The bags look like well-known chips or candies, but what’s inside could harm children
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN At first glance, it looks like a single serving bag of Nerds Rope that your child might eat as a treat. But take a closer…
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Nanoparticles developed at OSU show promise to find, remove painful endometriosis lesions
Scientists have developed a new nanotechnology approach for locating and removing the painful and dangerous lesions associated with endometriosis, a…
Continue ReadingLiving organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor
CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life — not her own, but her colleague’s.…
Continue ReadingLiving organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life — not her own, but her colleague’s. The…
Continue ReadingThere’s one crucial step to your Covid self-test you may be missing, experts say
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Testing yourself for coronavirus infection can be more convenient than getting a clinic or lab test, but from a public health…
Continue ReadingFighting with a loved one is healthy if you do it right. Here’s how
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Forget the adage “all’s fair in love and war” when it comes to verbal sparring with a loved one. Low blows…
Continue ReadingThere’s one crucial step to your Covid self-test you may be missing, experts say
CNN, NBC NEWS, KYV By Kristen Rogers, CNN Testing yourself for coronavirus infection can be more convenient than getting a clinic or lab test, but…
Continue ReadingRise in at-home testing means we could be undercounting Covid-19 cases even more than before
By Jen Christensen, Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the number of Covid-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the…
Continue ReadingAutism is misunderstood. The ‘We’re Not Broken’ author becomes a self-advocate to change that
CNN, KPHO, KTVK By Matt Villano, CNN Write about what you know. That’s why Eric Garcia wrote his 2021 book, “We’re Not Broken:…
Continue ReadingAutism is misunderstood. The ‘We’re Not Broken’ author becomes a self-advocate to change that
By Matt Villano, CNN Write about what you know. That’s why Eric Garcia wrote his 2021 book, “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism…
Continue ReadingUK, US health officials investigating cases of severe hepatitis with unknown causes in children
By Naomi Thomas and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN A slew of acute hepatitis cases among children in the US and UK have public health officials searching for the…
Continue ReadingNew York health officials alert public to two new BA.2 subvariants spreading in their state
By Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN New York State health officials are alerting the public to two new viral subvariants…
Continue ReadingVaping loophole closes as FDA can now regulate all forms of nicotine
By Michael Nedelman, CNN A loophole that vaping companies have used to circumvent regulators and keep their products on shelves closed this week,…
Continue ReadingIs herd immunity for Covid-19 still possible?
By Brenda Goodman, CNN This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective Covid-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a…
Continue ReadingNew York health officials alert public to two new BA.2 subvariants spreading in their state
CNN, WDTV By Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN New York State health officials are alerting the public to two new viral…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes first Covid-19 breath test
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to the first Covid-19 test that spots…
Continue ReadingOCD isn’t just about being a neat freak. And for those with it, this next stage of the pandemic may be hard
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN During the pandemic, Malena Dell sat in her car at a gas station for 45 minutes crying because she couldn’t touch the…
Continue ReadingIt doesn’t take a lot of exercise to fight depression, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Get up and move — even small doses of physical activity, such as brisk walking, may substantially lower the risk of…
Continue ReadingAvian Flu Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 booster raises antibody levels against Omicron for children ages 5 through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech say
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36…
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