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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Firearm deaths surged in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing a record number of people in 2021. But as America’s gun epidemic gets worse, its burden is not equal. A new study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open analyzed firearm deaths over the past three decades — a total of

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Friendships aren’t just about those you sit with on the school bus or play alongside on your childhood baseball team — they are a core component of the human experience, experts say. But making and retaining deep, meaningful friendships as an adult is hard, especially for men, according to research. Less

By Meera Senthilingam, CNN A woman in Minnesota lost part of her vision and inadvertently put her entire household at risk of mercury poisoning, most likely from using beauty creams containing high levels of the toxic chemical, according to a case report shared exclusively with CNN. The report, shared by Dr. Erin Batdorff with the

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds. The cognitive score of people in the study who ate the most flavonols declined 0.4 units per decade more slowly than those who ate the fewest flavonols. The

By Kristen Rogers When you think of money, do you feel like living in the moment and being responsible are mutually exclusive? Does guilt eat at you when you go out for lunch or have a $7 oat milk latte? You don’t have to think or feel this way, thanks to a flexible personal finance

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN For many people aiming to burn a lot of calories, high-intensity interval training is the way to go. Also known as HIIT, these popular workouts feature bursts of intense activity, such as squats or lunges, followed by recovery time. A HIIT routine can torch more calories than a traditional endurance

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Despite volunteering and working out at the gym several days each week, socializing frequently with friends and family, reading all manner of books and doing daily crossword puzzles, 85-year-old Carol Siegler is restless. “I’m bored. I feel like a Corvette being used as a grocery cart,” said Siegler, who lives in

By Martha Shade, CNN Sebastian Junger is used to dodging bullets in war zones, so he didn’t expect to almost die in his own driveway. Junger was walking with his wife in the woods near his home in Massachusetts when he suddenly felt so ill he could barely move. By the time paramedics arrived, Junger

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the United States rolled back the clocks one hour this month to observe the end of Daylight Saving Time, many people got a bit more sleep than usual — but some not as much as others. Growing evidence shows that lack of sleep and sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep

By Casey Barber, CNN After the last plate has been cleared from the table and everyone — except the person stuck washing dishes — has migrated to the couch, it’s time to begin the next part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Yes, it’s time to divvy up and work through the leftovers. These recommendations aren’t about

By Steve Almasy, CNN The Food and Drug Administration is advising people in 13 states not to eat certain raw oysters from South Korea after at least one person in Las Vegas got sick with a virus that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. The Southern Nevada Health District informed officials of two clusters of illnesses