FDA 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…
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US 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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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu. There was a pandemic outbreak across the globe which…
Continue ReadingThere will be another pandemic, infectious disease experts say. Here are 6 ways we can prepare for it
By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, we have reached a crossroads. On one hand, “this is the most teachable…
Continue ReadingPfizer asks FDA to authorize Covid-19 vaccine for youngest kids
By Nadia Kounang and Katherine Dillinger, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that they have completed their submission requesting emergency…
Continue ReadingNew variants are poised to keep Covid-19 circulating at high levels throughout the summer
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US grapples with its most recent wave of Covid-19, new research suggests that variants on the horizon may keep…
Continue ReadingNovel genetic experiment shrinks tough-to-treat cancer
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer In a novel experiment, a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer saw her tumors dramatically shrink after…
Continue Reading‘Ghost heart’: Built from the scaffolding of a pig and the patient’s cells, this cardiac breakthrough may soon be ready for transplant into humans
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The first time molecular biologist Doris Taylor saw heart stem cells beat in unison in a petri dish, she was spellbound.…
Continue ReadingMore overseas infant formula coming to US next week as shortage continues
CNN By Elizabeth Cohen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN More infant formula from abroad is on its way to the US as part of the government’s Operation…
Continue ReadingMore overseas infant formula coming to US next week as shortage continues
By Elizabeth Cohen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN More infant formula from abroad is on its way to the US as part of the government’s Operation Fly…
Continue ReadingIf you drink these types of coffee, you could have a lower death risk
By Megan Marples, CNN The earthy, caffeine-infused coffee drink may hold more power than waking you up in the morning. Drinking either sweetened or…
Continue ReadingIt’s Pride Month. Here’s what you need to know
By Ayana Archie and Brandon Griggs, CNN June is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be…
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