By Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. After working another weekend shift, Dr. Jessica Gold returned home feeling burned out and succumbed to her urge to watch TV and sleep most of the day. As Gen Z would say,
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re stuck in what seems like an endless cycle of procrastination, guilt and chaos, you might be wondering, “Why am I so lazy?” or “Why can’t I just get myself together?” Despite that common perception, laziness usually isn’t the reason behind procrastination, said Jenny Yip, a clinical psychologist
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A new HIV case has been linked to a “vampire facial” at an Albuquerque spa that closed in 2018, the New Mexico Department of Health said this week. The only HIV risk that the 2023 patient reported was a “vampire facial” at VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in 2018.
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — There are two more cases of locally acquired malaria in Sarasota County, according to the Florida Department of Health, bringing the total number of cases to six in the state. At the end of June, the Florida department issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory following the
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Summer often means barbecue gatherings, beach days and long-awaited vacations. And often, we bring stress about body image along for the ride. People often feel a pressure to look a certain way to have a “bikini body” or “summer body,” said Ally Duvall, senior program development lead at Equip,
Continue ReadingCNN, WLEX By Elizabeth Cohen, Carma Hassan and Amanda Musa, CNN Stanton, Kentucky (CNN) — All Heather and Nick Maberry wanted to do was hold their dead baby, but strict Kentucky abortion laws meant they couldn’t. They were “furious” that the laws meant they never got to kiss or cuddle their daughter, Willow Rose, or
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Cohen, Carma Hassan and Amanda Musa, CNN Stanton, Kentucky (CNN) — All Heather and Nick Maberry wanted to do was hold their dead baby, but strict Kentucky abortion laws meant they couldn’t. They were “furious” that the laws meant they never got to kiss or cuddle their daughter, Willow Rose, or tell her
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Federal Trade Commission say they have sent warning letters to six companies for selling products containing delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-8 THC) that look strikingly similar to popular snack foods. Delta-8 THC is the psychoactive cannabinoid from the Cannabis sativa plant, of
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, Nadia Kounang and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday that it will now expand coverage of
Continue ReadingCNN, WVIR By Meg Tirrell, Nadia Kounang and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday that it will now expand
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A strict abortion law that took effect in Texas in 2021 may have led to nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to research published in the journal JAMA. Texas Senate Bill 8, which banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — One of the most important ways to keep your body healthy is by exercising — it has been shown to help prevent chronic disease, lengthen life, ward off dementia, slow cognitive decline and much more. However, the amount of sleep you get may be just as important — at
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Almost half of the tap water in the US is contaminated with chemicals known as “forever chemicals,” according to a new study from the US Geological Survey. The number of people drinking contaminated water may be even higher than what the study found, however, because the researchers weren’t able
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The fact that having high cholesterol can cause health problems is well known. But a total cholesterol level that fluctuates a lot — either up or down within a five-year period — might also be problematic by raising the risk of later dementia, a new study found. “This study
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Being overweight as defined by the body mass index rating scale is not linked to an increase in death when considered separately from other health issues, a new study found. Also known as BMI, the calculation measures a person’s body fat based on height and weight. As currently used,
Continue ReadingCNN By 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
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Clinical overuse of marijuana is linked to a variety of complications after major elective surgery, including blood clots, stroke, breathing difficulties, kidney issues and even death, a new study found. “Our findings complement previous studies that have identified significant associations between cannabis use disorders and perioperative complications,” the study’s
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It’s a worry almost all of Dr. Ursina Teitelbaum’s colorectal cancer patients have: How severe are the side effects of radiation therapy? The treatment, though effective at fighting cancer, could cause diarrhea and fatigue in the short term, as well as fertility problems in the long term. But more
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this year’s Dirty Dozen of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides, according to the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit environmental health organization. In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, researchers analyzed testing data
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN (CNN) — Setting off dazzling displays of fireworks is a time-honored way to celebrate Independence Day, but it can quickly become dangerous — and even deadly — when safety guidelines are ignored. About 73% of fireworks-related injuries treated in US hospital emergency rooms occurred around the one month including the Fourth
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