Health

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — There are two times I see men get hyperfocused on their health: when they’re having issues with erections and when they’re having issues making babies. Those with fertility concerns tend to be younger and arrive with their partners. The concerns are different, but both can open the door

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes appear to slow the body’s aging processes, a sign that the blockbuster drugs could ultimately help people live longer. The idea that these medications may extend lifespan isn’t exactly far-fetched; it’s more of an extension of what they’ve already been shown to

By Associated Press Vatican City (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to have an operation this week to remove “a localized nodule” in his lung that was “detected at a very early stage.” It is the first medical event of his 17-month papacy. Here is what is known: A nodule can be benign or

By Amanda Schupak, CNN Parenting requires a lot of learning on the job. Raising a 7-year-old, I’ve benefited enormously from the wisdom of teachers, psychologists and other caregivers who have taught me ways to navigate a minefield of tantrums and meltdowns. The more I learn about how to help a little kid through big feelings,

By Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — A lot of us dream of not being tethered to our phones all day, interrupted with an endless stream of pings telling us we have more messages and other notifications to deal with. But you probably think you can’t live without a smartphone. How would you get driving directions,

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can help avoid worst-case scenarios. Using data from the Institute for Health Metrics

By Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — As a therapist who works with teens and young adults, I’ve spent countless hours talking about safety in dating relationships. As a mom of two young adults, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve started conversations about consent, boundaries and mutual respect. But as details of the Cornell

By Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services launched a program this week to study and capture the breadth of vaccine injuries, reviving a longtime priority for HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and stoking concerns from some public health advocates. The health secretary unveiled

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Greta Costioli was once known as the “glass skin girl” on TikTok. Following the Korean beauty trend, Costioli would layer on product after product — toners, serums, essences and moisturizers — in pursuit of an ultra-dewy complexion. Costioli, age 29, said that ever since she was a teenager she would apply

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization said Wednesday that it had few clear answers about the recent death of a worker at a Russian institute that researched plague. The death, the subsequent isolation of hundreds of co-workers and close contacts, and reports that another worker may have pneumonia have fueled global

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Several days after Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered, her older sister, Denise Brown, defiantly said on national television, “My sister was not a battered woman.” Brown had been aware of, and once even present for, two times when O.J. Simpson, her sister’s ex-husband, had physically hurt Nicole, she said.

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A 28-year-old lab researcher at a Russian institute dedicated to studying plague and dangerous pathogens died of pneumonia of an “unknown” origin. The Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute operates in Siberia, where several other people are quarantined. Rospotrebnadzor, the Russian agency that oversees infectious disease, has downplayed the link between

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Millions of new cancer cases around the world may be caused by infections that are either treatable or preventable, suggesting that the cancer could have been avoided altogether. That’s according to new research published in the journal The Lancet Oncology, which found that roughly 1 in 8 cancer cases

By Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — In case you hadn’t heard from everyone that digital media can be bad for kids, new research warns just how harmful it can be to their health. About 20% of instances of depression and 15% of obesity cases in young people are associated with excessive screen time, according to

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The drug products found near two University of Mississippi students who died on September 21 contained three kratom-related compounds, according to court documents reviewed by CNN and law enforcement. The substances aren’t natural kratom — as was suspected due to earlier law enforcement reports — which is an herb

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The failed execution of Christa Pike Wednesday night in Tennessee wasn’t the first time a lethal injection didn’t go as planned. It wasn’t even the first time this year in the state of Tennessee. “The incidence of people surviving executions has certainly increased as states have encountered more difficulties

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly all tested cat foods contain toxic plastic contaminants, the herbicide glyphosate and heavy metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. “Most cats eat the same foods nearly every day, with little variation,” said report author Molly Hamilton, executive director

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Sugary foods combined with antibiotic treatment can damage the gut microbiome in ways that could leave people vulnerable to dangerous infections, a new study shows. The new research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, took advantage of a natural experiment: It looked at what happened to gut bacteria in

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Sudden unexpected infant death claimed the lives of about 3,400 babies in the United States in 2024. Despite decades of public health efforts to promote safer sleep, these deaths remain a major cause of mortality during infancy. A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

