Don’t use infant head shaping pillows, FDA warns
By Raenu Charles, CNN Parents and caregivers should not use infant head-shaping pillows meant to change an infant’s head shape or that claim to…
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What you should know about getting a flu vaccine this year, according to an expert
By Katia Hetter, CNN Welcome to this year’s flu season. This year’s flu strain has already begun spreading across the United States,…
Continue Reading RSV hospitalizations shoot up to levels typically seen in December, CDC data shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN RSV hospitalizations were significantly higher than normal again last week amid a respiratory virus season that’s…
Continue Reading CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines with new recommendations on tapering or continuing prescriptions
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For the first time since 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidelines for clinicians…
Continue Reading How to rethink what it means to be a patriot, according to a social psychologist
By Angela Duckworth, CNN Decades before George Takei became Mr. Sulu on the original “Star Trek” series, he was imprisoned for a crime he…
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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine shows promise in trial run as kids are hit hard with the virus.
EL PASO, Texas – RSV is unfortunately one of the fastest spreading viruses at the moment, with wheezing babies and children filling pediatric…
Continue Reading Independent lab finds ‘troubling’ levels of cancer-causing chemical in more types of dry shampoo products, report alleges
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, have been detected in more brands and batches of dry shampoo products,…
Continue Reading Independent lab finds ‘troubling’ levels of cancer-causing chemical in more types of dry shampoo products, report alleges
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, have been detected in more brands and batches of dry shampoo products,…
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Uptick in El Paso cases concerns local health authority
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The rise of flu cases across the country is also happening in El Paso. The flu season usually starts in October. Infections…
Continue Reading Monkeypox may spread before symptoms start, study suggests
By Brenda Goodman, CNN More than half of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak may have been passed to others before symptoms appeared, according…
Continue Reading Severe depression eased by single dose of synthetic ‘magic mushroom’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in…
Continue Reading Severe depression eased by single dose of synthetic ‘magic mushroom’
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in…
Continue Reading CDC wants to change ‘antiquated’ rules that hamper agency’s ability to fight Covid, polio and other diseases
By Elizabeth Cohen and Justin Lape, CNN This summer, when the shocking news emerged that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for…
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Seasonal affective disorder negatively affects your body and mind
EL PASO, Texas – Seasonal affective disorder can take all of your energy and cause depression once the fall and winter season rolls around. You can…
Continue Reading FDA expresses concern about providers who offer abortion medications before pregnancy, reports say
By Jen Christensen, CNN Although health-care providers are not authorized to offer a medication abortion before a patient gets pregnant, some are…
Continue Reading High blood pressure went up even more early in the pandemic, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN People in the US with high blood pressure saw their levels rise during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a new…
Continue Reading Travel time to abortion facilities grew significantly after Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The average travel time to an abortion facility increased significantly for women in the United States after the Supreme…
Continue Reading FDA panel examines evidence that pulse oximeters may not work as well on dark skin
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As an emergency medicine physician, Dr. Owais Durrani sees this issue regularly first-hand: When he clamps a pulse oximeter…
Continue Reading After promising trial results for maternal RSV vaccine, Pfizer says it will seek FDA approval this year
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Pfizer says it has enough promising data on its respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccine designed to protect newborns that…
Continue Reading Even less than recommended amounts of caffeine while pregnant could impact your child’s life
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Starting the day with a hot cup of caffeinated coffee or tea may sound divine to some, but it could have negative impacts…
Continue Reading By the next RSV season, the US may have its first vaccine
By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s shaping up to be a severe season for respiratory syncytial virus infections — one of the worst some doctors…
Continue Reading The solution to low test scores might not be what you think
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After nearly three years of the pandemic, national test scores for students aren’t where educators hoped they would…
Continue Reading The solution to low test scores might not be what you think
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN After nearly three years of the pandemic, national test scores for students aren’t where educators hoped they would…
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After breast cancer, El Paso mom encounters multiple health risks
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sometimes, overcoming breast cancer doesn’t mark the end of the fight. For Iran Rios, it marked the beginning of…
Continue Reading Experimental Alzheimer’s drug may have contributed to death of study participant, according to reports
By Jen Christensen, CNN A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that showed promise in a Phase 3 trial may have contributed to…
Continue Reading Some forms of popular antibiotic amoxicillin in short supply, likely due to increased demand
By Jen Christensen, CNN Amoxicillin, a common antibiotic used to treat a broad range of conditions, is in short supply, according to the US Food and…
Continue Reading Yoga, Pilates, tai chi, qigong — what’s best for me?
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Mindfulness and mind-body practices are hot topics today, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic brought with it…
Continue Reading ‘Scrabble variants’ now cause the majority of new Covid-19 infections in the US
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Omicron BA.5 subvariant is no longer the dominant cause of Covid-19 infections in the United States, according to…
Continue Reading Flu season in the US hasn’t been this bad this early in more than a decade. Now is the time to get a flu shot
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Flu season has ramped up early in the United States, and flu hospitalizations are worse than usual for this time of year,…
Continue Reading Staff shortages make patient surges harder for children’s hospitals — and the situation won’t get better soon
By Jen Christensen, CNN Amid a surge of respiratory infections, children’s hospitals across the United States are so busy that some had to set…
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