New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus
By Brenda Goodman, CNN On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease…
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By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines may be as long as…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN There has been a slight rise in the number of women dying due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States,…
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By Jen Christensen and Brenda Goodman, CNN A US Food and Drug Administration inspection report gives graphic details about a significant rat…
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By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, scientists are finding that the coronavirus has far-reaching effects on health…
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By Casey Barber, CNN Who else needs a pick-me-up as we move through the last few weeks of winter? While a beach vacation might not be possible for…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN After the Omicron coronavirus variant made a record number of US children sick in January, children’s hospitals across…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you are one of the millions of women who plan to use infertility treatments to have a baby, be aware that new research…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Women who experience sexual violence, workplace sexual harassment or both have a higher long-term risk of developing high…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Dr. Paul Farmer, a physician who championed global health and sought to bring modern medical science to those most in need…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Ryan Sheldon told his family he had an eating disorder, they chuckled in confusion. When he brought it up to his…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating a plant-based diet has been shown to be very good for your heart and your overall health, as well as that of the…
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Parents are experiencing whiplash. After two years of pandemic restrictions, several states — including California,…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world approaches the second anniversary of the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health…
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By Matt Villano, CNN Words mean everything to 13-year-old Amelia Blackney. At a younger age, Amelia was most definitely a “she.” The…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The antiparasitic drug ivermectin doesn’t prevent severe disease from Covid-19 any more effectively than symptom…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Measures to protect patients hospitalized with Covid-19 from financial liability have been rolled back by most insurers in…
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By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Infants and toddlers should be screened more for developmental delays, according to updated US guidelines released…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN At age 14, Alexander Neville was still very much a curious kid. He was a Boy Scout who enjoyed getting outdoors and camping.…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Adolescence is a critical period of physical growth and self-discovery, but it also might be the most important phase for…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN At age 14, Alexander Neville was still very much a curious kid. He was a Boy Scout who enjoyed getting outdoors and camping.…
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By Tami Luhby, CNN The number of kids covered by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program has soared to a record 40 million during…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A new antiviral medication against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, appears to be safe and lowered viral levels and…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its…
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A new antiviral medication against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, appears to be safe and lowered viral levels and…
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time. Snoring…
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By Stephanie Mansour, CNN Many of us enter into a new year with high hopes for our health and wellness goals. Perhaps vowing to exercise daily,…
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The teenage brain undergoes a major renovation, and it can be a messy, stressful and uneven process. Although your…
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COVID-19 testing is going mobile in San Benito County beginning February…
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By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 mRNA vaccine provides an added layer of protection against reinfection for people who have been…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High-quality masks for children soon might be easier to find in the United States, if government plans come to fruition.…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High-quality masks for children soon might be easier to find in the United States, if government plans come to fruition.…
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By SARA BURNETT Associated Press The nation’s top federal health official says the U.S. is moving closer to the point that COVID-19 is no longer a…
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has moved cruise travel out of the “very high” risk category of…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths have doubled over the past six years, soaring in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic and…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths have doubled over the past six years, soaring in recent months amid the Covid-19 pandemic and…
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By Jacque Smith, CNN I deleted Instagram and TikTok. I logged out of Facebook and Twitter. I vaguely remembered I still had a Snapchat account and…
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By Caleb Hellerman When her son bounced up the steep stone steps and through the door of the house he shared with his mother and father, Gina…
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By Caleb Hellerman When her son bounced up the steep stone steps and through the door of the house he shared with his mother and father, Gina…
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By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every…
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By Deidre McPhillips and Holly Yan, CNN While new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations keep tumbling, more than 2,000 Americans are still dying every…
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Having autism or ADHD could come with a higher risk of dying earlier than normal, according to new research. Several previous…
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By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN A US woman has become the third known person who’s gone into HIV remission, and the first mixed-race woman, thanks to a…
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 hospitalization rates among children increased as Omicron replaced Delta as the predominant coronavirus variant in…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 during pregnancy could offer some protection to babies after they’re born, too.…
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By Megan Marples, CNN Oh no. Your vaccine card is missing. You’ve searched your car, emptied your purse or backpack and torn apart your house,…
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The pace of people getting Covid-19 vaccine booster shots in the United States has dropped to the lowest it has ever been,…
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By Allison Hope, CNN Hold the flowers and the chocolates and the sappy love poems. Forget Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day and the…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The Biden administration is making another push for telehealth and other digital disease-monitoring tools to become…
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The Biden administration is making another push for telehealth and other digital disease-monitoring tools to become…
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