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By Mayumi Maruyama, CNN You cannot carry heavy things. You should sleep more. No working. No household chores. And the list goes on as Carol Chan explained her postpartum instructions for new mom Taylor Richard. Chan is a “pui yuet,” also called a confinement nanny, who lives with families after a baby is born. She

By Paradise Afshar and Nadia Kounang, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on Friday to consumers and health providers to discontinue using and discard recalled Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Tests made by SD Biosensor, Inc. over “significant concerns” of bacterial contamination. SD Biosensor is recalling all impacted tests, which were distributed by

By Lisa Drayer, CNN When you’re thirsty and in need of a drink, which beverages are best at keeping you hydrated? Sure, you can always reach for a glass of water — but plain H20 isn’t the most hydrating beverage around, according to a study from Scotland’s St. Andrews University that compared the hydration responses

By Brenda Goodman and Betsy Klein, CNN In March, the White House reached out to about a dozen Covid-19 experts who are closely following the evolution of the coronavirus to ask a simple question: What did they think were the chances of the world seeing a highly mutated variant, akin to Omicron, within the next

CNN By Brenda Goodman and Betsy Klein, CNN In March, the White House reached out to about a dozen Covid-19 experts who are closely following the evolution of the coronavirus to ask a simple question: What did they think were the chances of the world seeing a highly mutated variant, akin to Omicron, within the

By Carma Hassan, John Bonifield and Jennifer Feldman, CNN After a spate of student illnesses prompted the temporary closure of a Detroit school, the district says two students were diagnosed with the bacterial illness Haemophilus influenzae. Two students at Marcus Garvey Academy were diagnosed with H. flu, Chrystal Wilson, assistant superintendent of communications with the

By Brenda Goodman, CNN When the US public health emergency ends May 11, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will have to change some of the ways it tracks Covid-19 in the United States, but the agency says it won’t lose its sightlines on the infection as it continues to be part of

By Jen Christensen, CNN The United States is facing what some experts are calling “a new era for bird flu.” Since January 2022, the country has been battling the biggest outbreak yet of highly pathogenic avian influenza in wildlife. The virus is a major threat to commercial and backyard flocks, and it has started to

By Meg Tirrell, CNN Novo Nordisk, maker of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, said it would limit supply of starter doses as demand outpaces the company’s manufacturing capacity. The supply interruptions aren’t expected to affect higher doses of the medicine for people who already take the drug, the company said in a statement posted Thursday on

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 was the fourth leading cause of death in the United States in 2022, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It was the third leading cause of death in the first two years of the pandemic, but there were about half as many deaths

By Kristen Rogers, CNN For three years now, the expansion of telehealth has made care more accessible for many people, especially those in rural areas. Patients have been able to receive prescriptions from providers without seeing them in person. But that may change come May 11 when the federal government is set to end the

By Nadia Kounang and Amanda Sealy, CNN A team of doctors in Boston successfully performed a novel fetal surgery to treat a rare brain condition known as vein of Galen malformation. Although in utero surgery — performed before a baby is born — has been used for other conditions, this ultrasound-guided procedure was among the

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Colorful labels and cartoons on packaging might be a good indicator that a snack isn’t the most nutritious, according to a new study. Products with marketing that appealed to children were higher in sugars and lower in all other nutrients, according to the study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One.

By Brenda Goodman, CNN After a 60-year scientific quest, the world has its first vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV — and more are on the way. On Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved Arexvy, made by GSK, which is designed to be given as a single shot to adults