FDA finalizes limit on how much arsenic can be in apple juice
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has finalized guidance on the maximum amount of inorganic arsenic that…
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Opinion: Ongoing cholera pandemic shows need to go back to basics for healthier today and safer tomorrow
By Amanda McClelland and Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) — A pandemic emerges. It spreads around the world, claims lives and devastates economies for…
Continue ReadingFDA-approved Alzheimer’s drugs will be covered by Medicare, with some limitations, CMS says
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday a plan to cover a new class of Alzheimer’s…
Continue ReadingUS has been falling behind on life expectancy for decades, study shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic set US life expectancy back by years, but new research shows that the country has been…
Continue ReadingUnitedHealthcare shifts colonoscopy requirements from controversial ‘prior authorization’ to ‘advance notification’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — On the day when UnitedHealthcare requirement was set to start a new requirement for endoscopy services,…
Continue ReadingBrain abscesses increased nationally in children last winter, but remain rare, new CDC investigation finds
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in…
Continue ReadingDaily pill from Eli Lilly leads to 15% weight loss in midstage study, rivaling Wegovy results without the shot
CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after…
Continue ReadingHow red light can affect your sleep
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Red light therapy has been found to be helpful for skin health, wound healing, hair growth among people with…
Continue ReadingWeight-loss meds like Ozempic may help curb addictive behaviors, but drugmakers aren’t running trials to find out
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Cheri Ferguson has traded her vape pen for an Ozempic pen. One day seven weeks ago, “I thought, ‘you’re doing…
Continue ReadingFertility rates dip, people are having babies later: The state of birth rates in the US
By Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN Birth rates have declined in most states across the US in recent years, while women are having babies at an older age,…
Continue ReadingFDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults, the second…
Continue ReadingCanada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so
CNN By Carma Hassan, Paula Newton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — “Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.”…
Continue ReadingCanada will start putting health warnings on individual cigarettes. It will be the first country to do so
By Carma Hassan, Paula Newton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — “Tobacco smoke harms children.” “Cigarettes cause leukemia.”…
Continue ReadingSleep apnea linked to smaller brain volume, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A part of the brain connected to memory shrank in people with severe sleep-disordered breathing — which can…
Continue ReadingMy grandfather hid the emotional toll of World War II from his family for decades
By Chloe Melas, CNN (CNN) — For decades after returning home from World War II, my grandfather did not talk about his wartime experiences.…
Continue ReadingCognitive decline accelerates after heart attack, study finds
CNN, KCAL, KCBS By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Having a heart attack may put you at risk of accelerated cognitive decline in later years, above…
Continue ReadingFDA issues warning about some compounded versions of semaglutide for diabetes, weight loss
CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about compounded versions of the drug…
Continue ReadingFDA issues warning about some compounded versions of semaglutide for diabetes, weight loss
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Tuesday about compounded versions of the drug…
Continue ReadingFDA proposes revamping medication guides that come with prescriptions
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration proposed Tuesday to add to what you get with your prescription drugs. The…
Continue ReadingIll workers are key contributors to foodborne illness outbreaks in restaurants, highlighting the need for paid sick leave
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Restaurant workers who handle food while they are ill are among the leading drivers of foodborne illness…
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