Tracking the opioid crisis: Inside the DEA’s secret lab
By Amanda Sealy and Nadia Kounang, CNN Sitting among the warehouses of Dulles, Virginia, is one of the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s…
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How many times can you wear pajamas, jeans and other clothes without washing them? Experts weigh in
By Kristen Rogers, CNN The number of times it’s appropriate to wear clothing items without washing them often seems based more on folklore or a…
Continue ReadingPaging Dr. AI? What ChatGPT and artificial intelligence could mean for the future of medicine
CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly…
Continue ReadingPaging Dr. AI? What ChatGPT and artificial intelligence could mean for the future of medicine
By Jen Christensen, CNN Without cracking a single textbook, without spending a day in medical school, the co-author of a preprint study correctly…
Continue Reading‘Groundhog Day’ movie: The Buddhist lifehacker film
By David G. Allan, CNN “It’s not true that life is one damn thing after another — it’s one damn thing over and over.”…
Continue ReadingComplications during pregnancy linked to a higher risk of heart disease, study finds
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the…
Continue ReadingLong-term exposure to air pollution may raise risk of depression later in life, study says
CNN, KCRA By Jen Christensen, CNN Exposure to air pollution may be tied to the risk of developing depression later in life, a large new study finds.…
Continue ReadingSurvey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Nearly half of adults in the United States — including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age — are unsure…
Continue ReadingSurvey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US
CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Nearly half of adults in the United States — including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age — are unsure…
Continue ReadingLong-term exposure to dirtier air can increase your risk of depression or anxiety, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN People who live in a highly polluted area have a higher risk of depression and anxiety than those who live with cleaner air,…
Continue ReadingCDC advises against using EzriCare eye drops as it investigates dozens of infections and one death in 12 states
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care providers and consumers to stop using EzriCare…
Continue ReadingUltraprocessed foods linked to ovarian and other cancer deaths, study finds
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according…
Continue ReadingUltraprocessed foods linked to ovarian and other cancer deaths, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more ultraprocessed foods raises the risk of developing and dying from cancer, especially ovarian cancer, according to…
Continue ReadingFollowing criticism, FDA proposes redesign of its human food program
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN The head of the US Food and Drug Administration proposed sweeping changes to the agency’s food safety programs Tuesday…
Continue ReadingAdult drug use rose during pandemic, but dropped dramatically in youth, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Use of marijuana and other substances dropped in teenagers during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study.…
Continue ReadingMpox is almost gone in the US, leaving lessons and mysteries in its wake
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US public health emergency declaration for mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, ends Tuesday. The outbreak, which once…
Continue ReadingChildren’s mental health tops list of parent worries, survey finds
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Forty percent of US parents are “extremely” or “very” worried that their children will struggle with…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 ‘baby bump’ brought an increased US fertility rate in 2021 — but also record high preterm births
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great Recession of 2008. When…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 ‘baby bump’ brought an increased US fertility rate in 2021 — but also record high preterm births
CNN, AMY DESANTIS By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of babies born each year in the United States has been steadily dropping since the Great…
Continue ReadingUS spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at…
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