FDA 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…
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FDA 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 Reading How 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 Reading Canadian 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:…
Continue Reading Tips 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 Reading ‘Massive efforts’ are needed to reduce salt intake and protect lives, World Health Organization says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN The world is off-pace for achieving the goal of reducing sodium intake 30% by 2025, according to a first-of-its-kind report…
Continue Reading Young children are increasingly victims of opioid epidemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new…
Continue Reading FDA proposes tobacco rules to make manufacturing more consistent and ingredients more transparent
By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is proposing new requirements for tobacco companies that…
Continue Reading Mediterranean and MIND diets reduced signs of Alzheimer’s in brain tissue, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People who consumed foods from the plant-based Mediterranean and brain-focused MIND diets had fewer of the hallmark signs of…
Continue Reading Up to 20,000 people who attended a religious gathering may have been exposed to measles. What should they do next?
By Katia Hetter, CNN Up to 20,000 people who attended a religious gathering at a college in Wilmore, Kentucky, in February could have been exposed to…
Continue Reading Your pollen allergies are already overwhelming? Here’s why
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN It’s only early March, but the pollen floating around the air in the Southern and Eastern US is already eye-watering. In…
Continue Reading Maker of preterm birth drug Makena to withdraw it from market
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The maker of the drug Makena, which was approved more than a decade ago to reduce the risk of preterm birth, said Tuesday…
Continue Reading Biden administration declares fentanyl laced with xylazine ‘an emerging threat’ in the US
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl combined with xylazine — an animal…
Continue Reading Tranq has become a bigger part of Philly’s street fentanyl supply. The wounds left behind are killing people
By Elle Reeve, Samantha Guff and Deborah Brunswick, CNN What drug users and people who work with them in Philadelphia talk about is the smell. The…
Continue Reading Lower respiratory tract infection in early childhood linked with higher risk of dying from respiratory disease as an adult, study finds
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Adults who had a lower respiratory tract infection such as bronchitis or pneumonia before the age of 2 may be at higher risk…
Continue Reading Stress may lead to lower cognitive function, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN People with elevated stress levels are more likely to experience a decline in cognitive function, a new study found,…
Continue Reading Medical tourism to Mexico is on the rise, but it can come with risks
By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN One of the four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week was traveling for medical tourism, a…
Continue Reading Medical tourism to Mexico is on the rise, but it can come with risks
By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN One of the four Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week was traveling for medical tourism, a…
Continue Reading Go ahead and sigh. It’s good for you
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sighs — those long, exhales of breath often accompanied with a bit of a whimper — have long been seen as a sigh of…
Continue Reading Elite athletes with genetic heart disease can safely return to play with diagnosis and treatment, early study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN In a new study, most elite athletes with a diagnosed genetic heart disease did not experience serious or fatal symptoms of…
Continue Reading ‘Keto-like’ diet may be associated with a higher risk of heart disease, according to new research
By Carma Hassan and Sandee LaMotte, CNN A low-carb, high-fat “keto-like” diet may be linked to higher levels of “bad”…
Continue Reading She flatlined three times, lost both legs and had a failing heart. Yet she told doctors she’s ‘the luckiest person on this planet’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Her smile is bright, cheery, sometimes goofy and always contagious. But pictures can’t completely capture her upbeat,…
Continue Reading She flatlined three times, lost both legs and had a failing heart. Yet she told doctors she’s ‘the luckiest person on this planet’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Her smile is bright, cheery, sometimes goofy and always contagious. But pictures can’t completely capture her upbeat,…
Continue Reading Bempedoic acid improved heart health in patients who can’t tolerate statins, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can’t or won’t take…
Continue Reading Bempedoic acid improved heart health in patients who can’t tolerate statins, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Bempedoic acid may be an alternative for people who need to lower their cholesterol but can’t or won’t take…
Continue Reading Some experts say more women should consider removing fallopian tubes to reduce cancer risk
By Kyla Russell, CNN “Knowledge is power,” says Samantha Carlucci, 26. The Ravena, New York, resident recently had a hysterectomy that…
Continue Reading A hunger crisis sparked by Covid rages on three years into the pandemic. Here’s how you can give or get help
By Lauren Lee, CNN With the third anniversary of the Covid-19 outbreak, the secondary pandemic of hunger still looms for many Americans. According to…
