Tackle these health issues to reduce risk of early dementia, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cognitive decline can begin years before signs of dementia set in, which for some can be as early as age 30, a…
Continue ReadingHealth
A year of reasons why you should just eat the bagel
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — This was my year of appreciating bagels. I was in my kitchen after a long day of building garden beds,…
Continue ReadingPatients with chronic pain tout the benefits of ketamine, but doctors still aren’t sure how it works
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Emily Ryan’s life changed quite literally overnight when she was a freshman in college. She was studying for final…
Continue ReadingWhat to do when someone gives you a gift you don’t really want
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When Abby Eckel saw the small jewelry gift bag her husband gave her for her birthday, she thought she knew exactly…
Continue Reading‘I love you, Mom’: How surgeons helped a young girl find her voice
CNN By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most of…
Continue Reading‘I love you, Mom’: How surgeons helped a young girl find her voice
By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Delayza Diaz didn’t use her voice for the first time until she was 9 years old. For most of…
Continue ReadingThis homemade gift brought me closer to the grandmother I miss
Essay by Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — My fingers were cramping, and my brain was pounding, but slowly familiar images started to take shape:…
Continue ReadingWoman pregnant in each of her two uteruses gives birth to twins
By Sara Smart and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An Alabama woman with the rare condition of two uteruses, and who became pregnant in each…
Continue ReadingLoneliness or social isolation linked to serious health outcomes, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re lonely or socially isolated, you might have a higher risk of early death, according to a large…
Continue Reading
St. Charles neonatologist explains effects of fentanyl, other opiates on newborns
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — We’re following up on a story we reported on earlier this week, when Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair told NewsChannel…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 variant JN.1 is now the leading cause of infections in the US. Here’s what you need to know
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up 44.2% of Covid-19 cases in the United States, according to the…
Continue Reading
Don’t be a Grinch — but heed this advice if you want your kids to sleep on Christmas Eve
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Except me, at age 7. I woke up so…
Continue ReadingDanish researchers use machine learning to predict aspects of individual lives, including when someone might die
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Denmark say they have used powerful machine-learning algorithms to accurately predict certain…
Continue ReadingWith a new Covid-19 variant on the rise, here’s how to stay safe this holiday season
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — As people across the country prepare for holiday celebrations, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
Continue ReadingFDA says it’s seized ‘thousands of units’ of counterfeit Ozempic
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday that it’s seized “thousands of units” of counterfeit…
Continue ReadingUnhappy or anxious? How you sleep may be the cause
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep or sleeping poorly can greatly affect your mood and mental health, according to a new…
Continue ReadingCivil rights leaders, public health groups push Biden administration for action on menthol ban
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Civil rights groups and public health organizations, incensed over what they see as foot-dragging by the Biden…
Continue ReadingWant to finally say something back at the holiday dinner? Try talking like a teacher
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — What if we talked to the difficult people at our holiday gatherings this year the way we talk to…
Continue ReadingAs US life expectancy lags, nutritional deficiency is often an overlooked factor
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nutritional deficiency is far from a leading cause of death in the United States, but the mortality rate has…
Continue ReadingCameron Diaz: ‘We should normalize separate bedrooms’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — He snores until the walls rattle. She gives off a massive amount of body heat. One of you is a cover hog, kicks…
Continue Reading