CNNMicroplastics You could be swallowing a credit card's weight in plastic every weekCNN - By Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN(CNN) — Globally, we are ingesting an average of 5 grams of plastic every week, the equivalent of a credit card, a new study suggests. This plastic contamination comes from "microplastics" -- particles
CNNVanderbilt University Medical Center 17 staffers in this medical center unit are all expecting. Yes, 17!CNN - By Leah Asmelash and Saeed Ahmed, CNN(CNN) — At first, Hillary Slusser thought she had the flu. She hadn't been feeling well for a couple weeks but, after getting really sick at work, she went home and took not one, but three pregnancy tests.
CNNCongo Ebola outbreak in Congo still not a public health emergency of international concernCNN - By Susan Scutti, CNN(CNN) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization said Friday. WHO defines a public health
CNNTeddy Bears A young girl was afraid of IVs. So she invented a teddy bear to disguise themCNN - By Amanda Jackson and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN(CNN) — A young girl from Connecticut turned her time spent in the hospital into a chance to help ease the fear of many other young patients. Ella Casano, now 12, was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease
CNNSurrogacy The top 10 questions about surrogacy for same-sex couples, answeredCNN - By Ben Tinker, CNN(CNN) — For heterosexual couples who want to have children, surrogacy is often one of the last options they consider, following time-consuming and emotionally and physically exhausting consultations with
CNNEbola UK Ebola patient Pauline Cafferkey gives birth to twinsCNN - By Rob Picheta, CNN(CNN) — A Scottish nurse who fought off Ebola has given birth to twins, telling those who have suffered that "there is a future" after the disease. Pauline Cafferkey, 43, delivered two boys in Glasgow,
CNNFather's Day 5 ways to spend Father's Day and give back at the same timeCNN - By Benjamin Naughton, CNN(CNN) — It comes every year on the third Sunday of June. Father's Day can be a struggle to find the right gift or activity to celebrate dad. There are the usual neckties and socks or breakfast in bed.
CNNSpecial Education Brothers with special needs star in a world without limitsCNN - By Julia M. Chan, CNNWinter Garden, Florida (CNN) — Whether piloting a plane or blasting off into outer space, the sky isn't the limit for the Go Go Brothers. Anything that kids can dream and draw, brothers "Rooey" and "Bean
CNNMeasles Outbreaks Amid measles outbreak, New York ends religious exemptions for vaccinesCNN - By Jacqueline Howard, CNN(CNN) — Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, New York is requiring schoolchildren to be vaccinated, even if parents have religious objections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Thursday that removes nonmedical
CNNFDA FDA issues safety alert over fecal transplants after patient's deathCNN - By Nadia Kounang, CNN(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert on Thursday over the use of fecal transplants after one recipient died. The investigational treatment has not been approved by the FDA.
CNNBernie Sanders Lawmakers urge DOJ to launch criminal investigation of generic drug makersCNN - By Wayne Drash, CNN(CNN) — Two top lawmakers urged the US Department of Justice on Thursday to launch a criminal investigation into the nation's generic drug manufacturers to see whether their executives conspired to raise
CNNSalmonella Hundreds more reported ill in salmonella outbreaks tied to backyard poultryCNN - By Arman Azad, CNN(CNN) — Over 220 cases of salmonella have been reported in the past month in outbreaks spanning 41 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday, and the agency believes
CNNMeat Changing your meat-eating habits could mean a longer life, study suggestsCNN - By Jacqueline Howard, CNN(CNN) — Mounting evidence continues to suggest that eating too much red meat -- such as bacon and hot dogs -- is linked with health problems. A new study finds that changes in your red-meat-eating habits
CNNSepsis CDC investigates after 4 patients got sepsis from contaminated platelet transfusionsCNN - By Susan Scutti, CNN(CNN) — Four people in three states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year, according to a US government report released Thursday.
