Strengthen your core with exercises you can do at home using only a paper plate
By Dana Santas, CNN With spring still nearly a month away, the continued wintry weather and shorter days with less sunlight could be taking a toll on…
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Beware the budget butt lift, regulators warn amid social media-inspired boom
By Daniel Chang, Kaiser Health News In hindsight, Nikki Ruston said, she should have recognized the red flags. The office in Miami where she…
Continue ReadingRare neurological condition is ‘important potential risk’ of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine, FDA says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Two people who received Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine during a clinical trial were later diagnosed…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu and Covid-19
By Jen Christensen, CNN If you’ve got a fever and a cough, you don’t necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if…
Continue ReadingFDA says there’s ‘a lot more work to come’ to improve the way it regulates tobacco products
By Jen Christensen, CNN On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products announced steps it would take to do a…
Continue ReadingHow much screen time is too much? The signs you’re addicted to your phone
By Andrea Kane, CNN It is indisputable that many of us spend much of our lives in front of our screens — especially our phones. What’s…
Continue ReadingStudy offers concerning insight into how daily marijuana use can affect your heart
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using marijuana every day can raise a person’s risk of coronary artery disease, or CAD, by a third compared with those…
Continue ReadingInsomnia may be linked to higher risk of heart attack, study says
By Kyla Russell, CNN It’s no secret that sleep is important to your overall health, but a lack of sleep could have substantial effects on your…
Continue ReadingCelebrities may have helped shape anti-vaccine opinions during Covid-19 pandemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 vaccines are known to be safe and effective, and they’re available for free, but many Americans in the US…
Continue ReadingCancer screenings could be back to normal after millions missed during Covid-19 pandemic
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Millions of people across the United States missed routine cancer screenings during the second year of the Covid-19…
Continue ReadingFlu shot provided ‘substantial protection’ this season, CDC says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN The 2022-2023 flu shot reduced the risk of flu-related hospitalization by nearly three quarters among children andby nearly…
Continue ReadingAdderall users struggle with ongoing shortage while reason — and resolution — remain uncertain
CNN By Amanda Musa, John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Clara Pitts has always strived for perfection. The 17-year-old Utah native has been named…
Continue ReadingSleep this way to add almost 5 years to your life
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to live longer? Then prioritize sleep in your life: Following five good sleep habits added nearly five years to a…
Continue ReadingAdderall users struggle with ongoing shortage while reason — and resolution — remain uncertain
By Amanda Musa, John Bonifield and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Clara Pitts has always strived for perfection. The 17-year-old Utah native has been named a…
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Flu vaccination rates drop 26% among Oregon’s eligible health care workers
The influenza vaccination rate among Oregon health care workers dropped 26% between the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 influenza seasons, new data show,…
Continue ReadingUsing an alternate light source could help nurses and police detect bruises on darker skin, research says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi and Nicole Chavez, CNN Sexual assault and domestic violence injuries, like bruises, can be challenging to spot on darker skinned…
Continue ReadingCDC advisers vote in favor of using mpox vaccine in future outbreaks
By Jen Christensen, CNN The independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of…
Continue ReadingLaxative use may be linked to dementia risk, study says
By Kyla Russell, CNN Researchers say they’ve found a possible link between regular laxative use and a person’s risk of dementia, but…
Continue ReadingFDA releases draft guidance on how plant-based milk items should be labeled
By Jacqueline Howard and Sandee LaMotte, CNN The plant-based milk you buy may soon have a revised label. The US Food and Drug Administration issued…
Continue ReadingMost Americans are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence in health care, survey finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Most Americans feel “significant discomfort” about the idea of their doctors using artificial intelligence to…
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