If Oprah Winfrey can’t win when it comes to weight loss, nobody can
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Oprah Winfrey was the first Black woman Whitney Trotter saw on TV –– and the first television figure…
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I have breast cancer: Now what?
After coping with the initial diagnosis and gathering support from your loved ones, there are questions you should ask your cancer-care…
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How Susan G. Komen became such a recognized name in breast cancer awareness
By AJ Willingham, CNN Susan G. Komen is one of the largest, most recognized breast cancer organizations in the world. Since its founding in 1982, the…
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Technology the size of a sesame seed making breast cancer treatment less painful
By Mitchell Consky Click here for updates on this story Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct the fact that no radiation is given…
Continue ReadingHow the CDC tests wastewater for Covid — and what it found in your state
By Matt Stiles and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — New Covid-19 infections are no longer tracked or reported as closely as they were during the public…
Continue ReadingNearly 1 in 3 US adults may have an iron deficiency, study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — You may have an iron deficiency and not even know it. A large proportion of adults in the United States –…
Continue ReadingHealth dangers of flooding: Disease, injuries and mental health concerns
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Even after a hurricane’s immediate flooding threat goes away, residents could face a host of…
Continue ReadingMore health-care workers in contact with Missouri bird flu patient report respiratory symptoms
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Four more health-care workers who tended to a person hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu have revealed that they had…
Continue Reading‘Chroming’ is killing some kids. Experts explain this trend
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For the younger generation, “chroming” is the new huffing. The dangerous practice is a means of getting high…
Continue ReadingParents ‘should be seen and not heard’ when it comes to kids and their friendships
By Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — As a parenting author, I travel the country speaking at schools about the complicated social changes that happen…
Continue ReadingTufts lacrosse players discharged from hospital after rare muscle injury, university says
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — All nine members of the Tufts University men’s lacrosse team who were hospitalized this month with the rare…
Continue ReadingHelene is here. Do these 14 things now to prepare
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — If you haven’t prepared already, the time is here. Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall Thursday…
Continue ReadingSuicide attempts increased among transgender teens when states passed anti-trans laws, study says
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — People in the United States who identify as transgender or nonbinary make up only a tiny fraction of the…
Continue ReadingFree Covid-19 tests are available again. Here’s how to get them
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People in the United States can now order more free Covid-19 tests from the federal government as the country…
Continue Reading7 simple secrets to eating the Mediterranean way
By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — What if “diet” wasn’t a dirty word? During Suzy Karadsheh’s childhood in Port Said, Egypt, diet culture was…
Continue ReadingLawmakers push for accountability after 10th death linked to Boar’s Head listeria outbreak
By Katherine Dillinger and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A death in New York has been linked with a listeria outbreak connected to recalled…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ adults may have greater risk of poor brain health, likely due to ‘minority stress’
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Those in the LGBTQ+ community may have a higher risk of adverse brain health outcomes compared with straight…
Continue Reading1 in 3 children worldwide is now nearsighted, study shows
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — More than a third of children around the world were nearsighted in 2023, and this proportion will rise to almost 40%…
Continue ReadingMany 988 callers will now get help based on where they are, not their phone’s area code
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Major cell phone carriers have started to adopt a new technology that helps direct callers to the 988 suicide…
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‘Greed, greed, greed’: Sanders demands Ozempic maker lower prices
By Meg Tirrell and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — While grilling Novo Nordisk’s chief executive over the price of its blockbuster diabetes and…
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