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US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced multiple steps to protect access to reproductive health care in a news conference on June 28.

HHS secretary pledges to protect access to reproductive health care

June 28, 2022 10:08 AM CNN

By Virginia Langmaid and Jeremy Diamond, CNN US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced multiple steps to protect…

HHS secretary pledges to protect access to reproductive health care, including medication abortion

June 28, 2022 10:08 AM CNN Newssource

By Virginia Langmaid and Jeremy Diamond, CNN US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pledged to protect access to…

Some large drug store chains are limiting purchases of emergency contraception to three pills per customer.

Amazon and Rite Aid limiting purchases of emergency contraception

June 28, 2022 6:30 AM CNN

By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Amazon and some large drug store chains began this week limiting purchases of emergency contraception to…

Dozens of international flights loaded with baby formula have already come into the United States

Why aren’t baby formula stock rates getting better?

June 28, 2022 7:09 AM CNN Newssource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Dozens of international flights loaded with baby formula have already come into the United States, but formula stock rates…

Elmo is now vaccinated for Covid-19

June 28, 2022 6:58 AM CNN Newssource

By Rachel Fadem, CNN Elmo, everyone’s favorite red Muppet, has received the Covid-19 vaccine. In a public service announcement released on…

Amazon and Rite Aid limiting purchases of emergency contraception

June 28, 2022 6:30 AM CNN Newssource

By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Amazon and some large drug store chains began this week limiting purchases of emergency contraception to…

Respiratory problems from smoking weed was the second leading reason users seek emergency care

Weed users nearly 25% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalization

June 27, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newssource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using recreational marijuana is associated with a higher risk of emergency room care and being hospitalized for any reason, a…

Registered Nurse Mariam Salaam administers the Pfizer booster shot at a Covid vaccination and testing site decorated for Cinco de Mayo at Ted Watkins Park in Los Angeles on May 5.

FDA advisers to consider whether Omicron-specific coronavirus vaccines are needed

June 27, 2022 2:18 PM CNN Newssource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is preparing for the possible need to update its Covid-19 vaccines. The US Food and Drug…

The more someone attends to or tries to eliminate pain

Startling new science reveals the truth about chronic pain

June 27, 2022 6:51 AM CNN Newssource

By Jessica DuLong, CNN “Medicine is nothing more than a misguided miseducation in mortal misery.” That’s not something you’d…

SARS Fast Facts

June 26, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newssource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about SARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome. Since 2004, there have been no known…

WHO says monkeypox is not an international public health emergency, but it should continue to be monitored

June 25, 2022 3:55 PM CNN Newssource

By Carma Hassan, CNN The World Health Organization has stopped short of declaring the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international…

Two Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters

Pfizer and BioNTech say updated Covid-19 boosters show increased immune response against Omicron variant

June 25, 2022 10:19 AM CNN Newssource

By Carolyn Sung, CNN Two Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine boosters updated to target the Omicron variant show a substantially higher immune…

Forecasts have been getting more accurate. Here

What’s in the future for weather forecasting?

June 25, 2022 5:16 AM CNN Newssource

By Harry Enten, CNN My name is Harry Enten, and I’m addicted to weather forecasting. In my teens, I went to Penn State Weather Camp, where I…

There is an ongoing outbreak in Florida in what the CDC describes as "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history."

CDC says gay and bi men in Florida need the meningococcal vaccine, to keep them safe in ‘worst’ outbreak in US history

June 24, 2022 4:14 PM CNN Newssource

By Jen Christensen, CNN Don’t be surprised if you see the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out at the LGBTQ pride parade this year…

The Biden administration is set to unveil plans to overhaul the maternal health care system in the United States.

Biden administration set to announce comprehensive plan to overhaul maternal health care

June 24, 2022 11:25 AM CNN Newssource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration is set to unveil plans to overhaul the maternal health care system in the United States. The…

The US Food and Drug Administration ordered Juul products removed from the US market as the agency issued marketing denial orders for its vaping devices and pods

FDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market

June 24, 2022 7:33 AM CNN

By Carma Hassan, Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Juul Labs Inc. products to be removed…

Covid-19 is still keeping hospitals backed up

Covid is still keeping hospitals backed up, even as new admissions stay low

June 24, 2022 5:15 AM CNN

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid patients aren’t directly overwhelming hospitals right now, but ripple effects of the pandemic are keeping beds…

Covid is still keeping hospitals backed up, even as new admissions stay low

June 24, 2022 5:15 AM CNN Newssource

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid patients aren’t directly overwhelming hospitals right now, but ripple effects of the pandemic are keeping beds…

A three-year-old receives the Covid-19 vaccination in Needham

CDC director signs off on Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 6 through 17

June 23, 2022 4:57 PM CNN Newssource

By Jen Christensen and Carma Hassan, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on a recommendation…

FDA orders Juul Labs to remove products from US market

June 23, 2022 8:56 AM CNN Newssource

By Carma Hassan, Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered Juul Labs Inc. products to be removed…

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