By Deidre McPhillips, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported a fifth measles-associated death on Wednesday amid an ongoing outbreak that is on track to become the largest the US has seen in decades and has sparked political clashes. The state health department said the person who died was unvaccinated and

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — There is a link between the amount of time children spend on screens and their development, a new study shows, with poorer outcomes seen in learning, speech and emotional regulation among those who spend longer on them. Researchers reviewed decades of research on the impact of screen time on

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health, according to a new investigation provided exclusively to CNN. Potential health harms include cancer, genetic changes, and endocrine, reproductive and

CNN Text by Madeline Holcombe, and video by Bryce Urbany, CNN (CNN) — One thing that seems to unite people is how isolated they feel. As many as 1 in 5 adults in the United States reported feeling loneliness “a lot of the day” in 2024, and the country continues to experience what experts have

Text by Madeline Holcombe, and video by Bryce Urbany, CNN (CNN) — One thing that seems to unite people is how isolated they feel. As many as 1 in 5 adults in the United States reported feeling loneliness “a lot of the day” in 2024, and the country continues to experience what experts have called

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Despite increasing awareness about mental health, suicide is often still heavily stigmatized and therefore concealed in various ways. Many people keep their suicidal thoughts to themselves, and families writing obituaries often obscure the cause of death when it’s suicide. Even friends and family who want to help may not

By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — After years of caring for college students as a physician, plus raising two of my own, I have learned that many things that derail the college experience are surprisingly predictable. Most are preventable — or at least fixable — if students know what to expect. While these are

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One day in 2008, when she was in her early 20s, Jaimie Krems stumbled across Gchat messages between one of her closest friends and her housemate. They’d been written on her own computer, which her housemate had borrowed, and it turned out the two had been talking all about

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Going without sleep makes it harder to concentrate and learn new information. And for people who work overnight or face an occasional period of severe sleep loss, getting enough rest may not always be possible in the moment. Can anything help us focus besides sleep? A recent study published

By Amanda Schupak, CNN Kids who have their own smartphones at age 12 are more likely to develop eating disorder symptoms than their peers without the devices, according to a new study. The research, published Friday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, comes from a wide-ranging survey of nearly 9,000 adolescents across the United

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, appeared to break with her boss on Thursday, strongly stating that the MMR vaccine was “not lethal” as Trump has claimed and that it is safe, effective and “our best tool right now in the

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re heading into a pickleball match, a strength-training session or out to do yard work, it’s easy to treat warming up as an optional few minutes of stretching before the “real” activity begins. But a warm-up isn’t about simply making you feel looser. Consider it a part of

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Most people don’t worry about their cardiovascular health until they get older. But strokes, one type of cardiovascular disease, in young adults are steadily on the rise — and have nearly doubled in the last three decades, according to a new study. “Stroke is a very devastating disease at

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Candi Wilmot and her 9-year-old daughter Adeline were at the theater watching “Snow White,” the 2025 live-action remake of the beloved 1937 Disney animated classic, when the film suddenly became personal. “It should have been a fun mother-daughter experience, but it wasn’t at all,” said Wilmot, who has type

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — Nearly seven years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Brian P. Lee has seen signs that rates of alcohol use had finally begun to drop. Lee, a hepatologist and liver transplant specialist with Keck Medicine of USC in Los Angeles, hopes the data is true of the

By Brenda Goodman, Jacqueline Howard and Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Ibogaine, a psychoactive compound made from the roots of an African shrub, has been gaining popularity as a treatment for opioid and cocaine addiction. There is a new emphasis on research into ibogaine, although it is currently illegal to possess or prescribe it in

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The book was wrong, my 4-year-old insisted as we read about bugs before bed. “Cockroaches lay hundreds of eggs, not millions,” he said, displaying wisdom beyond his years. “Oh!” I said. “Did you ask Siri, baby?” Surely, Siri was the only thing he knew how to operate. “Siri

CNN, POOL, WAYMO, OPENAI.COM, CISCO YT, DONALD J. TRUMP, TRUTH SOCIAL By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The book was wrong, my 4-year-old insisted as we read about bugs before bed. “Cockroaches lay hundreds of eggs, not millions,” he said, displaying wisdom beyond his years. “Oh!” I said. “Did you ask Siri, baby?” Surely,

