(CNN) — More kids, teens and young adults are experiencing anxiety — but fewer are getting the appropriate treatment, according to the latest research.A new study looked at data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2006 to 2018…
(CNN) — If gas guzzlers disappeared from US car lots by 2035 and were replaced by zero-emissions vehicles – essentially, electric cars, trucks and SUVs – the nation would see 89,300 fewer premature deaths by 2050, according to a new report…
(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…
(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…
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…
(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…
(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…
(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,…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(CNN) — The United States saw a 200% increase in brain abscesses in children in December 2022 following a surge in respiratory infections over the winter.Even with the increase, abscesses continue to be extremely rare, according to the US Centers…
(CNN) — Red light therapy has been found to be helpful for skin health, wound healing, hair growth among people with alopecia and pain management. Some have claimed it’s also useful for sleep, but research and experts tell a different…
