Mediterranean diet linked with reduced risk of developing dementia
By Katie Hunt, CNN There’s no cure or proven way to prevent dementia, which affects 55 million people around the world, but a number of studies…
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Sleep affects your immunity after vaccination. Here’s how
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you’re scheduling an appointment for a vaccination — whether for Covid-19, the flu or for travel to another country…
Continue ReadingSudden unexpected infant deaths surged among Black babies in 2020
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Each year, thousands of babies die suddenly and unexpectedly, and more than 3,300 young lives were lost in 2020. Rates…
Continue ReadingTips for surviving the Daylight Saving Time change
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you ready to move your clocks forward by an hour? That’s right — for most people in the United States, it’s…
Continue ReadingMost men with prostate cancer can avoid or delay harsh treatments, long-term study confirms
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Most men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer can delay or avoid harsh treatments without harming their chances of survival,…
Continue ReadingMediterranean diet may lower heart disease risk in women by nearly 25%, study finds
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Closely following a Mediterranean diet may cut a woman’s risk of heart disease and death by nearly 25%, according to…
Continue ReadingReduce stress and boost happiness with 4 daily gratitude practices
By Dana Santas, CNN It’s easy to have a sense of gratitude when things are going your way or when holidays, like Thanksgiving, dictate it. But…
Continue ReadingTips for surviving the Daylight Saving Time change
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you ready to move your clocks forward by an hour this weekend? That’s right — for most people in the United…
Continue ReadingUS focuses on limiting spread amid record bird flu season, but vaccines could be a possibility in the future
By Jen Christensen, CNN The Biden administration is monitoring what experts say is the deadliest outbreak of bird flu that the US has ever seen, and…
Continue ReadingYouTube star Hank Green’s predictions about the future of the internet
CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Is the internet — and all that goes along with it: the screens, the technology, the apps — good or bad? That’s been…
Continue ReadingYouTube star Hank Green’s predictions about the future of the internet
By Andrea Kane, CNN Is the internet — and all that goes along with it: the screens, the technology, the apps — good or bad? That’s been the…
Continue ReadingFDA approves new nasal spray to treat migraine headaches in adults, Pfizer says
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new nasal spray as a rapid treatment for migraine pain in adults. The nasal…
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All adults should be screened for hepatitis B at least once, CDC says
By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN A new recommendation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says all adults should be screened at least once…
Continue ReadingWhat is the painful condition called shingles?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old California Democrat, recently announced she is out of the hospital and recovering at…
Continue ReadingNew York City rats can catch the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, study finds
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The millions of Norway rats that live alongside New Yorkers are among the animals that can catch the virus that causes…
Continue ReadingFDA calls on baby formula industry to prevent bacterial illnesses
By Carma Hassan, CNN Leaders at the US Food and Drug Administration have issued a new call to action to the infant formula industry to protect babies…
Continue ReadingFDA to require mammogram reports include breast density information
CNN By Janelle Chavez, CNN Newly updated US Food and Drug Administration regulations will require mammography facilities to notify patients about the…
Continue ReadingFDA to require mammogram reports include breast density information
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Newly updated US Food and Drug Administration regulations will require mammography facilities to notify patients about the…
Continue ReadingHow human gene editing is moving on after the CRISPR baby scandal
By Katie Hunt, CNN For most of her life, Victoria Gray, a 37-year-old mother of four from Mississippi, had experienced excruciating bouts of pain.…
Continue ReadingCanadian siblings born four months early set record as the world’s most premature twins
By Paula Newton, CNN For expectant parents Shakina Rajendram and Kevin Nadarajah, the doctor’s words were both definitive and devastating:…
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