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CDC alerts doctors to watch for rare, serious bacterial infection appearing with unusual symptoms

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare, serious meningococcal infections that are on the rise in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new health alert that these infections, which are caused by a certain strain of Neisseria

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Do these exercises for core strength if you can’t stomach doing planks

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if you experience pain. Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all of your major core muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, external obliques and internal obliques. Yet despite

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Supreme Court medication abortion case threatens ‘seismic shift’ in FDA drug approval process, experts warn

By Meg Tirrell and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In 1937, a drugmaker called S.E. Massengill Co. came up with what seemed like an improvement on an effective medicine for sore throats: a liquid formulation that tasted like raspberry. The only problem: The new formulation of the drug, called sulfanilamide, used diethylene glycol, which is

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What is mifepristone?

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a case that could curtail access to mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortion. Mifepristone was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration decades ago and has been shown to be safe and effective. But anti-abortion advocates

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With US Supreme Court abortion drug hearing looming, study shows how self-managed abortion became more common post-Dobbs

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Medication abortion has become increasingly common since it first became available in the United States two decades ago, and a new study finds that requests for abortion pills through sources outside of the formal health-care system surged after the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision removed the federal right to

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