By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Nicole Talbot was 13 when she faced her school assembly, her principal by her side, and told her classmates for the first time something she had always known: She was a girl. Talbot said she is often asked when she knew she was trans, and that her answer is simple —
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By Jen Rose Smith, CNN June seems to dream of pursuit. After the long-haired German shepherd settles down for a nap, her floofy, low-slung limbs often begin to twitch and kick. To her owners, she appears to be on the trail of some unseen prey. “When she’s sleeping sometimes her paws are going aggressively —
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By Jen Christensen, CNN With waning immunity and a coronavirus that seems to become more infectious with each new variant, the Biden administration predicts that up to 100 million more people could get Covid-19 in the fall and winter. That estimate makes it crucial that as many people as possible get booster shots of Covid-19
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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
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By Casey Barber, CNN Is there a sweeter time of year than strawberry season? As soon as the trees start bursting into pink buds, the first strawberries can’t be far behind at the farmers market. May is officially National Strawberry Month, though strawberries will come into season throughout June for many regions of the United
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By Katia Hetter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating cases of unexplained hepatitis in children. As many as 109 cases are under investigation. On Friday, the CDC reported that these cases have affected children in 25 states and territories. Nearly all the children needed to be hospitalized; five children have
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Gun violence spiked in the United States in the first year of the pandemic, adding strain to an already overwhelmed health care system. Between March 2020 and February 2021, there were about 62,500 firearm-related incidents in the US — 15% higher than expected based on previous trends, according to a study
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By Katia Hetter, CNN Cases of Covid-19 are rising again. Infections have increased by more than 50% compared with the previous week in at least eight US states. Parts of New York have moved into the “high” designation of Covid-19 community level, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention metrics. The surge
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Bouquets of flowers, decorated Sunday brunches and sentimental cards don’t always hold the same emotions for everyone. “There are different experiences that could lead up to why Mother’s Day would be difficult for somebody,” said clinical psychologist Naomi Torres-Mackie, head of research at the Mental Health Coalition. It could be because
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Bouquets of flowers, decorated Sunday brunches and sentimental cards don’t always hold the same emotions for everyone. “There are different experiences that could lead up to why Mother’s Day would be difficult for somebody,” said clinical psychologist Naomi Torres-Mackie, head of research at the Mental Health Coalition. It could be because
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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
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN This summer, every state will be rolling out 988 as the new National Suicide Prevention Lifeline number to call for mental health crises — similar to how people can call 911 for medical emergencies. But in some states, questions remain around funding the transition, staffing call centers and having response teams
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it’s investigating 109 cases of severe and unexplained hepatitis in children in 25 states and territories that may be linked to a worldwide outbreak. Among them, 14% needed transplants, and five children have died. Nearly all the children — more
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that it’s investigating 109 cases of severe and unexplained hepatitis in children in 25 states and territories that may be linked to a worldwide outbreak. Among them, 14% needed transplants, and five children have died. Nearly all the children — more
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By Jessica DuLong, CNN Shame has existed since the first humans walked the Earth, according to mathematician and journalist Cathy O’Neil. But lately its evolutionary function — to encourage pro-social behavior by enforcing norms that help sustain societies — has been hijacked by parties seeking profit and power, O’Neil contends. Efforts to shift blame away
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is limiting the emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to people 18 and older for whom other vaccines aren’t appropriate or accessible and those who opt for J&J because they wouldn’t otherwise get vaccinated. The FDA said
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By Jen Christensen, CNN November 10 is a day Kim Ford remembers too well. It was the day last year when her 9-year-old son, Jack, was scheduled to get his Covid-19 vaccine at the school clinic. They were excited that he’d finally have some protection, but on November 9, he had the sniffles. “When he
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it is limiting the emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to people 18 and older for whom other vaccines aren’t appropriate or accessible and those who opt for J&J because they wouldn’t otherwise get vaccinated. The FDA said
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The day after Politico reported on a leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Sean Mehl was trying to figure out how to answer the phones. Mehl is the associate director of clinical services for Whole Women’s Health, an abortion provider and nonprofit advocacy organization that runs
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday data from Johns Hopkins University — a reminder the pandemic is not over even as much of the country pushes to move away from Covid-19 measures. And experts believe the true
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