Highly potent weed creating marijuana addicts worldwide, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Higher concentrations of tetrahydrocannabinol or THC — the part of the marijuana plant that makes you high — are…
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More Americans who want abortions are turning to Mexico for help
By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Verónica Cruz says she’s been getting frantic calls from women in the United States. Abortion clinics have…
Continue ReadingMonkeypox is spreading faster than the data about it, hindering mitigation efforts
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two months after the United States’ first monkeypox case was confirmed, the total has risen to about 2,900. But…
Continue ReadingNapping regularly linked to high blood pressure and stroke, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People who often nap have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure and having a stroke, a large new study has found.…
Continue ReadingWhy you should reach out to old friends
By Rachel Fadem, CNN Thinking of reaching out to old friends but nervous it will be awkward or that they won’t appreciate it? You should make…
Continue ReadingShifting your relationship from ‘me’ to ‘we’
By Ian Kerner, CNN It isn’t every day that Bruce Springsteen opens up about his experiences in couples therapy, in this case in the foreword of…
Continue ReadingWHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
By Carma Hassan and Carolyn Sung, CNN The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of…
Continue ReadingRestoring what the pandemic took: Social and emotional learning for kids
By Elissa Strauss, CNN I used to be a bit cynical about social and emotional learning programs, or SEL as they are known in educational circles. My…
Continue ReadingCDC reports the first two monkeypox cases in children in the US
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingWhat is Paxlovid, Biden’s Covid-19 treatment?
By Jen Christensen, CNN As soon as doctors determined on Thursday that President Biden had Covid-19, the White House doctor put him on the antiviral…
Continue ReadingIndoor mask mandate may be reinstated in Los Angeles County amid high Covid-19 transmission level
By Alaa Elassar and Kacey Cherry, CNN Los Angeles County is maintaining a high Covid-19 community level, which means a universal indoor masking…
Continue ReadingPolio 101: Signs, symptoms and dangers of an ancient virus
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An ancient virus, polio has crippled and killed humans for centuries. Etchings on Egyptian vessels show people with withered…
Continue ReadingNew York adult diagnosed with polio, first US case in nearly a decade
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A person from Rockland County, New York, has been diagnosed with polio, the first case identified in the United States in…
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Doctors remind parents to be up-to-date with their children’s immunizations before school
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., (KRDO) – With school about a month away, medical officials are reminding parents to get their kids immunizations before the…
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The Colorado Department of Public Health is distributing the Monkeypox vaccine
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is in the process of distributing monkeypox…
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Healthy Seniors: Cancer screenings and trends as we age
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Cancer screenings are important for everyone, but they become critical as we age. And there are certain things…
Continue ReadingBiden tests positive for Covid-19, White House says
By Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House press secretary…
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Colorado Department of Public Health launches COVID-19 Health Equity and Immunization Fund
COLORADO (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) hopes to further health equity in the state through COVID-19…
Continue ReadingWomen with chronic conditions struggle to find medications after abortion laws limit access
By Jen Christensen, CNN Not 24 hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, ending the right to an abortion in the United…
Continue ReadingThese are the signs that you’re in a toxic work environment
By Sarah Molano, CNN With labor unionization efforts underway at Amazon and Starbucks, people quitting in record numbers and continued delays in…
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