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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Certain work conditions — including inflexible or late-night schedules and lack of paid sick leave — can have a significant effect on mental health, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2021, about 1 in every 37 working adults experienced serious psychological distress,
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN French fries — they’re greasy, starchy and a comfort food for many. But reaching for fried foods may have a negative impact on mental health. A research team in Hangzhou, China, found that frequent consumption of fried foods, especially fried potatoes, was linked with a 12% higher risk of anxiety and
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Elementary students lined up behind a white curtain in the middle of a grand gymnasium at their school in northern California. They stood still as a dog handler walked a yellow Labrador along the other side of the curtain. Hidden from the children’s view, the 2-year-old female pup sniffed each child’s
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The World Health Organization has elevated the fast-growing Omicron sublineage XBB.1.16 as a new variant of interest, and says it is outcompeting the previously dominant XBB.1.5 in many regions. XBB.1.16 is a descendant of the recombinant XBB, which is a mashup of two BA.2 sublineages. On social media, the variant has
Continue ReadingBy Phyllis L. Fagell, CNN The eighth grade girl told psychologist Ryan DeLapp that a friend only interacted with her when she wanted help with an assignment. “This person would sit next to her in class but wouldn’t sit with her at lunch,” said DeLapp, director of the REACH program at the Ross Center in
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN The voice on the phone in 1966 was gruff and abrupt: “Do you want the Chevy, the Cadillac or the Rolls Royce?” A Chevy abortion would cost about $200, cash in hand, the voice explained. A Cadillac was around $500, and the Rolls Royce was $1,000. “You can’t afford more than
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Many people struggle to maintain a regular workout regimen. Add in a disability, chronic condition or injury, and it can be even more challenging to incorporate exercise into a weekly routine. Yet it’s important to do so. Adults with disabilities are three times more likely to develop serious health conditions
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN The outbreak of Covid-19 presented many dangers for children, and a new study suggests increased illicit substance ingestions were among them. In the first month of the pandemic in 2020, a 25% increase in overall ingestions occurred among children under 6 years old in the United States, according to the study
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN Emergent, the maker of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan, said in a statement Thursday that it is aiming for an out-of-pocket price of less than $50 for its nasal spray product now that the US Food and Drug Administration allows for over-the-counter sales. Public interest groups such as government agencies, nonprofits
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN For most of her life, Tammy La Barbera has been taking care of someone other than herself. First, it was her two children. Then, it was her brother and father, who both died after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, Tammy is taking care of her 90-year-old mother, Ada, who was diagnosed
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The rate of suspected suicides and suicide attempts by poisoning among young people rose sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says. Among children 10 to 12 years old, the rate increased more than 70% from 2019 to 2021. The analysis, published Thursday in the US Centers for Disease Control
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN As some people mark 4/20 as “weed day,” a day of celebration of marijuana use, I don’t want to bum you out — but I might. Over the past decade, there has been a trend toward legalizing marijuana in the United States. Currently, at least 37 states, plus Washington, DC, have
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren’t the only things going into college decisions this year. A new poll shows that incoming and current college students are also thinking about whether their school is in a state with reproductive health access. Among adults in the United States ages 18 to 59
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren’t the only things going into college decisions this year. A new poll shows that incoming and current college students are also thinking about whether their school is in a state with reproductive health access. Among adults in the United States ages 18 to
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have type 2 diabetes, drinking more coffee, tea or plain water may lower your risk of dying prematurely from any cause by about 25%, a new study found. However, drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages raised the risk of heart disease by 25% and the risk of dying from a heart
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger and Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations on the Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday to allow another dose of the bivalent booster for people who are 65 and older or who have weakened immune systems and who “want the option of added protection” against the
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By Deidre McPhillips and Kyla Russell The Supreme Court decision that overturned the federal right to an abortion created a patchwork of laws across the United States and widespread uncertainty. Among those with questions are the nation’s future doctors. Morgan Levy, a medical school student at the University of Miami, said the impacts of the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new study on breast cancer deaths raises questions around whether Black women should screen at earlier ages. An international team of researchers wrote in the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, that clinical trials may be warranted to investigate whether screening guidelines should recommend Black women start
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN After two years of significantly low levels, strep infections in the US have surged again this season, according to a new analysis. In February, the share of health care visits for strep throat or a related diagnosis was nearly 30% higher than during the previous peak in 2017. And preliminary data
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