Monkeypox 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…
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Napping 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…
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WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern
(CNN) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The…
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…
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CNN 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…
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 ReadingThe 4-ingredient recipe for getting things done
By Katy Milkman, CNN Most of us make to-do lists to keep track of all the things we need to tackle around the house, to keep our families running and…
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 ReadingUS formula shortage persists and will ‘take a while to fix’
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The nationwide baby formula shortage that federal leaders once said would be fixed within weeks has dragged on for months,…
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…
Continue ReadingThe newest superfood is good for humans and the planet
By Casey Barber, CNN When most of us read the words “plant-based diet,” we tend to think of foods such as kale salads and grain bowls or…
Continue ReadingMore 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 spreading in ‘cluster events,’ but vaccines can help stop it, local health officials say
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool…
Continue ReadingBA.5 is causing more Covid-19 reinfections, data suggests, but they don’t appear to be more frequent
By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the…
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