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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  It was an all-male lineup of laureates for last year’s Nobel Prizes in medicine, physics and chemistry, awards which grant the recipients entry to the most prestigious club in science. That none of

Medical Reserve Corps volunteers administer monkeypox vaccinations at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, CA.  Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the U.S. in the near future, according to a

CNN  —  There are signs that the United Kingdom could be heading into a fall Covid-19 wave, and experts say the United States may not be far behind. A recent increase in Covid-19 cases in England doesn’t seem to be driven by a new coronavirus variant, at least for now, although several are gaining strength

A Northwell Health staff member holds the monkeypox vaccine, at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkey pox vaccines were administered on July 14, 2022. James Carbone | Newsday | Getty Images Health authorities in Ohio reported the death of an adult male who had monkeypox, the third fatality in the United States

CNN  —  Doctors should prepare for a possible increase in young patients with enterovirus D68, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday, and that may be linked to more cases of the rare, paralyzing condition acute flaccid myelitis. There was an increase in acute respiratory illnesses and emergency department visits driven by

An abortion rights protester participates in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in Houston, Texas, May 14, 2022. Callaghan O’hare | Reuters People across the United States skipped work Friday for a “Day Without Us” protest of the recent Supreme Court

CNN  —  People who got the Covid-19 vaccine reported slightly longer menstrual cycles, but the change was temporary, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal BMJ Medicine. “Compared with the unvaccinated group, vaccinated individuals had an adjusted increase in menstrual cycle length of less than one day with both first and second

A crosswalk signal is seen outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2022. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Supreme Court starting Monday will allow members of the public to attend oral argument hearings for the first time since the Covid-19 lockdown of March 2020, the court’s press office confirmed in a

CNN  —  A monoclonal antibody treatment for Alzheimer’s disease called lecanemab slows the progression of cognitive decline by 27% compared with a placebo, drugmakers Biogen and Eisai said Tuesday. The drug, tested in a Phase 3 global clinical trial, also met all secondary endpoints, showing “target engagement” with reduced amyloid levels – a protein that

In this article BIIB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Biogen will pay $900 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company gave doctors kickbacks to encourage them prescribe its drugs, the Justice Department announced Monday. A former Biogen employee turned whistleblower, Michael Bawduniak,

CNN  —  A new wave of concern has spread across the United States over multi-colored “rainbow fentanyl” pills, powders and blocks – that look similar to candy or sidewalk chalk – being sold and used in several states, and potentially posing a threat to young people. But parents of young children should not overly panic,

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton leaves the U.S. Supreme Court following arguments over a challenge to a Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks in Washington, U.S., November 1, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton fled his home to avoid being served a subpoena Monday in a federal lawsuit filed

CNN  —  Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they completed their submission to the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization of their updated Covid-19 booster for children ages 5 through 11. Moderna on Friday said it had requested FDA

In this article PFE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jack Wasserman, 6, receives a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022.  Hannah Beier | Reuters Pfizer on Monday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its new Covid booster shots that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant for

CNN  —  The US Preventive Services Task Force says for the first time that adults under the age of 65 should be screened for anxiety, according to a draft recommendation posted on Tuesday. The USPSTF is a group of independent disease prevention and medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions. The draft recommendation is

US President Joe Biden speaks about the DISCLOSE Act at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 20, 2022. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The Biden administration announced Friday it is awarding $1.5 billion in grants to help states, territories and tribal lands combat the opioid crisis. The

CNN  —  More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association for Cancer Research. In the past three years, the number of cancer survivors in the US – defined as living people who have had a cancer diagnosis – increased by more than

Following CDC approval for vaccination of children aged 6 months to 5 years, 4 year-old Eleanor Kahn sits with her father Alex, as nurse Jillian Mercer administers the Moderna vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, California, U.S., June 21, 2022. Mike Blake | Reuters Moderna has asked the

CNN  —  President Joe Biden lit a firestorm of controversy this week when he said in an interview that “the pandemic is over”: Is it really over? How do we know? Who gets to decide? Pandemics don’t have hard edges. Knowing where they start or stop is a judgment call, and there isn’t a clear

RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head a.i. Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that it is struggling to identify and

During that July ultrasound, Winchester noticed that there was no amniotic fluid around the baby. More tests that day and the next morning indicated that the baby was in kidney failure and had multiple heart defects. Medical records spell it out in cold scientific terms: The baby had “lethal fetal anomalies.” That harsh reality sent

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. We’re letting our stocks run on Fed day Companies with pricing power are winners here Quick mentions: CSCO, NVDA, QCOM, MRVL, CRM 1. We’re letting our stocks run on Fed

For more than 4 out of 5 women who died during pregnancy, during delivery or up to a year postpartum — more than 84% — death could have been avoided with “reasonable changes” by health care providers, the community, the patient or others. The data, published Monday by the US Centers for Disease Control and

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CNN  —  Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, “the pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. The market needs a break to bottom Why Jim’s investing in the two-year Treasury Quick mentions: JNJ, LLY, AMZN, QCOM , DHR 1. The market needs a break to bottom

“Too many governments have failed to adhere to basic norms of institutional rationality and transparency, too many people — often influenced by misinformation — have disrespected and protested against basic public health precautions, and the world’s major powers have failed to collaborate to control the pandemic,” the commissioners wrote. The World Health Organization says there

Jim Cramer, during Thursday’s “Monthly Meeting,” offered Club members tips to build a strong portfolio that can endure the Federal Reserve’s tempestuous battle to tamp down inflation. As the Fed struggles to stop prices from skyrocketing, they’re also worried wage inflation being fueled by the job-hopping nature of the labor market in the rush back