These common chemicals could affect your health all over your body, expert says
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s…
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Women will soon be notified about their breast density after a mammogram. Here’s what that means
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer…
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White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care
By Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower…
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Children and teens are more likely to die by guns than anything else
By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Guns continue to be the leading cause of death for US children and teens since surpassing car accidents in 2020.…
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Dozens of people sick across several states in salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-five people in nine states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, the US…
Continue ReadingMental health jobs will grow 3 times the rate of all US jobs over the next decade
By Amy O’Kruk and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — As the demand for mental health care grows across the United States, so will an expected demand…
Continue ReadingWhy do some people give human feelings to inanimate objects? What experts say
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone…
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US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick…
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After cases from music festival, Valley fever risk continues through the fall, California health officials warn
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 20 cases of Valley fever were identified after a summer music festival in California, state health…
Continue ReadingIt’s time for parents to learn manners around phone use
By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and…
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E-cigarette use among youth in the US declined to the lowest level in a decade
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Teens in the United States are far less likely to use e-cigarettes than they were a few years ago, but…
Continue ReadingFor people without insurance, updated Covid-19 shots are no longer free of charge at pharmacies
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the United States, but for the first time, the shots…
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Work that White people can do to create a just world
By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Imagine you’re trying to learn calculus. You’re in a classroom with some students who’ve been doing…
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Why your next trip to the gyno might be different: There’s an alternative to Pap smears
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their…
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What you should know about the ‘silent epidemic of suicide’
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022 — that’s one death every 11 minutes,…
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What parents can do to reduce the likelihood of kids getting sick and missing school
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s back to school for many more students across the United States, which means back to kids gathering in close…
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Chair yoga is not just for older people. It’s good for everyone, especially the desk-bound
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Sitting down to exercise may not seem to make sense on first glance. After all, there is a reason why…
Continue ReadingKidney disease medication found to reduce risk of cardiovascular death in certain heart failure patients in new study
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A medication that is currently used for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes has been…
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Food as fuel might not be the healthiest approach, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a hard day. The worst thing you could do is reach for the chocolate chip cookies that taste like…
Continue ReadingHas ketamine’s time of reckoning arrived? 5 things to know after Matthew Perry’s death
By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries…
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