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By Adam Cancryn, Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A group of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its vaccine recommendations has suspended an anticipated push to stop recommending mRNA-based Covid-19 vaccines amid growing concerns inside the Trump administration over its political risks, people familiar with the matter told CNN

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Although polio has been eliminated as an endemic disease in the United States, that isn’t true for other parts of the world. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 2 travel notice on March 9 warning that poliovirus continues to circulate in multiple parts of

By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they feel abandoned by the US Food and Drug Administration’s new stance on leucovorin. “I bet some probably

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 40% of nonorganic fruits and vegetables grown in California contain traces of pesticides that are also PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” according to a new investigation. California supplies nearly half of the vegetables and more than three-quarters of the fruits and nuts eaten in the United States. Perfluoroalkyl and

CNN By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — The drug leucovorin was touted by the Trump administration in September as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. Now, some parents and guardians of children with autism say they feel abandoned by the US Food and Drug Administration’s new stance on leucovorin. “I bet some

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The evidence is irrefutable — a pile of drool atop a drenched spot on your pillow. As you awake with a start, you might even wipe that bit of spittle still dangling from your mouth. Drooling can be embarrassing, especially if you’re waking up to a newly minted lover

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The prescription drug leucovorin is getting a label update, but it’s not what that the US Food and Drug Administration suggested during a White House briefing in September, when officials touted the drug as a potential treatment for thousands of children with autism. On Tuesday, the FDA approved the

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When Katherine was pregnant this past summer, several people started to touch her growing belly without asking permission. At medical appointments and in the labor, delivery and recovery rooms, health professionals called her “mama” rather than by her name. Looking back, she sees those moments as the first signs

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Reilly Meehan has never known a life that didn’t revolve around seasonal produce. Now a private chef whose social media posts are devoured by more than 1 million combined followers on Instagram and TikTok, Meehan grew up in Santa Cruz, California, in a home surrounded by wild blackberry bushes

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — No, I did not prepare for the start of Daylight Saving Time this past weekend, when most people in the United States move their clocks forward an hour. That means sunset will come later — despite our need for that lost hour of sleep overnight. Experts advised planning for

By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday. Dr. Vinay Prasad, who joined the FDA in May, oversaw a series of vaccine decisions that attracted controversy, including

By Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — Telling your boss or date that thing you weren’t sure you should reveal could be good for you. People often hold back too much, according to behavioral scientist Leslie John, a professor at Harvard Business School. Instead, you should share personal things with others, John argues in her new

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Meagan Johnson recently spent four days calling dozens of pharmacies across the Austin area, trying to fill a prescription for her son, Jack. Jack has autism. At age 3, most kids have a vocabulary of 500 to 1,000 words. Jack can say about 20, Johnson said, “and most of

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move for a normally buttoned-up regulatory agency, a senior official with the US Food and Drug Administration held a call with reporters Thursday to defend the agency’s recent decision on an experimental medicine, calling it a “failed therapy” and railing against outside critics. The call

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Measles is not the only vaccine-preventable disease making headlines. Health officials in Maryland have issued an alert after confirming an uptick in mumps cases — 26 reported so far this year as of February 19, including 19 confirmed and seven probable infections, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — So how much sleep do kids really need? It’s more than many parents may think. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 12 to 15 for infants, 11 to 14 for toddlers, 10 to 13 for preschoolers and 9 to 11 for school-age children. Yet

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed answers through more study. The drugs, approved to treat diabetes and obesity as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound,

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — When patients come to me with erectile dysfunction, or ED, their first concern isn’t usually about their health. “Doctor, my partner is going to leave me,” they often say with worry. I usually respond, “Relax, I’ve heard this a thousand times. Let’s start with a few questions.” When

By Jacqueline Howard, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — An independent panel of medical experts that shapes preventive care for patients in the United States will not hold its regular meeting this month, marking one year since its members last gathered. Now there’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — At least 111 substances of unknown safety have been added to foods, drinks and supplements sold in the United States without alerting the US Food and Drug Administration, a new investigation found. “Food companies are deciding on their own to secretly add unreviewed chemical ingredients to products instead of