By Brenda Goodman, CNN Now that most US cities and states have dropped masking requirements and other precautions against Covid-19, you may be wondering about your chances of getting infected or, worse, being hospitalized or dying if you happen to get sick. Researchers have been digging into that question, and in general, what they’ve found
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman, CNN Now that most US cities and states have dropped masking requirements and other precautions against Covid-19, you may be wondering about your chances of getting infected or, worse, being hospitalized or dying if you happen to get sick. Researchers have been digging into that question, and in general, what they’ve found
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, for the second year in a row, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The overall age-adjusted death rate for all causes in the US was
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, for the second year in a row, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The overall age-adjusted death rate for all causes in the US was
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN You are walking slowly through a forest with birds gently chirping around you. The wind glides through the trees, and you bend down to scoop up some earth, noticing the aroma. Relaxed yet? That sensory experience is an example of a forest bath, a practice that has been shown in about
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By Elissa Strauss, CNN It has become harder for children to experience childhood as a time of blissful ignorance about the state of our planet. Climate change, racism, discrimination, poverty and gun violence are affecting their daily lives, giving them plenty to be upset about it and often inspiring them to fight for change. Role
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By Jen Christensen, CNN It’s been more than a year since adults first got Covid-19 vaccines, but about 18 million children under 5 in the US are still waiting — and will probably have to wait until the summer, despite some predictions that shots would be available in the first part of 2022. While Moderna
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN It’s been more than a year since adults first got Covid-19 vaccines, but about 18 million children under 5 in the US are still waiting — and will probably have to wait until the summer, despite some predictions that shots would be available in the first part of 2022. While Moderna
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN It’s been more than a year since adults first got Covid-19 vaccines, but about 18 million children under 5 in the US are still waiting — and will probably have to wait until the summer, despite some predictions that shots would be available in the first part of 2022. While Moderna
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By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Data published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that vaccination rates for three childhood vaccines fell in kindergartners in the 2020-21 school year compared with the 2019-20 school year, a “concerning” finding that may lead to more infections, a CDC immunizations expert said. In the most
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By Jacqueline Howard and Jen Christensen, CNN An investigation continues into cases of acute hepatitis with unknown causes among children who had adenovirus infections. In a health advisory Thursday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alerted health care providers and public health authorities to the investigation and recommended that providers consider adenovirus testing
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Just because incidents of political interference within the United States’ top health agencies are not reported, does not mean they don’t happen, a new federal report finds. The US Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday detailing how four public health agencies that were reviewed — the US Centers for Disease
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Just because incidents of political interference within the United States’ top health agencies are not reported, does not mean they don’t happen, a new federal report finds. The US Government Accountability Office released a report Wednesday detailing how four public health agencies that were reviewed — the US Centers for Disease
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re wondering how your child might fare on a vegetarian diet, a new study offers some factors to consider. Children eating a vegetarian diet and children who ate meat were similar in terms of growth, height and nutritional measures, but vegetarian children had higher odds of being underweight, according to
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In a blow to believers in time-restricted eating — a form of intermittent fasting where people only eat during a restricted window during the day — researchers in China have found the method has no significant benefits compared with simple calorie restriction in battling obesity. “Our data suggest that caloric intake
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The Florida Department of Health now says a vital kind of medical care known as gender-affirming care should not be an option for children and teens, even though every major medical association recommends such care and says it can save lives. The department’s new guidelines suggest that children should be provided
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By Megan Marples, CNN Do I want to work out today? Should I go to the gym? Should I take a class? Do I have time to work out? More than a year ago, what sounded like one simple decision for Renée Fishman ballooned into an overwhelming series of questions. “All these questions came up.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The US saw the highest number of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality days between 2018 and 2020 than it ever had before, according to a report released Thursday by the American Lung Association. After a steady 23-year decline in US pollution levels through 2017, the American Lung Association’s State of
Continue Reading By Jen Christensen, CNN The US saw the highest number of “very unhealthy” and “hazardous” air quality days between 2018 and 2020 than it ever had before, according to a report released Thursday by the American Lung Association. After a steady 23-year decline in US pollution levels through 2017, the American Lung Association’s State of
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By Alta Spells and Jen Christensen, CNN The Florida Department of Health is advising against any gender-affirming care for children and adolescents in new guidelines that are contrary to direction from major medical associations and federal health officials. According to the guidance, released Wednesday, children who identify as transgender or gender diverse shouldn’t be offered
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