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A new $16,000 postpartum depression drug is here. How will insurers handle it?

March 14, 2024 3:00 am CNN Newsource

By April Dembosky, KQED and KFF Health News (KQED/KFF Health News) — A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the… Continue Reading

‘Polio Paul,’ who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78

March 13, 2024 4:57 pm CNN

WFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied… Continue Reading

All eligible people at Chicago migrant shelter have been vaccinated for measles in ‘unprecedented operation’

March 13, 2024 3:40 pm CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Department of Public Health said Wednesday that everyone who is eligible for… Continue Reading

This risk assessment tool helped Olivia Munn discover her breast cancer

March 13, 2024 2:47 pm CNN Newsource

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A tool that’s available as an online calculator played a key role in actress Olivia Munn’s discovery that… Continue Reading

‘Polio Paul,’ who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78

March 13, 2024 2:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by… Continue Reading

Doctors identify source of man’s migraines: tapeworm larvae, likely from undercooked bacon, in his brain

March 13, 2024 2:21 pm CNN Newsource

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a… Continue Reading

Living drugs that reprogram patients’ immune cells show early promise against hard-to-treat brain tumors

March 13, 2024 2:00 pm CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For decades, a diagnosis of glioblastoma – an aggressive, hard-to-treat cancer in the brain – has been a… Continue Reading

County of San Luis Obispo transferring DUI Program Services to Kings View Health Systems

March 19, 2024 12:55 pm Andrew Gillies

The County of San Luis Obispo announced Wednesday that it is transferring the operation of its Driving Under the Influence Program to Kings View… Continue Reading

Cold water immersion benefits are not backed by quality science, report says

March 13, 2024 11:00 am CNN Newsource

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A systematic review of scientific studies on the Wim Hof method of cold water therapy found the quality of… Continue Reading

Interacting with dogs may affect multiple areas of the brain, study finds

March 13, 2024 11:00 am CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto… Continue Reading

Interacting with dogs may affect multiple areas of the brain, study finds

March 13, 2024 11:00 am CNN

CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be… Continue Reading

This ‘6 to 1’ trick might make your grocery shopping easier

March 13, 2024 3:51 am CNN Newsource

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Six veggies, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun thing — if that’s your grocery… Continue Reading

Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine

March 13, 2024 2:00 am CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase… Continue Reading

A significant number of US 12th-graders report using delta-8 products, study says, and it may be a public health concern

March 12, 2024 10:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — High school seniors’ use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a legal… Continue Reading

New study challenges scale of maternal health crisis in the US

March 12, 2024 9:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy,… Continue Reading

CDC team arrives in Chicago to help officials with response to measles outbreak linked to migrant shelter

March 12, 2024 5:58 pm CNN Newsource

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A team of experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago on Tuesday to… Continue Reading

Community Memorial Hospital of Ventura receives second straight Outstanding Patient Experience award

March 12, 2024 4:32 pm Caleb Nguyen

Healthgrades organization announced Tuesday that the Community Memorial Hospital of Ventura won its second straight Outstanding Patient Experience… Continue Reading

Why do I wake up at 3 a.m. every night?

March 12, 2024 4:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Now wide awake from a once peaceful slumber, you roll over to check the clock and find it’s 3 a.m. That’s the… Continue Reading

California Department of Health Care Services launches new app focused on mental health

March 11, 2024 6:19 pm Caleb Nguyen

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is launching new apps targeting youths with mental health… Continue Reading

What is caffeine intoxication and how can you prevent it?

March 11, 2024 7:24 am CNN Newsource

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — For many Americans, a morning routine is not complete without a cup of joe. The National Coffee… Continue Reading

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