CNN Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the US this year, and they may need a different antibiotic regimen to treat it, infectious disease experts say….
There Was a Virginia Town with a Thriving Deaf Community.
There was once a small Virginia town with a thriving deaf community. She’s working to bring it back. Lantz Mills roots stretch back to the 1760s when a family with deaf loved ones settled in the small Virginia town. An…
CNN: Can’t squeeze in exercise during the work week? That’s OK, according to a new study, because exceeding weekly exercise recommendations over two days such as the weekend — or what many call being a “weekend warrior” — will…
(CNN) Not enough adults are utilizing hearing aids, but experts hope new accessible options will make a difference. “A recent study showed that only 15% of US adults with hearing loss use hearing aids,” said Dr. Karina De Sousa, a…
There are hockey moms, and then there is Randi Miller-Gol. Miller-Gol plays hockey. She and her son, Kazim, would watch games together. It seemed to make sense for Miller-Gol to find a way to get her son involved in the…
CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday that…
Man who defied genetics for decades may hold a clue to preventing Alzheimer’s, scientists say
CNN Researchers working to unlock the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease say they’ve been given a major clue that could help protect people at risk for this type of dementia. A man who seemed fated to develop memory loss in his…
(CNN) Feeling lucky that you don’t have arthritis? Don’t celebrate just yet. Nearly one-quarter of adults in the United States have arthritis, or about 58.5 million people, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than half…
CNN Eating more flavonols, antioxidants found in many vegetables, fruits, tea and wine, may slow your rate of memory loss, a new study finds. The cognitive score of people in the study who ate the most flavonols declined 0.4 units…
CNN Despite national school and community-based efforts to promote healthy behaviors at a young age, childhood obesity is becoming more common in the United States, a recent study found. The research, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, followed two nationally…
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