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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — After the Trump administration announced sweeping changes to the US childhood vaccine schedule this week, parents and pediatricians are trying to make sense of what’s driving the change and how it will affect families. Here’s what’s known so far: How is the updated childhood vaccine schedule different? The US

By Tami Luhby, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Americans seeking to lose weight now have a new option – taking Wegovy as a daily pill, rather than a weekly injection. Patients with a prescription could obtain the starter 1.5 mg dose of the tablet as of Monday, with the higher doses becoming available by the

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Was that you I spotted at that New Year’s Day group class at my local YMCA? If not, don’t worry. It’s not too late. The start of a new year is a natural time to think about health and make resolutions for science-backed habits that make a difference over

CNN, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services is recommending fewer vaccines for most American children, health officials said Monday. Health officials will continue to recommend the measles, mumps and rubella vaccines and immunizations against polio, chickenpox, HPV and others, but they are narrowing

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Flu continues to bring misery across the US, with all but four states showing high or very high levels of activity as a new virus strain called subclade K continues to spread. By another measure – visits to the doctor for fever plus a cough or sore throat, which

By Tami Luhby, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Americans can now purchase the starter dose of blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy as a pill, drug maker Novo Nordisk announced Monday. Other strengths will be available as pills by the end of the week. The daily pill, available with a prescription, generally costs less than the weekly

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has missed its latest deadline to propose banning formaldehyde and certain formaldehyde-releasing chemicals from hair-straightening products, often used by Black women. The proposed rule had an action date of the last day of December 2025, according to experts, which the agency lists as

Essay by Lauren DePino, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of my mom’s funeral, I arrived at the church before everyone else. Soon, people would begin trickling in. But first, I needed a moment alone with my mom. I didn’t know if I had it in me to sing for her that day, and I

By Allison Morrow, CNN (CNN) — Until a friend casually mentioned trying creatine this past spring, I hadn’t thought much about it — it was stuff I’d long associated with meatheads and a minor scandal involving my high school football team. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere, being talked up by every fitness influencer, mental health

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — A multistate outbreak of salmonella infections likely linked to raw oysters has sickened more than 60 people across 22 states, according to a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health advisory. Health officials are working to identify the source of those contaminated raw oysters, the advisory issued December

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Samin Nosrat was raised on a steady diet of Eggo waffles. Nosrat, who rose to fame on the heels of her James Beard Award-winning cookbook and Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat,” would look forward to a syrup-showered waffle tower every Saturday morning as a kid. A 1980s frozen

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most US states are experiencing high or very high flu activity, and levels continue to increase nationwide. “Flu season is just getting started, so I think it’s really hard to say exactly what it’s going to look like,” Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — For the second year in a row, the US has surpassed 25,000 whooping cough cases — another sign of the risks of falling vaccination levels. Often called the “100-day cough,” whooping cough or pertussis begins with cold-like symptoms such as runny nose, fever or cough that can progress to

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — I was doing my regular weekly grocery shopping just before Christmas when I happened to cut through the baby formula aisle to get to the dairy section at the back of the store. Looking up, I saw something that made me double back: at least one can of ByHeart

Essay by Miriam Finder Annenberg (CNN) — There is no way to prepare. For nearly two years, I couldn’t go inside one room in my house. If you had come over and cracked the door, you’d be met with stale air, a changing table and a tiny, crib-size mattress still ensconced in its brown cardboard

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — You grab your phone and in that first swipe, you see someone traveling the world. Why aren’t you on vacation? Swipe again, and someone is living off the grid. Wow, shouldn’t you get rid of your laptop? Swipe once more, and a tech CEO is telling you how AI

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The city of Milwaukee says it has finalized its efforts to stabilize nearly 100 public schools that were identified as having lead paint hazards earlier this year. The milestone comes despite the city losing federal support from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April due to