Report: Young teens are stumbling across porn. Here’s how they are finding it
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Families waiting to talk about pornography until their children are teenagers should move up that schedule, according to a…
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Updated obesity treatment guidelines for children and teens include medications, surgery for some young people
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for treatment of obesity urge prompt use of behavior…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to eat to live longer, new study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You can reduce your risk of an early death for any reason by nearly 20%, just by eating more foods from your choice of four…
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Vitalant Blood Donation declares emergency blood shortage
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Monday morning, Deborah Haas-Henry was at Vitalant giving blood. It’s something she’s been doing every eight weeks…
Continue ReadingUpdated obesity treatment guidelines for children and teens include medications, surgery for some young people
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Updated American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines for treatment of obesity urge prompt use of behavior…
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s drug lecanemab receives accelerated approval amid safety concerns
By Jacqueline Howard and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to eat to live longer, new study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You can reduce your risk of an early death for any reason by nearly 20%, just by eating more foods from your choice of four…
Continue Reading5 New Year’s resolutions for your dog and cat
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You may be spending a good bit of time right now finalizing — and, of course, implementing — your resolutions for the new…
Continue ReadingAs flu tapers off, Covid-19 again shows signs of a winter spike
By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN First, the respiratory virus season brought us RSV to worry about, and then came influenza. Now,…
Continue ReadingAlzheimer’s drug lecanemab receives accelerated approval amid safety concerns
By Jacqueline Howard and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval Friday for the Alzheimer’s…
Continue ReadingHow to really torch plenty of calories walking on a treadmill
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Walking has long been lauded as one of the best exercises for overall health. This physical activity can strengthen…
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How gyms are fairing with the increase in traffic following New Years resolutions
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Business has gone up at gyms across the country as people make and try to keep their New Years resolutions. Every…
Continue ReadingEPA proposes new rule to crack down on deadly air pollution
By Ella Nilsen and Angela Fritz, CNN For the first time since 2012, the US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing an update to the federal air…
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UCHealth teaming with Intermountain Healthcare to form new clinic network
COLORADO (KRDO) — The two health systems hope to lower costs and raise the quality of care across Colorado. The new clinically integrated network…
Continue ReadingHow a medication abortion, also known as an ‘abortion pill,’ works
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Mifepristone, one of the two drugs used for medication abortion, may soon be available at some retail pharmacies, according to…
Continue ReadingCDC has tested wastewater from aircraft amid concerns over Covid-19 surge in China
By Jacqueline Howard, Kylie Atwood and Pete Muntean, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has “done some very preliminary…
Continue ReadingNumber 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…
Continue ReadingWhat to do if someone is in cardiac arrest
By Jen Christensen, CNN If you suspect that someone has gone into cardiac arrest, there are some simple steps you can take right away that could mean…
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Test your home for cancer-causing radon with a low-cost test kit
DENVER (KRDO) — The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment is urging residents to test their homes for radon with a low-cost radon…
Continue ReadingMIS-C has been more common and more severe than previously reported, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Although still rare, MIS-C after Covid-19 has been more common and more severe than previously reported, and there are…
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