By Nadia Kounang, CNN The latest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the country lost 105,752 lives to drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending October 2021. And while most of those overdoses involved the illicit synthetic opioid fentanyl, experts say that an adulterated and contaminated drug supply is
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By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as 28 million seniors remain at risk of becoming severely ill from Covid-19, either because they are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or because it has been more than five months
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN With a new version of the Omicron coronavirus variant picking up steam in the United States, as many as 28 million seniors remain at risk of becoming severely ill from Covid-19, either because they are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, or because it has been more than five months
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States as deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surge to unprecedented levels. An estimated 105,752 people died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending October 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Annual drug overdose deaths have reached another record high in the United States as deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids surge to unprecedented levels. An estimated 105,752 people died of drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending October 2021, according to provisional data published Wednesday by the US Centers for
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By Katia Hetter, CNN To many parents’ dismay, a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the Covid-19 vaccine is less effective against the Omicron variant for children ages 5 to 11 than for older children and adults. Two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine reduced the risk of Omicron
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re not familiar with the term “mild cognitive impairment,” you’re not the only one. More than 80% of Americans aren’t familiar with this condition that affects up to 18% of people ages 60 and older and can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, a new survey has found. Mild cognitive impairment is
Continue Reading By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you’re not familiar with the term “mild cognitive impairment,” you’re not the only one. More than 80% of Americans aren’t familiar with this condition that affects up to 18% of people ages 60 and older and can lead to Alzheimer’s disease, a new survey has found. Mild cognitive impairment is
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By Amanda Sealy, Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of an additional booster dose of their Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older who have gotten a booster dose of any of the authorized or approved vaccine, the
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By Michelle Icard, CNN Someone needs a nap. Is it you? Probably. Your teen? Definitely. Teenagers need more sleep than adults or their younger siblings, yet they almost always seem sleep deprived. I wanted to learn the secrets to getting teens the sleep they so desperately need, so I turned to Heather Turgeon and Julie
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By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two weeks after the United Kingdom dropped its last remaining Covid-19 mitigation measure — a requirement that people who test positive for the virus isolate for five days — the country is seeing cases and hospitalizations climb once again. Covid-19 cases were up 48% in the UK last
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Sleeping for only one night with a dim light, such as a TV set with the sound off, raised the blood sugar and heart rate of healthy young people participating in a sleep lab experiment, a new study found. The dim light entered the eyelids and disrupted sleep despite the fact
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN In our soda, tea, coffee and juice: We like to drink sugar. Americans eat about 60 pounds (27 kilograms) of sugar annually on average — and almost half of that comes from drinks, according to the American Heart Association. For people who are at risk for or have diabetes, drinks sweetened
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By Lisa Drayer, CNN Going 100% vegan, cutting carbs or attempting to lose 30 pounds quickly is daunting, drastic and difficult to sustain. And such lofty goals may not be healthy choices for you. Instead, try setting weekly mini-goals, which can help make intentions such as losing weight, lowering your cholesterol or adopting a more
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you feel like calling it a day and dozing off for a bit, don’t feel bad — Monday, March 14, is National Napping Day. Finding the time to rejuvenate and recover amid daily responsibilities can be hard, but napping has benefits that could help you level up in your overall
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By Jen Christensen, CNN The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday it is concerned the war in Ukraine could worsen the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is trying to do more to limit the spread of infectious diseases. Cases in the region are down from the previous week, but there’s significant risk there will be more
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By Jen Christensen and Holly Yan, CNN To help fend off another wave of Covid-19, people will need a fourth dose of vaccine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla told CBS on Sunday. “Many variants are coming, and Omicron was the first one that was able to evade — in a skillful way — the immune protection
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Things seem to be looking up as the US crosses into year three of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vaccines still do a good job of keeping people alive and out of the hospital. There’s increasing access to tests and treatments. The numbers of cases, hospitalizations and deaths are heading in the right
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By Jen Rose Smith, CNN Life’s big questions drew Dr. Victoria Sweet to a career in medicine. “Your job is to deal with birth, suffering and death. It just captivated my imagination,” said Sweet, now a bestselling author and associate clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. “Medicine attracted me because
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You’re exhausted, your body yawning for sleep. Yet once your head hits the pillow, your mind is flooded with worry, making sleep elusive, at times impossible. Don’t fret, experts say: There are relaxation techniques you can use to calm that racing mind. “Think of these relaxation exercises as tools in your
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