Nelly Cheboi, who creates computer labs for Kenyan schoolchildren, is CNN’s Hero of the Year
CNN — Nelly Cheboi, who in 2019 quit a lucrative software engineering job in Chicago to create computer labs for…
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Rate of babies born preterm in US climbs to 10.5%, March of Dimes report says
CNN — The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health…
RSV hospitalization rate for seniors is 10 times higher than usual for this point in the season
CNN — The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children’s hospitals in many parts…
Covid-19 boosters could keep thousands of kids out of hospitals, but uptake remains low
CNN — Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school…
Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer’s memory loss in clinical trials
CNN — An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer’s or those…
Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages
CNN — Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery.…
IQAir report shows the best and worst places for air quality in 2021
CNN — Air pollution spiked to unhealthy levels around the world in 2021, according to a new report. The report…
Lake Powell’s total capacity is shrinking, report shows
CNN — Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity…
Big-box stores could help slash emissions and save millions by installing solar panels on their roofs. So why aren’t more of them doing it?
CNN — As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner…