Tuberculosis Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis,…
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Despite moves to increase supply, families are still feeling the pain of the baby formula shortage
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN Parents and caregivers continue to feel the pain of store shelves that are cleaned out of baby formula, and many are…
Continue ReadingDespite moves to increase supply, families are still feeling the pain of the baby formula shortage
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Parents and caregivers continue to feel the pain of store shelves that are cleaned out of baby formula, and many are turning…
Continue ReadingA die-hard diet soda drinker investigates the zero sugar trend
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Harry Enten, CNN About a year ago or so, I was hanging out at my favorite haunt in New York. I’m such a regular that the…
Continue ReadingEating meat without slaughtering animals may be in our future
By Kristen Rogers, CNN What if there was a way to eat meat without farming and killing billions of animals per year, contributing to the climate…
Continue ReadingThe Depp-Heard trial highlights the importance of talking to teens about dating violence
CNN By Katie Hurley, CNN As a therapist who works with tweens, teens and young adults, I aim to help them understand that love is an essential…
Continue ReadingThe Depp-Heard trial highlights the importance of talking to teens about dating violence
By Katie Hurley, CNN As a therapist who works with tweens, teens and young adults, I aim to help them understand that love is an essential ingredient…
Continue ReadingA die-hard diet soda drinker investigates the zero sugar trend
By Harry Enten, CNN About a year ago or so, I was hanging out at my favorite haunt in New York. I’m such a regular that the staff kept my…
Continue ReadingAbbott restarts production of specialty formulas at Michigan plant
CNN, WOOD By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Specialty formula production restarted Saturday at the Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that has been at the…
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By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Specialty formula production restarted Saturday at the Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan, that has been at the center of a…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers to weigh risks and benefits of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine
By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN After more than a year with two types of Covid-19 vaccines in use in the United States, another will be…
Continue ReadingUS has rolled out 1,200 vaccines for monkeypox in response to outbreak
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the number of monkeypox cases climbs amid an ongoing global outbreak, US health officials said Friday that they are…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic: Has it caused mental illness in kids or made it worse?
By John Duffy, CNN There’s a crisis in teen mental health, suggesting a marked increase in mental illness, sadness and teen hopelessness,…
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This year, more Oregon health care providers can recommend medical marijuana for patients
A new law that went into effect in January allows more attending health care providers who have primary responsibility for the care and treatment of…
Continue ReadingAt 99, iconic producer Norman Lear doesn’t want to quit working. Can work help us all live longer?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN American producer, writer and director Norman Lear, creator of such iconic 1970s television characters as the bigoted blowhard…
Continue ReadingThe ‘Benjamin Button’ effect: Scientists can reverse aging in mice. The goal is to do the same for humans
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In molecular biologist David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. Using proteins…
Continue ReadingSilent spread of monkeypox may be a wakeup call for the world
By Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn’t normally found,…
Continue ReadingHoof-and-Mouth Disease Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Hoof-and-mouth disease (also known as foot-and-mouth disease) is a communicable virus affecting cattle, pigs and other…
Continue ReadingE. Coli Outbreaks Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at E. coli outbreaks in the United States. General Information (from the CDC) There are many strains of…
Continue ReadingMERS Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome. MERS is a viral respiratory illness…
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