Can your child’s respiratory infection can be treated at home? How to know
By Katia Hetter, CNN A common respiratory virus, respiratory syncytial virus, is surging in the United States, leading to some children’s…
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Flu season already hitting hard across half of the US and children’s hospitals are still feeling the pressure from respiratory illnesses
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN About half of the US — 22 states, along with Washington, DC, New York City and Puerto Rico — is reporting high…
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The RSV surge didn’t come out of nowhere, but gaps in data made it tougher to predict
By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is dealing with a unique season of respiratory virus transmission: Flu cases are on…
Continue Reading The biggest health insurance mysteries, and how to decode them
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Whether you’re getting kicked off your parent’s health insurance plan or have been doing open enrollment for…
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Las Cruces School Board discussing policy for reporting sports injuries
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Las Cruces School Board members spoke out about potentially developing a policy of reporting sports injury. The conversation…
Continue Reading Monkeypox has ‘tragic’ outcomes in patients with HIV, CDC report finds
By Carma Hassan, CNN Monkeypox can have “devastating outcomes” on severely immunocompromised patients such as those with untreated HIV,…
Continue Reading What children of immigrants can teach everyone about mental health
By Upasna Gautam, CNN Sahaj Kohli, whose family immigrated to the United Kingdom from India, struggled with an identity crisis familiar to many…
Continue Reading Flu and other respiratory virus activity continues to ramp up across the US
By Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN Government health officials on Friday warned of an early and severe start to cold and flu season in the…
Continue Reading Pandemic ‘immunity gap’ is probably behind surge in RSV cases, scientists say
By Jen Christensen, CNN The measures that helped keep us safe from Covid-19 over the past 2½ years — lockdowns, physical distancing, wearing…
Continue Reading Updated Covid-19 vaccines boost protection, but may not beat original formula against BA.4 and BA.5, early studies suggest
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The updated Covid-19 booster shots appear to work about as well against the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants as the original…
Continue Reading A TikTok trend about mouth taping while you sleep can be dangerous
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The social media platform TikTok has helped spread yet another potentially dangerous idea: taping your lips shut to stop mouth…
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La Havana bartender supported by family, friends, and employer in breast cancer battle
EL PASO, Texas- Jennifer Zielsdorf’s battle with cancer was quick. Diagnosed in February of 2022, she told ABC-7 that by April, her doctors…
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RSV cases skyrocket in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– With a 369% increase in RSV cases this year, and 162 cases just in October, this respiratory infection is storming through the…
Continue Reading While respiratory viruses surge, shortage of pediatric hospital beds delays care for some kids
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Parents who need to take a child to the emergency room are facing agonizing waits in many parts of the United States because…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Most people feel socially connected as Covid-19 precautions ease, but many still need support, survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For nearly two decades, Kristin Friberg has been a librarian with the Princeton Public Library in New Jersey, where one of…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Most people feel socially connected as Covid-19 precautions ease, but many still need support, survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For nearly two decades, Kristin Friberg has been a librarian with the Princeton Public Library in New Jersey, where one of…
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Big-name stores selling over-the-counter hearing aids
EL PASO, TEXAS – Millions of people suffer from hearing loss and the new FDA ruling makes hearing aids available over the counter at stores and…
Continue Reading First on CNN: Administration’s new Covid-19 vaccine ads target ‘high-risk’ communities
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN New ads promoting the Covid-19 vaccines are making their debut this week, targeting specific communities that have had a…
Continue Reading A Virginia high school will stay open while hundreds of students call out sick with flu-like symptoms
By Steve Almasy and Sara Turnbull, CNN Hundreds of students missed class Monday at a northern Virginia high school where “a number of students…
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Woman diagnosed with rare form of breast cancer wants others to be aware
BERINO, New Mexico — A Berino woman who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer wants other women to be aware of the disease, which…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine study links side effects with greater antibody response
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN People who reported experiencing side effects to the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines such as fever, chills or…
Continue Reading 1 in 10 Americans over 65 have dementia, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN One in 10 Americans over 65 had dementia, while 22% experienced mild cognitive impairment, the earliest stage of the slow…
Continue Reading Stop trying to fix yourself, this expert says
By Jessica DuLong, CNN Straight away, Nora McInerny noticed core differences in how people responded to the coronavirus pandemic. For some, the…
Continue Reading Six people who tested positive for monkeypox have died, health departments confirm
By Rob Frehse, Katherine Dillinger and Alaa Elassar, CNN Six people who tested positive for monkeypox — two in New York City, two in Chicago,…
Continue Reading RSV in children: Symptoms, treatment and what parents should know
By Jen Christensen, CNN In September, an 8-month-old baby came into Dr. Juanita Mora’s office in Chicago with an infection the doctor…
Continue Reading When young children test positive for Covid-19 and another respiratory virus, their illness may be much more severe, a new study suggests
By Jacqueline Howard and Janelle Chavez, CNN When Covid-19 patients younger than 5 also test positive for another respiratory virus, they tend to…
Continue Reading CDC director tests positive for Covid-19
By Jamie Gumbrecht and Alaa Elassar, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tested positive…
Continue Reading When it comes to their hair, Black women face a difficult choice
By Faith Karimi, CNN Eris Eady was scrolling through social media this week when she saw a news headline linking hair-straightening chemical products…
Continue Reading What to know about flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus, and how to avoid it
By Jen Christensen, CNN In the wake of flooding from Hurricane Ian, Lee County, Florida, has seen what the state’s Department of Health called…
Continue Reading Meditation, tools and check-ins: How a teen group is tackling the mental health crisis
By Madeline Holcombe. Photographs by Travis Dove for CNN A roomful of teenagers — some old friends and some strangers — stood with their hands,…
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