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By Maggie Fox, CNN Drug overdose deaths rose by close to 30% in the United States in 2020, hitting the highest number ever recorded, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. More than 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2020, according to provisional data released by the CDC’s National Center for

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you thought living through the pandemic was a waking nightmare, just imagine what it’s been like in dreams. Many of us experienced vivid, frightening nightmares throughout the worst of the pandemic. Depending on our level of trauma — the loss of a loved one or being a health care worker

By Michael Nedelman, CNN It was a pivotal public health crisis in America before the Covid-19 pandemic — and then we stopped talking about it. E-cigarettes became ubiquitous in high schools across the country, resulting in scores of teens addicted to nicotine. And though industry leader Juul Labs denied that was ever its intent, the

Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN Food in their belly. A roof over their head. A reassuring hug after a tough day. An ear to listen to the latest thing that so-and-so said to so-and-so about such-and-such. These are the things our children need to thrive. What doesn’t matter is the gender of the parent —

By John Duffy, CNN During the pandemic, I was working with an adult female client to resolve a number of unanticipated family issues: a son who worked too little in his Zoom-based classes, clashes with her husband about financial concerns and how much time to spend together as a family at home. We all faced

By Katie Hunt, CNN Creativity is a uniquely human quality that’s difficult to define and, perhaps, even harder to objectively measure. Of course, that doesn’t mean that scientists haven’t tried, and a study published in June in the journal PNAS proposes a new and surprisingly simple test to gauge this ability. It only takes a

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Children will likely pay the price for adults in the US not getting vaccinated at high enough rates to slow or stop the spread of Covid-19, which has been surging in most states, a vaccine expert said. If vaccination rates among adults and kids 12 and older keep lagging amid increased

By Jen Christensen, CNN If it were the fall, this group of volunteers — folders in hand, walking shoes on their feet — would be knocking on doors to get out the vote in rural Cuthbert, Georgia. As they walked in the hot spring sun this April and May, these four have another mission. They

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal The Lancet Oncology. The researchers analyzed available data on population-level alcohol use in 2010 and on cancer cases in 2020. They assumed a 10-year period between alcohol consumption

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN In a prompt about-face, California announced strict measures barring maskless K-12 students from campuses, only to update its stance hours later and suggest it would leave the decisions to local schools. The announcements came July 12 amid a worrisome spike in new Covid-19 cases reported nationwide since last week. “California’s

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating at least three servings of whole grains each day can keep your weight, blood pressure and blood sugar levels in check as you age, a new study found. “Eating whole-grain foods as part of a healthy diet delivers health benefits beyond just helping us lose or maintain weight as we

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to university. A CNN analysis has found that at least seven states — Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma and Utah — have enacted legislation this

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN COVAX has signed agreements with two Chinese pharmaceutical companies to buy more than half a billion of their Covid-19 vaccines by the first half of next year, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (Gavi) announced Monday. Under the agreements, Chinese vaccine makers Sinopharm and Sinovac will begin to make 110 million

By Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Just as health experts predicted, the combination of unvaccinated people and the more contagious Delta strain of coronavirus has led to new Covid-19 surges. In 46 states, the rates of new cases this past week are at least 10% higher than the rates of new cases the previous

By Amanda Sealy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Pfizer executives briefed US federal health officials Monday about why they believe a third booster shot of its vaccine will be needed. The meeting was largely seen as a courtesy after the two sides disagreed last week on when a booster shot for the coronavirus vaccine might be