CNNMumps 300 inmates in Texas' Harris County jail are quarantined over a mumps outbreakCNN - By Jason Hanna and Doug Criss, CNN(CNN) — A mumps outbreak at the Harris County jail in Houston has forced staff to isolate 14 symptomatic people and quarantine a few hundred other inmates, officials said Thursday. Of the 11 inmates and
CNNWorld News Brain disease linked to lychee toxins kills 47 children in IndiaCNN - By Swati Gupta, CNN(CNN) — Almost 50 children have died in northern India over the past three weeks from a brain disease that has been linked to toxins in lychees. Health authorities in the state of Bihar said Thursday 47
CNNUganda Uganda tightens border, bans gatherings as second Ebola death confirmedCNN - By Katie Hunt and Samson Ntale, CNN(CNN) — Ugandan authorities beefed up border controls and banned public gatherings in the region affected by Ebola Thursday, confirming a second death after the disease was first detected in the country
CNNBirth Defects Epilepsy drugs linked to higher risk of birth defects, study saysCNN - By Susan Scutti, CNN(CNN) — Side effects of prescription drugs are of particular concern during pregnancy. Two medicines used to control epileptic seizures -- and prescribed to patients with migraine, pain and bipolar disorder
CNNPolitics Nursing home abuse frequently goes unreported, government agency findsCNN - By Nadia Kounang, CNN(CNN) — Abuse in nursing homes remains under-reported in the United States, according to reports released Wednesday by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General. One
CNNCannabis 2,500-year-old tomb offers earliest evidence of humans using cannabis to get highCNN - By Katie Hunt, CNN(CNN) — Cannabis has been cultivated as a crop for millennia, but there's been little historical or archeological evidence showing when humans began to use the plant for what it's best known for today:
CNNRabies Most rabies infections in the United States come from bats, CDC saysCNN - By Minali Nigam, CNN(CNN) — In the United States, the culprit behind most rabies cases has shifted from dogs to bats. The flying mammals now cause 7 out of 10 US rabies cases, according to a report from the Centers for Disease
CNNFacebook Facebook debuts US blood donation tool, its latest public health moveCNN - By Jacqueline Howard, CNN(CNN) — Facebook is no longer just a place to connect with former high school buddies; the social media giant now wants to make it easier for you to connect with blood banks, too. On Wednesday, Facebook
CNNHIV Still HIV negative but at risk of an infection? Take this pill, experts sayCNN - By Susan Scutti, CNN(CNN) — A simple pill taken every day, known as "pre-exposure prophylaxis" or PrEP, can help prevent an infection with HIV. Doctors should offer PrEP to people at high risk of acquiring HIV, according
CNNGlyphosate Many breakfast cereals still contaminated by weed killer, environmental group saysCNN - By Arman Azad, CNN(CNN) — Several popular breakfast foods, including Cheerios and Nature Valley products, continue to test positive for trace amounts of a controversial herbicide that may increase the risk of cancer, according
CNNUganda Ebola outbreak enters 'truly frightening phase' as it turns deadly in UgandaCNN - By Katie Hunt and Brent Swails, CNN(CNN) — The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo made the long-feared jump across borders with three cases confirmed Wednesday in Uganda, including the death of a 5-year-old boy who had virus.
CNNJohnson & Johnson Expert witness: Johnson & Johnson's role in opioid crisis may be 'worse' than Purdue'sCNN - By Wayne Drash, CNN(CNN) — One of the nation's top experts on opioid addiction said Tuesday that Johnson & Johnson's role in the current epidemic may be even "worse" than that of Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Dr.
CNNLeukemia He's 10 years old and just beat cancer. Now he's police chief for the dayCNN - By Elise Hammond and Brian Ries, CNN(CNN) — Cincinnati, Ohio, has a new police chief and he's only 10 years old. Blake Hegner is a cancer survivor and was sworn in Tuesday morning as the city's top cop for the day. "Meet Blake Ryan Hegner
CNNBusiness Pampers pledges to install 5,000 baby changing tables in men's restrooms across the U.S.CNN - By Scottie Andrew and Saeed Ahmed, CNN(CNN) — From the trunk of a car to the lid of a piano, dads sometimes have to get creative when it's time to change their child's diaper without a changing station. Pampers says it's time that men's restrooms
CNNNursing A Texas mom says she was kicked out of a city pool for breastfeeding her babyCNN - By David Williams, CNN(CNN) — A group of moms held a "nurse-in" at a Texas swimming pool to support a woman who says she was kicked out for breastfeeding her baby. Misty Daugereaux was at the Nessler Park Family Aquatic Center
