West Nile Virus Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile…
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To bathe or not to bathe (often). That is the question
By Harry Enten, CNN My first memories of bathing were of my mom dragging me into the bathtub kicking and screaming. Those days are long gone, and…
Continue ReadingAs global cases rise, researchers race to solve puzzle of mysterious hepatitis cases in children
CNN Brenda Goodman The global toll of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in children has risen to 621 cases from 34 countries, the European Centre for…
Continue Reading‘This is not my kid’: Mysterious hepatitis wreaked havoc in healthy child with shocking speed
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The day they wheeled 2-year-old Baelyn Schwab into surgery to get a new liver, her skin was orange, and she was delirious.…
Continue ReadingStudy identifies potential biomarker for SIDS, but a test for it is a long way off
By Katherine Dillinger and Jen Christensen, CNN Australian researchers say they’ve identified one potential biomarker for sudden infant death…
Continue ReadingPatients charged hundreds of dollars to get Covid drugs already paid for by taxpayers
CNN: POOL: ABC: WHITE HOUSE: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL: GETTY IMAGES By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year,…
Continue ReadingPatients charged hundreds of dollars to get Covid drugs already paid for by taxpayers
By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the…
Continue ReadingMy children’s picky eating is overtaking mealtime
CNN, HLN By Chloe Melas, CNN “Who wants spaghetti?” I call out to my children as I peer into our pantry. “Me!” scream my two…
Continue ReadingMy children’s picky eating is overtaking mealtime
By Chloe Melas, CNN “Who wants spaghetti?” I call out to my children as I peer into our pantry. “Me!” scream my two sons,…
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Deschutes County Health Services announces 2022 Health Heroes
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Public Health Advisory Board is pleased to announce its 2022 Health Hero award recipients. The awards,…
Continue ReadingVaccines Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to…
Continue ReadingThe US is running a fever. Which way will it go?
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent This moment in time, like so many during the last two-plus years of the pandemic, is a confusing…
Continue ReadingIn 2021, US drug overdose deaths hit highest level on record, CDC data shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdoses in the United States were deadlier than ever in 2021, according to provisional data from the US Centers for…
Continue ReadingHomemade infant formula can be dangerous. Experts share how to feed your baby through the shortage
CNN, KCBS, KCAL, WBBM, WOOD By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling…
Continue ReadingHomemade infant formula can be dangerous. Experts share how to feed your baby through the shortage
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians like…
Continue ReadingGrowing share of Covid-19 deaths are among vaccinated people, but booster shots substantially lower the risk
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Since Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, there has been a wide gap in deaths between the vaccinated and…
Continue ReadingSmallpox Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of…
Continue ReadingAutism Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at autism. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders…
Continue ReadingUS has the highest rate of gun-related deaths in more than 25 years, new CDC data shows
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Far too often, Dr. Debra Houry found herself covered in blood. As an emergency physician in the United States for about 20…
Continue ReadingKids usually stay consistent when they socially transition young, according to a study
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Nicole Talbot was 13 when she faced her school assembly, her principal by her side, and told her classmates for the first…
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