Survey finds widespread confusion around medication abortion in post-Roe US | CNN
CNN — Nearly half of adults in the United States – including 2 out of 5 women of childbearing age...
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Weight loss surgery extends lives, study finds | CNN
CNN — Weight loss surgery reduces the risk of premature death, especially from such obesity-related conditions as cancer, diabetes and...
FDA indicates need to better regulate CBD products and plans to work with Congress on new rules | CNN
CNN — CBD products will require a new regulatory pathway, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday, and the...
Women, older adults and those with lower income are more likely to use sleep medication, survey finds, despite potential health harms | CNN
CNN — Millions of Americans say they regularly turn to medications for help falling or staying asleep, a practice that...
Recently identified inflammatory disease VEXAS syndrome may be more common than thought, study suggests | CNN
CNN — David Adams spent half a decade fighting an illness he couldn’t name. He was in and out of...
FDA declines to grant accelerated approval for Eli Lilly’s experimental Alzheimer’s treatment | CNN
CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration declined to grant accelerated approval to an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, and...
Merck says it’s working to reduce levels of cancer-causing compound in popular diabetes drugs | CNN
CNN — Pharmaceutical company Merck said that it is working to reduce levels of a cancer-causing organic compound that was...
First cases of gonorrhea resistant to several classes of antibiotics identified in the U.S. | CNN
CNN — Public health officials says they have found two cases of gonorrhea that appear to have reduced susceptibility to...
What seniors need to know about taking Paxlovid | CNN
CNN — A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And...
Enjoying nature may lessen need for some medications, study finds | CNN
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