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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

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — During the pandemic, I did what many other people did: I bought a stationary bike. I joined the group rides, pushed through the resistance and pedaled my way to better health. A few weeks in, I started noticing something I didn’t expect — a subtle, intermittent pressure near

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When the flu strikes, it can feel relentless: rising fever, hacking cough, stuffy nose and sore throat. For many people, relief can come in the form of Tamiflu, a prescription antiviral medication used to treat and even prevent the illness. But some people may not realize that Tamiflu isn’t

By Tami Luhby, Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A leading pediatrics group is asking a federal judge to stop the Trump administration from terminating nearly $12 million in long-running federal grants. The American Academy of Pediatrics argues that the US Department of Health and Human Services last week ended seven grants in retaliation for the

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It started with the cutest little desserts: chocolate acorns with nut-covered caps that popped up in my search for Thanksgiving cookies on Pinterest, a site I visit for inspiration and some step-by-step instructions. There were also chocolate-dipped strawberries that you could turn into little turkeys using pretzel sticks, with

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Salt, fat, acid and heat are the essential elements of cooking to Samin Nosrat, who transformed them into her best-selling cookbook and popular Netflix series, “Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat.” For her latest book, she has added to that list. Before she mentions even a single recipe in “Good Things:

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As millions of Americans hit the road or took to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there have been at least 7,500,000 illnesses, 81,000 hospitalizations and 3,100 deaths from flu this season,

CNN, POOL, JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As millions of Americans hit the road or take to the skies for the holidays, another seasonal traveler is picking up speed: influenza. Flu activity is already rising across the country. In the week ending December 13, roughly 4% of

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a daily pill version of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy, introducing a new option for how patients can take medicines in a class of drugs that has revolutionized obesity treatment. The drug, which Novo Nordisk calls simply the Wegovy pill,

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — As someone who’s originally from Southern California and now lives in the South, it’s not uncommon for me to get Valley girl comments. I have a habit of throwing in a quick “you know, like” or “so like” in between every few sentences. Those are called “filler words,” which

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are here, which means you’re probably thinking about gifts — what to buy, whom to give to and how much to spend. Gift-giving is often framed as a source of stress and obligation, but a growing body of research suggests there may also be something beneficial about

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — While everyone else’s stockings are hung with care, Mom’s is often the last to be filled — if it’s filled at all. Why? For many families, moms are the magic makers of the holidays, but so often their needs can be overlooked. “The pressure to create ‘magical’ holiday experiences

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There is a saying among people who forage in the wild for food: “There are old mushroom hunters, there are bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters.” Edible mushrooms can look—and taste—a lot like lethal ones, a fact exploited by murderers from ancient times to

By Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to overhaul the schedule of recommended vaccines for children in the US, a person familiar with the plans told CNN on Thursday. The proposed new schedule would recommend fewer shots, bringing it closer