CNN, WRGB, WKMG, WFTV, GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE, BEN CRUMP LAW, @SAMSCHWARTZ03, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The gun violence epidemic in the United States was deadlier than ever in 2021, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. Both gun-related homicides and suicides reached record
Continue Reading By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The gun violence epidemic in the United States was deadlier than ever in 2021, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions. Both gun-related homicides and suicides reached record levels in 2021, leading to nearly 49,000 total firearm deaths. Firearm-related deaths soared during
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — For much of the world, summer has already arrived or will be upon them soon. More than three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, many people are eager to resume activities that they’ve put on hold and to embark on new adventures. To help us with tips for staying well
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN East Palestine, Ohio (CNN) — One Monday in early March, a team of 15 health specialists affiliated with the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry began knocking on doors along Taggart Street in East Palestine, Ohio. The investigators were trying to contact residents and ask about any health problems
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Whether children were breastfed as infants and for how long may have an impact on their test scores when they are adolescents, according to new research. The report, published Monday in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, followed about 5,000 British children from their infancy in the early 2000s
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is some background information about stem cells. Scientists believe that stem cell research can be used to treat medical conditions including Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, burns, heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. About Stem Cells Sources: National Institutes of Health, Mayo Clinic Stem cell research focuses
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More and more adults are taking over-the-counter melatonin to get to sleep, and some may be using it at dangerously high levels, a study has found. The overall use among the US adult population is still “relatively low,” but the study does “document a significant many-fold increase in melatonin
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People who use estrogen-only pills during menopause were more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure than those using patches or creams, a new study found. However, doctors who treat menopause say estrogen-only pills are rarely prescribed for high-risk patients, and the overall benefits of hormone replacement therapy
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By Jodie Sadowsky, CNN (CNN) — When Sam Maya, a beloved husband, father, friend, stockbroker and coach, died by suicide 16 years ago, he left a note. He apologized to his wife, Charlotte, for being a burden and telling her and their two sons, then 6 and 8, that he loved them. In her recent
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By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is working with Chinese drugmaker Qilu Pharmaceutical to import the cancer medication cisplatin to boost supply amid an ongoing shortage. Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex will distribute the injectable medication in 50-milligram vials on a temporary basis. It will be available for order by
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Originally Published: 02 JUN 23 08:00 ET Updated: 02 JUN 23 17:53 ET By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A drug used in people in the early stage of the most common kind of breast cancer – HR+/HER2- breast cancer – significantly reduced the risk of the cancer returning after treatment, according to a new study. The
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By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Wild, not mild — it’s not an official tagline for the range of ingredients and dishes that fall into the category of fermented foods, but it could be. Many fermented foods contain probiotics, which are live microorganisms that, when ingested, can work in conjunction with the existing good bacteria
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A drug used in people in the early stage of the most common kind of breast cancer – HR+/HER2- breast cancer – significantly reduced the risk of the cancer returning after treatment, according to a new study. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the Novartis drug ribociclib, marketed under the
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A late-stage trial of women with cervical cancer at low risk of progression found that having a simple hysterectomy instead of a radical hysterectomy resulted in similar outcomes in terms of keeping them cancer-free, a finding that some doctors say could be “practice-changing.” The results of the trial, presented
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Millions of adults in the United States are not taking their medications as prescribed because of costs, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most adults between the ages of 18 and 64 took at least one prescription medication in 2021. But
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has finalized guidance on the maximum amount of inorganic arsenic that can be in apple juice. The announcement that came Thursday reconfirmed the level at 10 parts per billion that the agency first proposed in 2013. The goal of the guidance is to
Continue ReadingBy Amanda McClelland and Dr. Tom Frieden (CNN) — A pandemic emerges. It spreads around the world, claims lives and devastates economies for decades. Climate change makes it even deadlier. It infects hundreds of millions of people and kills millions, especially in areas with limited resources. Is this a future scenario? A tabletop exercise? No.
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By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Thursday a plan to cover a new class of Alzheimer’s disease drugs if they receive full approval from the US Food and Drug Administration – and with some limitations. Alzheimer’s drugs that slow the progression of cognitive decline will be covered
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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The Covid-19 pandemic set US life expectancy back by years, but new research shows that the country has been falling behind for decades. In 1950, the US had the 12th longest life expectancy among certain populous countries, with more than half a million residents, according to a study published
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — On the day when UnitedHealthcare requirement was set to start a new requirement for endoscopy services, including colonoscopies, the insurance company shifted to a different approach. UnitedHealthcare confirmed Thursday that starting this month, it will no longer require “prior authorizations” for commercial beneficiaries seeking non-screening colonoscopies and other gastroenterology endoscopy services.
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