FDA specifies Plan B emergency contraceptive does not cause abortions
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The emergency contraceptive pill sold as Plan B One-Step does not prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb and…
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Festivus, the ‘Seinfeld’ holiday focused on airing grievances, is for everyone this year
By Allison Hope, CNN For those folks who may be finding that holiday cheer is harder to come by this year, there is an alternative to the cheery…
Continue ReadingThe truth behind ‘gift guilt’ and what to do about it
By Melissa Mahtani, CNN Planning meals, traveling and shopping for gifts are widely understood holiday stress factors for a lot of people, but…
Continue ReadingFlu activity remains high, but decreased for a second week in a row, according to CDC data
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States, but continues to slow in most parts of the country, according to…
Continue ReadingA Covid-19 ‘senior wave’ is driving up hospitalizations
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN When Linda Stewart felt a tickle in her throat a few weeks ago, she got worried. She’s a 76-year-old woman, and she…
Continue ReadingTarget recalls Pillowfort weighted blankets for kids after two deaths
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Target stores are recalling more than 200,000 weighted blankets for children that have been sold by the retailer from December…
Continue ReadingThe best holiday dessert for non-bakers is simple — and it will make everyone happy
By Casey Barber, CNN Certain dessert traditions come to mind during the holiday season in general. There are pumpkin and sweet potato pies, rugelach…
Continue ReadingResearchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for flu…
Continue ReadingResearchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine
CNN, UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH, KARE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, KGO By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the…
Continue ReadingResearchers make important progress toward a possible universal flu vaccine
CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is continuing its early and severe rampage through the United States, but there’s some hopeful news for…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it has been…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 and drug overdoses drive US life expectancy to lowest level in 25 years, CDC reports
CNN, WLOS By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling to the lowest it…
Continue ReadingBiden administration offers to release Tamiflu from Strategic National Stockpile
CNN, ANDERS ELIASEN, UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH, KMGH, GETTY, DEPT OF DEFENSE By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining…
Continue ReadingBiden administration offers to release Tamiflu from Strategic National Stockpile
By Brenda Goodman, CNN With an early and severe flu season straining resources, the Biden administration says it will release the prescription…
Continue ReadingAmid brutal season of viral infections, children’s hospitals brace for impact of holiday gatherings
By Carma Hassan, CNN Children’s hospitals are already full of sick kids and bracing for a potential increase in respiratory illnesses after…
Continue ReadingStay safe and warm with this winter weather guide
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
Continue ReadingStay safe and warm with this winter weather guide
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
Continue ReadingStay safe and warm with this winter weather guide
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When winter storms force us to brace for freezing rain, wind, sleet and snow, lives can be in danger. A developing…
Continue ReadingDon’t send Grandma to the ICU this Christmas
Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN It started with one person releasing a long, productive unmasked cough into the stale, recycled air on the rush hour…
Continue ReadingStores limit purchases of children’s pain-relief medicine
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Increased demand has led CVS and Walgreens to limit purchases of children’s pain-relief medicine, the companies…
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