CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts Sarin is a liquid that is clear, colorless, tasteless and odorless. Sarin is an extremely volatile nerve agent because of its ability to change from liquid to gas. If it evaporates into a gas, it can spread
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN Your child doesn’t want to go to the playground to play with other kids. Or she doesn’t want to attend a friend’s birthday party or the class pool party. How do you know whether she’s just having a bad day or if it’s a sign of ongoing anxiety she might be
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile virus in the United States since it was first detected in New York City in 1999. Facts West Nile virus is usually spread through the bite of infected mosquitoes. It is
Continue Reading By Harry Enten, CNN My first memories of bathing were of my mom dragging me into the bathtub kicking and screaming. Those days are long gone, and I’m now a once-a-day-shower kind of guy. Perhaps that’s why, as of a few months ago, I got this yuck look on my face upon hearing about people
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The day they wheeled 2-year-old Baelyn Schwab into surgery to get a new liver, her skin was orange, and she was delirious. “Her eyes didn’t look like they were attached to her head anymore,” her mom, Kelsea Schwab, told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta. “They were just rolling all
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Brenda Goodman The global toll of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in children has risen to 621 cases from 34 countries, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said in an update on Thursday. About half of those cases come from just two countries—the United States and the UK. On Thursday, investigators from both those
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By Katherine Dillinger and Jen Christensen, CNN Australian researchers say they’ve identified one potential biomarker for sudden infant death syndrome, known as SIDS, but experts caution that it’s just one piece of the puzzle. About 3,400 babies die from SIDS in the US each year. There is no immediate or obvious cause of death, according
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens are being charged hundreds of dollars to get immunity to the virus, according to a CNN investigation. Doctors and hospitals are charging fees to give Evusheld, the
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens are being charged hundreds of dollars to get immunity to the virus, according to a CNN investigation. Doctors and hospitals are charging fees to give Evusheld, the
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By Chloe Melas, CNN “Who wants spaghetti?” I call out to my children as I peer into our pantry. “Me!” scream my two sons, ages 2 and 4, in unison. I bring the water to a boil, toss in the pasta but absolutely no sauce because my kids prefer it with butter. I ask the
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN “Who wants spaghetti?” I call out to my children as I peer into our pantry. “Me!” scream my two sons, ages 2 and 4, in unison. I bring the water to a boil, toss in the pasta but absolutely no sauce because my kids prefer it with butter. I ask the
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to coronavirus, see Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts. Facts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides vaccine recommendations by age, as well as by disease. For more than 100 years, there has been public
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By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent This moment in time, like so many during the last two-plus years of the pandemic, is a confusing one for our country. Mixed signals make it hard to accurately gauge risk and act accordingly. On the one hand, with the almost complete lifting of restrictions and mandates
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians like Dr. Tanya Altmann. The California doctor has been getting phone calls, emails and social media messages — not just from her patients but from families all over the United States — along with photos
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Misinformation about how families can get through the infant formula shortage is fueling concern among pediatricians like Dr. Tanya Altmann. The California doctor has been getting phone calls, emails and social media messages — not just from her patients but from families all over the United States — along with photos
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdoses in the United States were deadlier than ever in 2021, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 108,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2021, and about two-thirds of those deaths involved fentanyl or another synthetic opioid. Overdose deaths have been on
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Since Covid-19 vaccines became widely available, there has been a wide gap in deaths between the vaccinated and unvaccinated. But recent Covid deaths are much more evenly split as highly transmissible variants take hold, vaccine protection wanes and booster uptake stagnates. Breakthrough infections have become more common in recent months, putting
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at smallpox, a contagious and sometimes fatal infectious disease. The most severe and most common form of the smallpox virus is known as variola major. Types of variola major smallpox Ordinary – most common, 85% of casesModified – mild and occurs in those that have been vaccinatedFlat – occurs
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at autism. Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) incorporates a group of neurodevelopmental disorders causing impaired communication skills and social skills. ASD generally starts before three years of age and lasts a lifetime, but early intervention plays a role in treatment and progress. ASD is about four times
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Far too often, Dr. Debra Houry found herself covered in blood. As an emergency physician in the United States for about 20 years, Houry said, it was a “frequent occurrence” to treat young men in the emergency room for gunshot wounds. They often would “bleed out” on her as she was
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