European regulators said Tuesday that they’d broadened an investigation started last week into the risk of suicidal thoughts among patients taking popular drugs for weight loss, like Ozempic, to include more potential cases and other medicines in the class. The European Medicines Agency is now evaluating about 150 reports
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As little as 20 minutes of moderate activity a day for five days a week can significantly lower the risk of depressive symptoms for people over 50 who have conditions often linked to depression, such as diabetes, heart disease and chronic pain, a new study found. People with diabetes
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Roll the dice, land on Pennsylvania Avenue and count your money to see if you have enough to buy that property. Monopoly may be teaching your children more than you know. A study published last week in the journal Early Years shows that playing board games can help young
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Got a stuffy nose and a cough? If you go to an urgent care or ER, chances are that you may be able find out exactly what type of germ is making you sick, thanks to newer tests that don’t look for just one pathogen at a time but sometimes
Continue ReadingBy Andy Miller and Markian Hawryluk, KFF Health News Pottstown, Pennsylvania (KFF Health News) — The public school system here had to scramble in 2018 when the local hospital, newly purchased, was converted to a tax-exempt nonprofit entity. The takeover by Tower Health meant the 219-bed Pottstown Hospital no longer had to pay federal and
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Trees begin to sway, the sky darkens and suddenly you hear it — the distant sound of thunder. That’s your cue that potential danger is on the way. In fact, it’s likely within 10 miles of you, according to the National Weather Service. Don’t ignore that sound, because where
Continue ReadingBy Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. I never realized I needed sumac and Aleppo pepper in my life until I met Suzy Karadsheh, the popular Egyptian-born blogger. She had me
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — When 45-year-old Victoria realized she was five weeks late and the lines showed as positive on two pregnancy tests, the New Orleans resident dreamed up a plan to get an abortion. Traveling out of state was the only abortion option for Victoria, who asked CNN to withhold her last
Continue ReadingCNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The Earth recently recorded its hottest day ever – a record experts warn will likely be repeatedly broken as the climate crisis drives temperatures higher and higher. And it’s happening fast: a new report found last month was the planet’s hottest June by a “substantial margin,” meaning the
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — The Earth recently recorded its hottest day ever – a record experts warn will likely be repeatedly broken as the climate crisis drives temperatures higher and higher. And it’s happening fast: a new report found last month was the planet’s hottest June by a “substantial margin,” meaning the nine
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