Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, CDC report shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Prescriptions for stimulants often used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder surged during the pandemic,…
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This life-saving medical device isn’t required at all schools. Damar Hamlin wants to help change that
CNN By Carma Hassan, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that when he played football as a child, he never thought about CPR or…
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CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN For years, dreams of my teeth cracking, loosening or falling out plagued my sleep. Loved ones of mine have repeatedly…
Continue ReadingWHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List
CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Advisers to the World Health Organization will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient…
Continue ReadingWHO advisers to consider whether obesity medication should be added to Essential Medicines List
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Advisers to the World Health Organization will consider next month whether to add liraglutide, the active ingredient in…
Continue ReadingThis life-saving medical device isn’t required at all schools. Damar Hamlin wants to help change that
By Carma Hassan, CNN Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that when he played football as a child, he never thought about CPR or where…
Continue ReadingA new procedure offers hope to ‘no option’ patients facing amputation because of severe circulation problems
By Jen Christensen and Janelle Chavez, CNN Cynthia Elford loves to travel and hike, but a few years ago, her Type 1 diabetes made getting around…
Continue ReadingMore symptoms than you think may be tied to your migraines
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Contrary to what internalized stigma may tell you, a migraine isn’t just a headache. In people younger than age 50,…
Continue ReadingFDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose antidote Narcan
CNN By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and…
Continue ReadingCongress moves to make xylazine a controlled substance
By Janelle Chavez, CNN US lawmakers are moving to classify xylazine, the animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly infiltrating illicit drugs, as…
Continue ReadingJohnson & Johnson halts development of RSV vaccine in midst of late-stage clinical trials
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Janssen, the pharmaceutical division of the Johnson & Johnson companies, announced Wednesday that it will scrap…
Continue ReadingPet cats and dogs may help protect infants from food allergies, study suggests
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Children who live with cats or dogs during fetal development and early infancy may be less likely than other kids to develop…
Continue ReadingFDA approves first over-the-counter version of opioid overdose antidote Narcan
By Nadia Kounang, Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With drug overdose deaths continuing to hover near record levels, the US Food and Drug…
Continue ReadingWhat you need to know about the Marburg virus
By Katia Hetter, CNN The West African country of Equatorial Guinea declared an outbreak of the Marburg virus disease in mid-February. There have been…
Continue ReadingWHO experts revise Covid-19 vaccine advice, say healthy kids and teens low risk
By Carma Hassan and Helen Regan, CNN The World Health Organization’s vaccine experts have revised their global Covid-19 vaccination…
Continue ReadingFDA sketches out plan to bolster fragile US infant formula supply management
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday its initial strategy to boost and strengthen the management of the…
Continue ReadingXylazine test strips available to help users check for animal sedative in drugs
By Nadia Kounang The biotech company BTNX says it is shipping out new test strips this week that detect the presence of xylazine, an animal sedative…
Continue ReadingWhat one millennial with phone anxiety did when she stopped texting to stay connected
By Erin Hahn, CNN Some of my earliest memories from growing up in the late 1980s were of my mom spending hours on the phone with my grandmother, my…
Continue ReadingWhat someone with an eating disorder wishes you knew
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Getting diagnosed with an eating disorder happened by accident to Emily Boring. She went to her university’s mental…
Continue ReadingStrong, steady friendships may be an asset to your physiological health, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Good friends and good physical health may be even more closely linked than previously thought, new research has found.…
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