By Virginia Langmaid, Arnaud Siad and Emmet Lyons, CNN The World Health Organization is now counting more than 550 monkeypox cases worldwide, the group’s technical lead for monkeypox, Rosamund Lewis, said Tuesday on CNN International. “We actually have today a count of over 550 confirmed cases in 30 countries across four of WHO’s six regions,”
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By Jen Christensen and Naomi Thomas, CNN Every month, like clockwork, Renee Steiber got formula delivered to her home in the Chicago suburbs for her 11-year-old son, Owen. He has a feeding tube and needs a specialized formula, Neocate Jr., due to a rare disease that makes him severely allergic to a variety of foods.
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By Megan Marples, CNN Cigarette smoking is very addictive and can have long-term, adverse health effects. But there is hope for those who want to quit thanks to innovative apps, help lines and proven coping strategies. In 2019, more than 30.8 million Americans smoked, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A slower walk as you age has always been a warning sign of increasing frailty that could lead to falls and other disabilities, experts say. Emerging research in small groups of elderly subjects has also found that a slower gait from year to year may be an early sign of cognitive
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN People who have a Covid-19 rebound after treatment with the antiviral drug Paxlovid can be contagious and may not know it because they might not have symptoms, researchers warn. “People who experience rebound are at risk of transmitting to other people, even though they’re outside what people accept as the usual
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Every day, Hillary Demmon has been reading the news about the nationwide formula shortage with horror. “It’s just such a nightmare scenario to think about,” said Demmon, who has a 1-year-old and who works at the University of Pittsburgh. For the week ending May 22, almost three-quarters of formula products nationwide
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN When popular YouTube star Adalia Rose died earlier this year, she looked like a diminutive, sickly woman in her 80s. In reality she was only 15 years old, a victim of progeria, an extremely rare genetic disorder caused by a single mutation in one of 3 billion base pairs that make
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By Ian Kerner, CNN On the surface, the Covid-19 pandemic seems like it would have been great for relationships: unlimited access to your partner, nonstop togetherness and plenty of time for intimacy. But, as most of us are now all too aware, lockdowns have largely had the opposite effect on romance. We were living on
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. About Stem Cells Sources: National Institutes of Health, Mayo Clinic Stem cell research focuses on embryonic
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By Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating a potential link between a hepatitis A outbreak and fresh organic strawberries. The FDA with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and state and local partners, said the strawberries were
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By Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN As more cases are uncovered in a global monkeypox outbreak, biotech companies and health officials are looking to make PCR testing for the virus more widely available in the US. Dozens of public health labs across the country now use a more generalized test for orthopoxvirus, a larger
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The World Health Organization has received reports of 257 confirmed monkeypox cases and about 120 suspected cases in 23 nations where the virus is not endemic as of Thursday, it said in a Sunday update. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 12 cases in
Continue Reading By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The World Health Organization has received reports of 257 confirmed monkeypox cases and about 120 suspected cases in 23 nations where the virus is not endemic as of Thursday, it said in a Sunday update. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 12 cases in
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By Harry Enten, CNN Yes, the summer begins now. It’s not me saying so. It’s the American people. Survey after survey has found that more Americans believe Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer than any other occasion (e.g., the beginning of baseball season or when pools open). So as the calendar turns from
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By Harry Enten, CNN A few weeks ago, I found myself flying on a trapeze high above Manhattan. Why the heck was I there? Well, I was trying to answer an age-old question. Does money buy happiness? As you can see in the video below, I was petrified. So, what made me think that trapeze
Continue Reading By Harry Enten, CNN A few weeks ago, I found myself flying on a trapeze high above Manhattan. Why the heck was I there? Well, I was trying to answer an age-old question. Does money buy happiness? As you can see in the video below, I was petrified. So, what made me think that trapeze
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The World Health Organization reported Friday that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases over the last international update, about a week ago. Another 99 cases are awaiting classification. Last week, the European
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Dr. David Schonfeld’s daughter came home and told the story of a lockdown drill at school, she talked about making jokes with other students while her class hid in a closet for 30 minutes. Schonfeld, a pediatrician and director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s
Continue Reading By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Dr. David Schonfeld’s daughter came home and told the story of a lockdown drill at school, she talked about making jokes with other students while her class hid in a closet for 30 minutes. Schonfeld, a pediatrician and director of the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at Children’s
Continue Reading By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Yet another tragedy has occurred in the aftermath of the devastating gun massacre Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Joe Garcia, the husband of Irma Garcia, one of two teachers killed in the classroom, has died at home from a heart attack, in what family members say may be
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