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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — By contributing to the development of chronic disease and death, a group of hormone-disruptive plastic chemicals is costing the US health care system billions — over $249 billion in 2018 alone, a new study found. “The real contribution of this work is helping the public understand how much of

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have compiled the largest database of ancient DNA based on the bones and teeth of almost 5,000 humans who lived across Western Europe and parts of Central Asia from 34,000 years ago until medieval times. Analysis of this uniquely detailed pool of ancient genetic information suggests genes that

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. The winter surge of respiratory viruses is underway. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to record rising levels of hospitalizations associated

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is working with a French drugmaker to temporarily allow imports of a medication that treats syphilis amid an ongoing shortage of the front-line treatment. French drugmaker Laboratoires Delbert says in a letter that it’s working with the FDA to temporarily import 3.5 million units of

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Prescriptions for medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) – including stimulants – increased significantly during the Covid-19 pandemic, especially among young adults and women, according to a new study. There were about 5.9 million new prescriptions for stimulants in the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, about

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When 2-year-old Clara dons her four rubber booties to go out into the intense cold of a Helsinki winter morning, she typically does a hop and a skip before she settles down. “Clara does the hilarious boot walk — lifting legs super high — but soon forgets them when

CNN, WJZ, SPECTRUM NEWS ALBANY, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY, WJHG, JAY LESYK, SCV, MICHAEL GORDON, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY, WABC, WTVY, PANAMA CITY PD, WAFB, WRDW, SCV/Michael Gordon By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When 2-year-old Clara dons her four rubber booties to go out into the intense

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Adolescents worldwide, especially girls, have used non-prescribed drugs, dietary supplements and other weight-loss products at a “high level,” according to a new analysis. Based on a review of dozens of studies over the past four decades, researchers estimate that about 9% of adolescents in the general population have used

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Incorporating more exercise into your life is one of the keys to better health, so it’s understandable that many people resolve every January to do just that. Yet, unfortunately, it’s a commonly failed resolution. Most people cite a lack of time for their lack of keeping up with daily

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had surgery to treat prostate cancer in late December and later developed complications that landed him in intensive care, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said Tuesday. But his own team and independent medical experts agree that his outlook is good. His

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As she fought back tears, CNN anchor Sara Sidner revealed her cancer diagnosis to the world. “Just take a second to recall the names of eight women who you love and know in your life. Just eight. Count them on your fingers. Statistically, one of them will get or

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As winter storms track across the central and eastern United States, more than 40 million people are under a severe storm threat — with at least thousands of them having lost power. “When a storm hits and the power goes out for an extended period of time, people are

CNN, KHOU, WABC, WBBM, STRINGR, JAY LESYK, MICHAEL GORDON, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, NEBRASKA STATE PATROL By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Warm thoughts of young romance – not the cold, harsh possibilities of a Midwestern road trip in winter – were on Dawn O’Hair’s mind as she left Chicago for Indianapolis to see

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A cluster of measles cases in Philadelphia has widened to include eight people over the past month, including at least five children, according to the city’s health department. All of the cases were in people who had no immunity to the virus, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson James

By Sandy West, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — The instant Tammy Brady felt the lump in her breast in February 2022, she knew it was cancer. With no known genetic predisposition for breast cancer, she suspects 38 years of working in smoky Atlantic City casinos played a role. “I was just trying to

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — A typical New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, although where to start can feel daunting. Some opt for a fitness class; others create a plan with a personal trainer or work out from home. Regardless of the choice, chances are the phrase “engage your core” will come up

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The United States is facing an emergency blood shortage, according to the American Red Cross, and there is growing concern that a combination of severe winter weather and seasonal respiratory illnesses could lead more people to cancel their donations and that the shortage may delay medical procedures. The number of people volunteering

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Revenge porn. Rough sex. Nude photos: What we may have once viewed as “adult” topics are now commonplace in high school circles — and even among some younger kids, too. While it’s easy to blame social media and the internet for these unsettling trends, parents and schools also play

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee said Monday that they’ve started an investigation into the price of widely used asthma inhalers made by four pharmaceutical companies, seeking information about practices that they say may have reduced competition and kept costs artificially high. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders,