Nearly half of US adults interested in using weight-loss drugs, new KFF poll finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most adults in the United States have heard about a new class of drugs being used for weight loss –…
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Racial and ethnic health disparities are pervasive in the US, across most causes of death and in most counties, new study shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — It’s been more than two years since the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared racism a public…
Continue Reading CDC recommends new preventive RSV shot for all infants
By Brenda Goodman and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — All infants under 8 months of age should get a new antibody shot to protect against severe…
Continue Reading Fleaborne typhus cases climbing in LA County, CDC says
By Giri Viswanathan and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Fleaborne typhus is on the rise in Los Angeles County, with reported cases nearly…
Continue Reading What to know when your child starts school during a deadly heat wave
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Millions of children are heading to school in August during the worst heat wave in recorded human history.…
Continue Reading What you should know about the latest Covid-19 surge. A doctor explains
CNN By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19…
Continue Reading Warning signs for West Nile virus are starting to flash on the West Coast, experts say
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A historically wet winter and, now, hotter summer are leading to “pretty big” warning signs for West Nile virus…
Continue Reading Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care, study finds
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Black parents and their children are more likely to experience unfair treatment when seeking medical care than…
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Central Florida is a hot spot for leprosy, report says
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — When a 54-year-old landscaper came into an Orlando dermatology clinic with a splotchy, painful rash, Dr. Rajiv…
Continue Reading What you should know about the latest Covid-19 surge. A doctor explains
By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Recent data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a summer surge of Covid-19 could…
Continue Reading New director named at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after Fauci’s retirement
By Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo will be the next director of the National Institute of Allergy…
Continue Reading Safest sunscreens to use this summer, according to experts
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eeny, meeny, miny, moe — choosing a sunscreen for summer used to be child’s play. Today, market shelves are…
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Tired after eating? Here’s why, and how to fix it
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — After a busy morning, lunch can feel like just the pick-me-up you need — but sometimes the meal you thought would…
Continue Reading AI-supported mammogram screening increases breast cancer detection by 20%, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence found more breast cancers than doctors with years of training and experience and cut…
Continue Reading Cloning Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about cloning, a process of creating an identical copy of an original.…
Continue Reading Mandy Moore’s son was diagnosed with Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. Here’s what that means
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Actor Mandy Moore’s son recently woke up to a startling rash covering his body, according to her Instagram…
Continue Reading FDA, DEA call on drugmakers to boost manufacturing amid ongoing shortage of prescription stimulants
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Amid an ongoing shortage of prescription stimulants in the US, federal agencies are calling on drugmakers to…
Continue Reading Vaccines for flu and RSV now available ahead of fall virus season
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — With the fall respiratory virus season just around the corner, major US pharmacy chains have begun rolling out flu…
Continue Reading Hospitals in a 10th of US counties have lost childbirth units over the past five years, according to a new analysis
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of hospitals have lost their childbirth units over the past five years, according to a new analysis,…
Continue Reading 5 to 9 before 9 to 5: Why TikTok is obsessed with the hours before the workday
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every weekday, Maddi Todd wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is out the door by 5 to start her day. She’s at the gym…
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