Continue Reading A hunger crisis sparked by Covid rages on three years into the pandemic. Here’s how you can give or get help
By Lauren Lee, CNN With the third anniversary of the Covid-19 outbreak, the secondary pandemic of hunger still looms for many Americans. According to…
Continue Reading Careful hygiene with powdered formula and breast pump equipment can help prevent dangerous bacteria infection, CDC report warns
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Cronobacter sakazakii, the bacteria that contaminated a major infant formula manufacturing plant and led to a nationwide…
Continue Reading One month later, people living near a toxic train derailment wonder if their lives will ever be back on track
By Brenda Goodman, CNN This had been a quiet little town of about 4,700 people nestled in the rolling hills of Northeast Ohio. A sign posted on State…
Continue Reading 20,000 people may have been exposed to measles during religious gathering in Kentucky, CDC says
By Janelle Chavez, CNN About 20,000 people who attended a large religious gathering in Kentucky last month may have been exposed to measles, and…
Continue Reading Independent lab testing finds elevated level of chemical of concern in air near East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment
By Jen Christensen, CNN A mobile lab monitoring for air pollution at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, found…
Continue Reading A shortage of albuterol is about to get worse, especially in hospitals
By Jen Christensen, CNN An ongoing shortage of a medicine commonly used to treat people with breathing problems is expected to get worse after a…
Continue Reading How to stop dieting, according to people who have done it
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Ending cycles of dieting and learning to accept the body you are in sounds great, but it may feel a bit like a fairytale.…
Continue Reading Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds
By Janelle Chavez, CNN As the nation anticipates the end of the Covid-19 public health emergency, new research is showing that some groups are still…
Continue Reading Treat your phone like a bad relationship. Break up
By Andrea Kane, CNN It happens in our most intense relationships — the need to take a step back and whisper the words, “I need more…
Continue Reading Treat your phone like a bad relationship. Break up
By Andrea Kane, CNN It happens in our most intense relationships — the need to take a step back and whisper the words, “I need more…
Continue Reading Naloxone nasal spray may soon be in your pharmacy. Our medical analyst explains what it is and who can use it
By Katia Hetter, CNN Two advisory committees to the US Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously to recommend that a nasal spray version of…
Continue Reading Ohio, Pennsylvania offer health services following train derailment, but some residents feel skeptical
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The municipal building in tiny Darlington Township, Pennsylvania, was buzzing with activity on Wednesday afternoon as a stream…
Continue Reading Person in Florida dies after brain-eating amoeba infection, possibly due to sinus rinse with tap water, health officials warn
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A person in Charlotte County, Florida, has died after being infected with the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.…
Continue Reading 3 messages from Daniel Tiger that teens still need
By Deborah Farmer Kris, CNN While I was playing with my toddler at the park in 2012, another mom told me about a new show that “you have to…
Continue Reading Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US. Here’s why
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and…
Continue Reading Among seniors, Black men more likely to die after surgery than their peers, new study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, CNN Among older patients, Black men may have a higher chance of dying within 30 days following surgery than…
Continue Reading Rates of congenital syphilis are skyrocketing in the US. Here’s why
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Venus Johnson entered the world clinging to life. She stopped breathing shortly after delivery, and…
Continue Reading Sanofi becomes latest drugmaker to announce insulin price cuts, capping cost at $35 for the privately insured
By Tami Luhby, CNN Sanofi is cutting the list price of Lantus, its most widely prescribed insulin in the US, by 78% and establishing a $35 monthly…
Continue Reading Report shows ‘troubling’ rise in colorectal cancer among US adults younger than 55
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Adults across the United States are being diagnosed with colon and rectal cancers at younger ages, and now 1 in 5 new cases…
Continue Reading Eli Lilly to cut insulin prices, cap costs at $35 for many people with diabetes
By Jen Christensen and Betsy Klein, CNN Eli Lilly announced Wednesday a series of price cuts that would lower the price of the most commonly used…
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11 minutes of daily exercise could have a positive impact on your health, large study shows
By Kristen Rogers, CNN When you can’t fit your entire workout into a busy day, do you think there’s no point in doing anything at all?…
Continue Reading FDA advisers vote in favor of approval for RSV vaccines for older adults
By Janelle Chavez, CNN Over the course of a two-day meeting, vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted in favor of approval for…
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FDA update on redesigned foods program sets final proposal for fall, draws disappointment from industry stakeholders
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A month after announcing plans to make a sweeping redesign of its food safety programs, the US Food and Drug Administration…
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