Destroying 50 years of women’s health samples is like ‘burning the Library of Congress’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For decades, researchers have been collecting samples from hundreds of thousands of women and tracking their…
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Insurer and cancer center reach agreement in contract dispute that left thousands of patients in limbo
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Tuesday morning, the nation’s largest insurance company, UnitedHealthcare and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer…
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Major insurance changes are coming to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here’s how that could affect patients
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Last week, Tara Eacobacci had an appointment with her doctor that was devoted exclusively to the topic of…
Continue ReadingThe cost of loneliness can be death. Here’s how to find good friends
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — After working from home all day, your takeout order arrives and you start binge-watching your favorite show…
Continue ReadingWith federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some…
Continue ReadingWhy are Dutch kids the world’s happiest? A teenager weighs in
Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Haarlem, the Netherlands (CNN) — The summer before sixth grade, my friend Lou and I discovered an…
Continue ReadingUnusual pushback, ‘dangerous precedent’: What the first meeting of Kennedy’s CDC advisers reveals about the future of vaccines in America
By Brenda Goodman, Asuka Koda, Katherine Dillinger, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A startling new vision of vaccination in America is becoming…
Continue ReadingWe asked 6 chefs for their secrets to reduce food waste — and we’re stealing their tips ASAP
By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Whether it’s stems and skins or past-their-prime protein and produce, you’re probably throwing a lot of…
Continue ReadingBy cutting dyes from your diet, you’re getting another important built-in benefit
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In the crusade to reduce chronic disease and neurobehavioral issues in the United States, synthetic food dyes…
Continue ReadingCDC scientists push back on vaccine presentations casting doubt on immunization safety
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — At the start of an unprecedented meeting of vaccine committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingNew CDC vaccine advisers endorse thimerosal-free flu vaccines, despite no evidence of harm from the preservative
By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday…
Continue ReadingDiscipline is overrated. Here’s what people are doing instead
By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Now that it’s summer, I need to go to the gym and eat healthy — and I should probably add meditation to the list,…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about thimerosal, a target of RFK Jr.’s new CDC vaccine advisers
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A century ago, one of the biggest safety concerns about vaccines involved bacterial contamination. In 1916, four…
Continue ReadingCDC nominee defends Kennedy shakeup of vaccine advisers
By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent move to replace a federal panel of…
Continue ReadingHow food markdown apps are saving tons of food from the trash
By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Sophia Kokolakis doesn’t always know what she’s having for dinner, even after she’s been to the store. A…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr.’s new CDC advisers to study childhood vaccination schedule, guidelines for hepatitis B, measles shots
By Meg Tirrell, Brenda Goodman, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At the first meeting of a controversial new group of vaccine advisers to the US…
Continue ReadingDeaths from heart attacks are way down. Here’s what’s killing us instead
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over…
Continue ReadingPresentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A presentation slated to be shared at this week’s meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingChildhood vaccines were a global success story. Misinformation and other obstacles are slowing that progress, a study shows
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Routine vaccines have prevented the deaths of about 154 million children around the world over the past 50…
Continue ReadingBMI is B-A-D, a new study suggests. Here’s a better way to measure weight
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long…
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