KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa (CNN) – The terror crept over Khumbulani Shandu.Lying in his hospital bed, he knew that something was very wrong. The world was rapidly closing off to him. He could hear… MORE
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Would-be Indian child bride fights back and helps others
UTTAR PRADESH, India (CNN) – Rajni Devi liked school and had big dreams. She was not going to end up like so many other girls in India: married off as a child bride.Rajni was 14 years old when her… MORE
HPV vaccine leads to steep drop in cancer-causing infections in England
(CNN) – The introduction of HPV vaccines has led to a sharp reduction in the number of young women with the cancer-causing infection in England, new data from Public Health England finds.Between 2… MORE
Two powerful lessons CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield learned from horses
(CNN) – Horses are healers. I didn’t know that when I fell in love with them.I was 9 when I first rode one in a dusty ring outside Columbia, Maryland. At the time, I just wanted to keep up with my… MORE
Planning a Father’s Day brunch? Check this list of recalled foods first
(CNN) – From breakfast cereal to vegetables, US health officials are warning people to avoid some foods after this month’s outbreak of unrelated intestinal infections, including salmonella. Here a… MORE
Their deaths were labeled ‘victim of cataclysmic storm.’ So why aren’t their names on Puerto Rico’s list?
PATILLAS, Puerto Rico (CNN) – Ramon Cruz Laboy, a 75-year-old who kept to himself and never wanted to burden his relatives, died January 24 from medical complications that resulted from a femur fractu… MORE
Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
(CNN) – Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic, as more than two million Americans have become dependent on or abused prescription… MORE
Salmonella outbreak in 31 states is linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, CDC says
(CNN) – A salmonella outbreak that has caused illness in 73 people across 31 states is linked to Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Just… MORE
Opting out of vaccines leaves these US ‘hot spots’ most vulnerable for outbreaks
(CNN) – A number of American states and metropolitan “hot spots” are vulnerable to outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease, new research suggests. The reason? Children whose parents opted out of vac… MORE
He usually doesn’t speak. But he had this powerful message for his graduating class
(CNN) – Be unexpected. That was Sef Scott’s message to his fellow graduates. “Just by my being here, speaking to all of you — me — that alone,” he said, “is unexpected.”Scott, as he explai… MORE
