Judge halts Trump administration cuts to public health research in some states
By Tierney Sneed and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday paused cuts that the Trump administration had made to funding for…
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Dermatologists share how to treat dry skin
By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many people that means having the spotlight on your body’s…
Continue Reading3 health conditions increase risk of liver damage if you drink, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking alcohol if you have a large belly or diabetes more than doubles the risk of serious liver damage, while…
Continue ReadingBird flu variant found in Nevada cows shows signs of adaptation to mammals
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s…
Continue ReadingMarried for 50 years, these psychologists who study love share what they’ve learned to do — and not to do — to stay happy
By Sofía Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When Elaine Spaulding met Arthur Aron in class at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late 1960s, she…
Continue ReadingResearchers decry ‘disastrously bad idea’ as NIH slashes payments for research infrastructure
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research…
Continue ReadingFentanyl in the US: A visual guide
By Deidre McPhillips and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine.…
Continue ReadingMeasles outbreak expands in West Texas around county with low vaccination rate
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the…
Continue ReadingNew York temporarily shuts down live bird markets in several counties after bird flu detected in poultry
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in…
Continue ReadingExperimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For 66-year-old Tim Andrews, it was a matter of life or death. Andrews had spent the better part of two years on…
Continue ReadingExperimental transplants with organs from gene-edited pigs see major steps forward
CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For 66-year-old Tim Andrews, it was a matter of life or death. Andrews had spent the better part of two years…
Continue ReadingHow to recognize signs of a stroke with the acronym BE FAST
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — One in six deaths from cardiovascular disease in the United States is due to stroke, and over 100 million people…
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Colo. Medicaid suspends contract with MedRide, many now scrambling for rides to appointments
COLORADO, USA (KRDO) – Families across Colorado are now in a desperate search to find new ways to get to much-needed medical appointments, as the…
Continue ReadingTravelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly…
Continue ReadingWhy ‘cardiac clearance’ could save your life
By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — You have probably already heard that February is the month to focus on heart health, which means eating…
Continue ReadingPublic health group alarmed by online ‘DEI Watchlist’ targeting federal staff
By Jacqueline Howard and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A public health advocacy group is raising concerns about a “DEI Watchlist” recently…
Continue ReadingNew bird flu infections in Nevada dairy cattle signal the virus may be here to stay
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been…
Continue ReadingDoes my child have an anxiety disorder? Here are the signs parents should look out for
By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — It may have been monsters under the bed, robbers breaking into the house or ghosts lurking in the darkness…
Continue ReadingUS flu cases are peaking for a second time this season. Now you can test for the virus at home
By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu…
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HEALTHY COLORADO: Could an entire plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics be in your brain?
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) have found an alarming amount of microplastics in human brains,…
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