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By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN If you’re looking for a cardiovascular activity that will get your heart pumping and improve daily life, running or interval training may immediately come to mind. To maximize your workout, however, you may want to give Nordic walking a try, new research suggests. This low-impact, whole-body workout that originated in

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Jazlynn Damasco was about three months into a relationship with her now boyfriend when they started talking about the possibility of pregnancy. What they both wanted for their lives, what their boundaries were with contraception and what they would do if faced with an unintended pregnancy were all things the 21-year-old

By Megan Marples, CNN If you needed another reason to get enough sleep, here it is: It may help your heart health. The American Heart Association added sleep duration to its cardiovascular health checklist. It’s a part of “Life’s Essential 8,” a questionnaire that measures eight key areas to determine a person’s cardiovascular health. The

By Rachel Fadem, CNN When Justine Larson’s son came out as transgender at age 11, she didn’t know how to react. Despite being supportive of LGBTQ communities, Larson struggled to accept that her child, assigned female at birth, would have a different life than she imagined. “We didn’t give it as much attention as maybe

By Rachel Fadem, CNN People who experience a particularly persistent type of headache pain could find relief in an ancient Chinese practice, according to new research. Acupuncture may reduce the number of monthly headaches for people who have chronic tension-type headaches, a study published on June 22 in Neurology, the journal of the American Academy

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration announced steps to beef up its response to monkeypox on Tuesday, detailing plans to offer more vaccines and more tests to people who are most at risk of getting it — including men who have sex with men and their partners. The move comes after pressure from states,

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted Tuesday to support recommending inclusion of an Omicron-specific component for a Covid-19 booster vaccine. Twenty-one voting members of the FDA’s independent committee voted on the question: “Does the committee recommend inclusion of a SARS-CoV-2 Omicron component

By Virginia Langmaid and Jeremy Diamond, CNN US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra pledged to protect access to reproductive health care in a news conference on Tuesday, including considering steps to increase access to medication abortion. Becerra said the department would work to increase access to medication abortion across the country

By Virginia Langmaid and Naomi Thomas, CNN Amazon and some large drug store chains began this week limiting purchases of emergency contraception to three pills per customer, company representatives confirmed to CNN. Amazon has a temporary quantity limit of 3 unites per week on emergency contraceptive pills, including Plan B, a representative for the company

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Using recreational marijuana is associated with a higher risk of emergency room care and being hospitalized for any reason, a new study has found. “Cannabis use is not as benign and safe as some might think,” said study author Nicholas Vozoris, assistant professor and clinician investigator in the division of respirology

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is preparing for the possible need to update its Covid-19 vaccines. The US Food and Drug Administration’s independent Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee is set to meet Tuesday to discuss whether the composition of Covid-19 vaccines should be modified to target a specific coronavirus strain, and