Jen Christensen

The Biden administration finalized the the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found in nearly half of the drinking water in the United States. Some environmentalists called the new rule a “huge breakthrough” and “historic” change that can help protect human health.

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The agency says it will reduce exposure for 100 million people and prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancer.

CNN — In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new study found.

(CNN) — The smalltooth sawfish, a critically endangered animal, is in even more danger than usual in the Florida seas. Six of the rare creatures washed up dead in the past seven days, officials reported Wednesday – a dramatic increase in mortality amid a mysterious die-off that has baffled scientists for months.

The smalltooth sawfish , a critically endangered animal, is in even more danger than usual in the Florida seas.

(CNN) — Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, also seems to help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker Eli Lilly said Wednesday.

This image provided by Lilly on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 shows packaging for their new drug Zepbound. The new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro can be sold as a weight-loss drug, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. (Eli Lilly via AP)

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When Jessica Coletti's 3-year-old son Vincent lost his usual pep last month, she worried that something was really wrong.

When Jessica Coletti’s 3-year-old son Vincent lost his usual pep last month, she worried that something was really wrong.