Who should worry about lung cancer? A doctor explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase…
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Sweet spot for HRT may reduce dementia risk by nearly a third, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Hormone replacement therapy may protect the female brain from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — if hormones…
Continue ReadingHealth misinformation and lack of confidence in vaccines continue to grow, years after the Covid-19 pandemic, survey shows
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Vaccine misinformation, which first began spiraling during the Covid-19 pandemic, has grown in the United States…
Continue ReadingWhat it’s like to work with ADHD
Text by AJ Willingham and photos by Brook Joyner, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: AJ Willingham is senior culture writer for CNN. “When you move…
Continue ReadingWho should worry about lung cancer? A doctor explains
CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase…
Continue ReadingMore adults should be screened for lung cancer under updated guideline, American Cancer Society says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline…
Continue ReadingWhat you should know about stress rashes
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Too much stress isn’t good for you — on top of feeling relentless burnout, it can lead to sleep problems,…
Continue ReadingHigh mobile phone use may impact sperm count, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years, leaving researchers scrambling to…
Continue ReadingSecond person to receive experimental pig heart transplant dies nearly six weeks after procedure
CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has…
Continue ReadingUS infant mortality rate rises for first time in more than 20 years
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in…
Continue ReadingFDA considers first CRISPR gene editing treatment that may cure sickle cell
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The…
Continue ReadingSecond person to receive experimental pig heart transplant dies nearly six weeks after procedure
By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has died…
Continue ReadingMurky road ahead for Duchenne gene therapy as confirmatory trial misses main goal
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When the first gene therapy for the rare, debilitating disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy was conditionally…
Continue ReadingMillions use 988 mental health crisis line, but more training, resources could better reach people in need, researchers say
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has received millions of calls, texts and online messages since its…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about compassion fatigue and how to beat it, according to experts
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When tragedy takes the world stage, it can quickly become part of every conversation. But as much as it may…
Continue ReadingFor some cardiac patients with stents, long-term aspirin treatments might be on the way out
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of…
Continue ReadingShould you let Halloween be a candy free-for-all? Maybe, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Micromanaging how your child eats candy this Halloween might be more of a trick than a treat, experts say.…
Continue ReadingFDA warns 26 eye drop products, including from large store brands, could lead to eye infections and vision loss
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-six over-the-counter eye drop products including those sold under store brands such as CVS, Target and…
Continue ReadingBiden administration calls on schools to stock naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal drug
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to…
Continue ReadingGetting less slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of dementia, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Loss of slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.…
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