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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The White House has declared that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl combined with xylazine — an animal tranquilizer that’s increasingly being used in illicit drugs — is an “emerging threat” facing the United States due to its role in the ongoing opioid crisis. Administration officials call the threat FAAX, for fentanyl-adulterated

By Matt Villano, CNN Some individuals with autism have challenges processing senses. Others struggle to communicate. Still others might have a tough time socializing, thinking, physically moving or just going about daily living. People with autism have their own ways of interacting with the world, because autism is a developmental disability that affects everyone who

CNN By Matt Villano, CNN Some individuals with autism have challenges processing senses. Others struggle to communicate. Still others might have a tough time socializing, thinking, physically moving or just going about daily living. People with autism have their own ways of interacting with the world, because autism is a developmental disability that affects everyone

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Police dogs are nothing new — but a bunny in uniform is something that sound more like a character in an animated children’s movie than real-life recruit. Not anymore. “We would like to introduce Wellness Officer Percy,” wrote police department in Yuba City, California in a recent Facebook post, sharing a

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN In the six months after the Supreme Court ruling that ended the federal right to an abortion, there were about 32,000 fewer abortions than expected in the United States, according to a new analysis. There were about 5,000 fewer legal abortions each month, on average, than there were in the months

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than 2.5 million cases of sexually transmitted infections were reported in 2021, jumping by 7% in one year, according to new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The US STI epidemic shows no signs of slowing,” said Dr. Leandro Mena, director of the CDC’s Division of

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Even if US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s decision to suspend the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone goes through, there still will be a nonsurgical option for people to manage abortions at home. In the United States, the so-called abortion pill is actually two medications, mifepristone, sold under

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN While hanging out with his college roommates, Peter (not his real name) realized he felt differently about sex than other heterosexual men. “I’ve never been somebody who was interested in pornography, but I’d laugh along with their jokes,” said Peter, now 44, who is British. “Of course I never mentioned that

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Worry and fear about gun violence are widespread in the United States, where most families have been affected by a gun-related incident, according to a new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nearly 1 in 5 adults has had a family member killed by a gun, including in homicide and suicide.

By Katherine Dillinger and John Bonifield, CNN Ninety-seven confirmed or probable cases of blastomycosis have been identified in Michigan’s Delta and Menominee counties, according to the local health department, and they are believed to be associated with a paper mill in the town of Escanaba. One death has been associated with the outbreak: A contractor

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Less than a year after the US Supreme Court ended legal protection for abortions nationwide, clinics that provide reproductive health care across the United States are bracing for more restrictions on the care they provide to women. If a judge’s ruling takes effect Friday, it may soon be illegal for doctors

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN Less than a year after the US Supreme Court ended legal protection for abortions nationwide, clinics that provide reproductive health care across the United States are bracing for more restrictions on the care they provide to women. If a judge’s ruling takes effect Friday, it may soon be illegal for

By Carma Hassan, CNN Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla and dozens of other biotech and pharmaceutical company leaders have signed an open letter in support of the US Food and Drug Administration’s authority “to approve and regulate safe, effective medicines for every American” after Friday’s decision by a Texas district court judge to halt the agency’s

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As much as people may celebrate their own weight loss, it is not always healthy. A new study shows that weight loss in older adults is associated with early death and life-limiting conditions. Weight gain, on the other hand, was not associated with mortality, according to the study published Monday in