For adolescents, social media might be a brain-changer, researchers say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Frequent use of social media could be reshaping how adolescents’ brains develop, a new study found. Those who checked…
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One thing you need in your kitchen to make cooking so much easier
By Casey Barber, CNN Before there were Crock-Pots and Instant Pots, slow cookers and air fryers, there was the Dutch oven. A multipurpose pot that…
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Best diet for 2023 is the science-backed Mediterranean style of eating
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The gold medals are piling up. For the sixth year in a row, the Mediterranean style of eating earned the title of best overall…
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What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure?
By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It…
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By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It…
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Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new Covid-19 surge in US
By Brenda Goodman, CNN For weeks, scientists have been watching a slew of Omicron descendants duke it out for dominance of Covid-19 transmission in…
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Number of young children who accidentally ate cannabis edibles jumped 1,375% in five years, study finds
By Jen Christensen and Sandee LaMotte, CNN In just five years, the number of small children in the US exposed to cannabis after accidentally eating…
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A double cancer diagnosis like Navratilova’s isn’t as rare as you might think
By Carma Hassan, CNN Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to…
Continue Reading A double cancer diagnosis like Navratilova’s isn’t as rare as you might think
By Carma Hassan, CNN Tennis superstar Martina Navratilova is starting treatment for stage I throat cancer and breast cancer this month, according to…
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Hydration can significantly impact your physical health, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and…
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Extend your life with these New Year’s resolutions
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Looking for New Year’s resolutions that can extend your life? Master these three science-based healthy habits during…
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FDA decision on experimental Alzheimer’s drug expected this week
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration could decide this week whether to grant accelerated approval to the experimental…
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Worried about your drinking? Here’s how to check it
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN There are lots of great reasons to decide to go “dry” in January and give up alcohol. Perhaps you imbibed a bit…
Continue Reading Hydration can significantly impact your physical health, study finds
By Kristen Rogers, CNN You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and…
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Sesame joins the major food allergens list, FDA says
By Kristen Rogers Sesame has joined the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. The change,…
Continue Reading Extend your life with these New Year’s resolutions
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Looking for New Year’s resolutions that can extend your life? Master these three science-based healthy habits during…
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5 science-based strategies for nailing your New Year’s resolutions
By Katy Milkman, CNN It’s that time of year again. Champagne bottles have been popped, balls have dropped, and now your friends, family and…
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Myths and facts about treating a hangover
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
Continue Reading Myths and facts about treating a hangover
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There…
Continue Reading Want to drink less or stay sober? Here’s how to deal with the social pressure
By Katie Hunt, CNN Parties, weddings, back-on-again concerts and overdue catch-ups: The social calendar is back in full swing after nearly three…
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Flu activity still high but continued to decline before Christmas, CDC data shows
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States but continued to decline in most areas last week, leading up to…
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How to beat that New Year’s hangover before it starts
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Toasting the birth of the new year is an age-old ritual, and for many, so is that dreaded morning aftermath — a hangover.…
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2022 ends with looming risk of a new coronavirus variant, health experts warn
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the world enters a new year, many public health and infectious disease experts predict that monitoring for new…
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Who decides cause of death? It may be a business owner — or an 18-year-old
By Samantha Young, Kaiser Health News When a group of physicians gathered in Washington state for an annual meeting, one made a startling revelation:…
Continue Reading Diabetes rates may surge in US young people, study finds
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The number of people under age 20 with type 2 diabetes in the US may increase nearly 675% by 2060 if trends continue,…
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House investigation says FDA approval process of Alzheimer’s drug was ‘rife with irregularities’
By Jen Christensen, CNN A congressional investigation found that the US Food and Drug Administration’s “atypical collaboration” to…
Continue Reading How one mom headed off a drug shortage
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications for…
Continue Reading Sesame will join the major food allergens list on January 1, FDA says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Starting January 1, sesame will join the list of major food allergens defined by law, according to the US Food and Drug…
Continue Reading How one mom headed off a drug shortage
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Early this year, even before the national shortage of infant formula or a demand-driven shortfall of pain medications for…
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The TikTok wellness trends we should and shouldn’t take into 2023, according to experts
By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or…
Continue Reading The TikTok wellness trends we should and shouldn’t take into 2023, according to experts
By Kristen Rogers, Sandee LaMotte and Megan Marples, CNN TikTok can be great for many things, such as recipes, style inspiration, cat videos or…
Continue Reading As the market for new weight loss drugs soars, people with diabetes pay the price
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The drug that Jeremy Mitchell takes to manage his diabetes, Ozempic, has become a hot new weight loss fad, and now he’s…
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Should you attend that New Year’s Eve party? Our medical analyst weighs in
By Faye Chiu, CNN At the end of 2020 and 2021, many people greeted the start of the coming year hunkered down due to the risk of Covid-19. But now,…
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Shortfalls of some cold and flu meds continue amid shifting respiratory virus season
By Jen Christensen, CNN Experts say there will likely be a post-holiday bump in respiratory virus numbers, and that could put an even greater strain…
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Mental health-related emergency department visits and revisits are on the rise among children, study finds
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Emergency department visits and revisits in children’s hospitals that are related to mental health are…
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All around the world, women are better empathizers than men, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at…
Continue Reading Dr. Sanjay Gupta: 6 keys to keeping sharp in 2023
By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent At least once a year, we read a sparkling headline about some promising new drug that might help…
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Respiratory viruses could surge following the holidays, public health experts warn
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN There is growing concern among infectious disease and public health experts that the US could face even more respiratory…
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Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls for…
Continue Reading All around the world, women are better empathizers than men, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at…
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This year’s top health-related Google searches are in, and Covid-19 is nowhere to be found
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN You can learn a lot from a search history. This month, Google released its annual “Year in Search” list to show…
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What to say when someone lobs a horrible comment your way over holiday dinner, according to experts
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The table is set, friends and family draw near, and you already know what comments or questions are going to come your way.…
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Millions have the same ‘bendy body’ disease as my daughter. Why isn’t the medical profession paying more attention?
By Sarah Lazarus, CNN One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It…
Continue Reading Millions have the same ‘bendy body’ disease as my daughter. Why isn’t the medical profession paying more attention?
By Sarah Lazarus, CNN One day in July 2021, my then 15-year-old daughter Poppy stumbled and fell while walking down some stairs, grazing her knee. It…
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Doctors warn of tripledemic ahead of holidays
SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- With Christmas two days away, doctors want to warn people that three respiratory diseases are still out there. “Right now,…
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A 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 Reading This conservative Christian couple in South Carolina have become outspoken advocates for abortion rights
By Elizabeth Cohen, Naomi Thomas and Nadia Kounang, CNN Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating…
Continue Reading This conservative Christian couple in South Carolina have become outspoken advocates for abortion rights
By Elizabeth Cohen, Naomi Thomas and Nadia Kounang, CNN Jill Hartle might seem an unlikely advocate for abortion rights, but after a devastating…
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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…
Continue Reading 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…
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