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China says seasonal germs, rather than ‘unusual or novel pathogens,’ behind spike in pediatric respiratory illness, WHO says

Jen Christensen, CNN — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:47:10 +0000

(CNN) — Chinese health authorities told the World Health Organization on Thursday that a spike in cases of children with pneumonia or respiratory illness in the northern part of the country stems from typical seasonal germs rather than any novel or unknown pathogen, the organization said. After asking for more information from China on Wednesday

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Gene-edited pig kidney keeps monkey alive for 2 years, trial finds, a step toward longer-lasting human transplants

Jen Christensen, CNN — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:38:50 +0000

(CNN) — About 13 people die every day while waiting for a kidney transplant because of a lack of organ donors, but some scientists think pigs could be the answer. In a new trial that researchers say is the largest of its kind, researchers transplanted kidneys from genetically modified pigs into monkeys that lived for

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Transgender people face significantly higher suicide risk, Danish study finds

Jen Christensen, CNN — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:04:33 +0000

(CNN) — People who identify as transgender have significantly higher rates of suicide and suicide attempts compared with the rest of the population, according to a population-level study out of Denmark. The study of more than 6.6 million people found that those who identified as trans had 7.7 times the rate of suicide attempts and

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FDA authorizes first at-home test that can detect both flu and Covid-19

Jen Christensen, CNN — Sat, 25 Feb 2023 08:29:37 +0000

(CNN) — If you’ve got a fever and a cough, you don’t necessarily have to go to the doctor anymore to find out if it’s the flu or Covid-19. On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration authorized what it says is the first at-home test that can tell users if they have the flu

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COVID-19 infection offers strong protection against reinfection for about 10 months, study finds

Jen Christensen, CNN — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:36:07 +0000

(CNN) — For at least 10 months after a COVID-19 infection, your immune system can provide good protection against symptomatic illness the next time around, a new study found, and the risk of severe illness is even lower. The researchers, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Covid-19 Forecasting Team, said their study is

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All around the world, women are better empathizers than men, study finds

Jen Christensen, CNN — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 07:44:32 +0000

(CNN) — No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at empathizing with other people than men, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge in the UK, said the study is the

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Public health leaders say Biden administration’s monkeypox response isn’t enough

Jen Christensen, CNN — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:53:49 +0000

(CNN) — The limited supply of monkeypox vaccines in the US has led to hours-long waits and lines that stretch for blocks, according to officials with state and local public health groups; some people with monkeypox symptoms have had to go without tests or treatments. And some have even crossed the border into Canada in

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CDC says gay and bi men in Florida need the meningococcal vaccine, to keep them safe in ‘worst’ outbreak in US history

Jen Christensen, CNN — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 10:43:30 +0000

(CNN) — Don’t be surprised if you see the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention out at the LGBTQ pride parade this year or showing up on your dating app. The CDC’s been trying to warn men in Florida or traveling to Florida, particularly those who identify as gay, bisexual, queer or trans, that

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Abbott plans to restart plant at the heart of the US baby formula recall on June 4

Jen Christensen, CNN — Wed, 25 May 2022 10:34:45 +0000

(CNN) — Abbott Nutrition said Tuesday that it plans to restart work at the Sturgis, Michigan, plant at the heart of the nationwide baby formula recall on June 4, with the first batches of new formula expected to be available to consumers on or around June 20. When the plant resumes manufacturing formula, the company

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Protection against infection offered by fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose wanes quickly, Israeli study finds

Jen Christensen, CNN — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:24:25 +0000

The study, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, looked at the health records of more than 1.25 million vaccinated people in Israel who were 60 or older from January through March 2022, a time when the Omicron coronavirus variant was the dominant strain. The rate of severe Covid-19 infection in the fourth

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