Rucking is an easy way to fitness
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if…
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An FDA advisory group confirmed some popular decongestants are ineffective. Now what do we do?
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Just in time for fall and winter sniffles, an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration has…
Continue ReadingAn Arkansas toddler dies of rare brain-eating amoeba infection likely contracted at splash pad
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash…
Continue Reading1 in 4 people who eat healthy meals blow it on snacks, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing…
Continue ReadingMeet the Black students who were instrumental in developing the first Covid-19 shots
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It was a meeting that changed their lives forever. The year was 2020, and reports had emerged from China that…
Continue ReadingTransplanted lungs likely spread deadly Legionella infection to two recipients, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, an organ transplant is believed to have spread dangerous Legionella bacteria, according to…
Continue ReadingResearch team reports longest successful transplant of a pig kidney into a human
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A pig kidney successfully functioned in a human body for about two months, marking the longest documented…
Continue ReadingNear-death experiences tied to brain activity after death, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Surgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen’s chest after a heart attack in December 2020…
Continue ReadingWhen to get the new Covid-19 vaccine to maximize your protection
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new Covid-19 vaccine is available — and recommended — for everyone ages 6 months and older, and experts…
Continue ReadingThe many states of the brain: What’s going on inside your head and how to optimize it
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — Do you ever wonder what makes you, well, you: the way you act, the way you feel,…
Continue ReadingDoes Gen Z struggle more with mental health than millennials? New polling shows signs of a shift
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A smaller share of Gen Z is thriving compared to millennials at the same age, and members of Gen Z are…
Continue ReadingFeeling a sense of purpose drops after dementia, new study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive…
Continue ReadingThe latest Covid-19 vaccine is here. Here’s where and when to get it — and RSV and flu shots, too
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Now that the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off, you…
Continue ReadingOverdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another record level, provisional data shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US…
Continue ReadingModerna says mRNA flu shot generates better immune response in study than currently available vaccine
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Moderna said Wednesday that its experimental mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine generated a stronger immune response…
Continue ReadingCDC recommends updated Covid-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Everyone ages 6 months and older should get an updated Covid-19 vaccine, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingCancer experts demand action to end ongoing drug shortage: ‘People’s lives are really at stake’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Cancer experts have made two calls for action from US lawmakers this year: fix the ongoing cancer drug…
Continue ReadingFDA sends warning to CVS, Walgreens and other companies over unapproved eye products
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday sent warning letters to CVS, Walgreens and other companies over…
Continue ReadingPopular OTC medicines for colds and allergies don’t work, FDA panel says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in many over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines, is ineffective in…
Continue ReadingWhat to do when your family just won’t respect your boundaries, according to experts
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It seems as if the answer to nearly every interpersonal conflict, relationship concern or mental health…
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