Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Health|Sports

Why this high school is taking the NFL’s rule change one step further

The kickoff is one of football's most iconic and dangerous plays. CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits one high school in New York that is trying to change the game of football and keep their players safer by eliminating the play all together.

Why this high school is taking the NFL’s rule change one step further
Sports

Why the NFL is requiring players to wear these caps during preseason

CNN Sports Correspondent Coy Wire breaks down the benefits and potential shortcomings of Guardian Caps.

Why the NFL is requiring players to wear these caps during preseason
Health|Sports

How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries

How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries

How changing this one play may reduce football head injuries
Health

Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds

Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds

Weight loss drug liraglutide shows promise for younger children with obesity, study finds
Health|Science

NIH cancels ‘Havana syndrome’ research, citing unethical coercion of participants

NIH cancels ‘Havana syndrome’ research, citing unethical coercion of participants

NIH cancels ‘Havana syndrome’ research, citing unethical coercion of participants
Food|Health

Check your fridge: CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands

Check your fridge: CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands

Check your fridge: CDC warns against eating recalled deli meat as deadly listeria outbreak expands
Environment|Health

Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999

Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999

Heat-related deaths spiked 117% in the US since 1999
Health

A quick surgical procedure can permanently change your eye color, but experts warn it’s not without risk

A quick surgical procedure can permanently change your eye color, but experts warn it’s not without risk

A quick surgical procedure can permanently change your eye color, but experts warn it’s not without risk
Health|Science|Technology

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test

With cases rising, FDA authorizes first over-the-counter home syphilis test
Americas|Crime|News

Video shows fast-spreading California wildfire

CNN's Camila Bernal reports on a rapidly spreading fire in Chico, California, consuming about 160,000 acres with only 3% containment. A 42-year-old man has been arrested for starting the fire, with witnesses alleging they saw him pushing a burning car.

Video shows fast-spreading California wildfire
Environment|Health

Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind

Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind

Repeated wildfires put pressure on residents, making it difficult to recover peace of mind
Health

Regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer, study finds, especially for those with unhealthy lifestyles

Regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer, study finds, especially for those with unhealthy lifestyles

Regular aspirin use may help lower risk of colorectal cancer, study finds, especially for those with unhealthy lifestyles
Health|Science

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu

To prevent supercharged flu virus, CDC pushes seasonal flu vaccines to farmworkers at risk of coinfection with bird flu
Food|Health

Two dead in multistate listeria outbreak linked with sliced deli meat, CDC says

Two dead in multistate listeria outbreak linked with sliced deli meat, CDC says

Two dead in multistate listeria outbreak linked with sliced deli meat, CDC says
Health|Science

A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and gender are different, new study says

A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and gender are different, new study says

A detailed look at children’s brains might show how sex and gender are different, new study says
Health

Secondhand e-cigarette aerosols expose kids to less nicotine than cigarettes, study finds, but can still be risky

Secondhand e-cigarette aerosols expose kids to less nicotine than cigarettes, study finds, but can still be risky

Secondhand e-cigarette aerosols expose kids to less nicotine than cigarettes, study finds, but can still be risky
Health|News|Political

Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more

Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks about troubling behaviors demonstrated by President Joe Biden during the recent CNN debate. These include slow responses, trouble finding words, and less facial movement. Dr. Gupta stresses the need to tell the difference between one-off incidents and possible underlying conditions, urging the president to undergo cognitive testing and share his results.

Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
Health|News|Political

Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more

Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more

Biden says the debate was a bad night. Here’s how doctors would evaluate if it was something more
Health|Science

Dr. Gupta discovers the results of an Alzheimer’s risk test

Facing concerns about his own family history of Alzheimer’s, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits preventive neurologist Dr. Richard Isaacson to have his own risk for dementia assessed in the CNN documentary “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient.” At the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Florida, Dr. Isaacson is leading a novel clinical trial focused on tracking and treating the aging brain through tools like comprehensive cognition tests and new, experimental blood biomarker measurements. Editor’s note: “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” airs at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, July 7, on CNN.

Dr. Gupta discovers the results of an Alzheimer’s risk test
Health

FDA approves donanemab, Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease

CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent takes viewers' questions on Alzheimer's disease, including whether mental exercises reduce the risk of dementia.

FDA approves donanemab, Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease
News|Opinion|Political

Supreme Court decision allows pregnant people in Idaho to access emergency abortion care — for now

The Supreme Court formally dismissed an appeal over Idaho’s strict abortion ban, blocking enforcement of the state’s law a day after the opinion was inadvertently posted on the court’s website in an astonishing departure from its highly controlled protocols. CNN legal analyst Elie Honig weighs in.

Supreme Court decision allows pregnant people in Idaho to access emergency abortion care — for now
Health|Opinion|Political

Biden administration sends sharp reminder to doctors about obligation to provide emergency abortions

Biden administration sends sharp reminder to doctors about obligation to provide emergency abortions

Biden administration sends sharp reminder to doctors about obligation to provide emergency abortions
Health|News

US government inks a deal with Moderna to make pandemic flu vaccine

US government inks a deal with Moderna to make pandemic flu vaccine

US government inks a deal with Moderna to make pandemic flu vaccine
Health

FDA approves donanemab, Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease

CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent takes viewers' questions on Alzheimer's disease, including whether mental exercises reduce the risk of dementia.

FDA approves donanemab, Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease

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