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — There was that time I was struggling to carry a mattress over my head and walked into a wall. There was also a view of me trimming my nose hairs somehow captured as I was getting ready for work. Throughout their teenage years, my sons secretly filmed me in

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After the collapse came the dust. It billowed across Lower Manhattan in the wake of the 2001 World Trade Center terror attacks, turning people into ghosts as they trudged to safety. It blew into buildings through broken windows and air intakes, settling into carpets, curtains and upholstery and leaving

By Deidre McPhillips, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration is planning to recommend that certain childhood immunizations be broken up into five separate shots, each with a “small amount of the vaccine.” These “20% doses” would each be given six months apart, he said. “Instead of a child

By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — One-third of women in the United States have struggled to get doctors to take their symptoms seriously, according to a new survey. And of those women, more than half said their health issues have affected their work and homelives. Many Americans have inadequate access to quality healthcare, said Stephanie

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Brad Pitt’s recent revelation that he’s drinking again in “a more restrained manner,” after seven years of sobriety following heavy drinking, sparked intense pushback. The actor’s past behavior aside, the larger controversy was in challenging the long-held idea that someone who struggled with alcohol in the past can’t ever

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid the worst measles outbreak in the US in decades, a surge that’s been driven largely by unvaccinated people, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. received a standing ovation Thursday at the conference of the anti-vaccine advocacy group Children’s Health Defense, where he gave the

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The federal government approved updated Covid-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season last month, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet made these vaccines available through a key federal program that covers access for about half of US children. The Vaccines for Children

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Smoking cigarettes doesn’t just cause lung cancer. The toxic smoke affects nearly every organ in the body — yet some of its most serious consequences may be less widely recognized. Smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, including heart attacks and strokes, and exposure to secondhand smoke puts

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person with measles has died in Pennsylvania, the state announced Tuesday — marking the first time in decades the United States has recorded so many deaths in a single year. Measles deaths have been extremely rare in the United States because most people are protected by a

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s Senate confirmation hearing wasn’t the first time much of the American public met Dr. Nicole Saphier and heard her perspective; President Donald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general is a health and wellness influencer who has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers through her podcast and social media

By Amanda Schupak, CNN The secret is out: Eating whole grains is good for you. Extensive research in the past two decades has shown that a diet rich in whole grains is associated with lower risks of heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes and helps people maintain a healthy weight.

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Pennsylvania has reported a fourth death related to measles, the latest in a growing outbreak that has also sparked ongoing political clashes. It has been decades since the United States has tallied this number of measles deaths; 1992 was the last time there were four measles deaths

By Cordilia James, CNN (CNN) — Since April, Matthew Juhren has spent up to 75 hours a week working remotely from his home office near Portland, Oregon. He spends most of that time alone. “The solitude of it all is new and different,” Juhren said, “and for an extroverted person, it can be difficult at

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing outbreak that’s sparked a political clash between state and federal officials. The woman died Saturday, according to a news release from the

CNN By Lauren DePino, CNN (CNN) — Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles knows what it’s like to live in fear of her grief eating her alive. “I felt like I would dissolve, like it was too much feeling,” Bareilles told me of the deluge of grief she’d been enduring. Not only had she lost two close friends

By Lauren DePino, CNN (CNN) — Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles knows what it’s like to live in fear of her grief eating her alive. “I felt like I would dissolve, like it was too much feeling,” Bareilles told me of the deluge of grief she’d been enduring. Not only had she lost two close friends to

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that exposure to rabies appears to be on the rise across the country. From July through August, the agency received 17% more rabies-related inquiries than in the same time period last year, including reports of mass exposure events, according

By Jacqueline Howard, Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce has ended, as of Friday, marking a significant public health moment. The federal update, released Friday morning, adds that while the outbreak is over, the US Food

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Anthropic says it has blocked multiple accounts that used the company’s artificial intelligence models in ways that could support the development of biological weapons. In a report published Thursday, the AI company known for its Claude model said it considers biological misuse one of the “most serious risks” to

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Young children explore the world by touching, tasting and putting things in their mouths. That curiosity can become dangerous when something that looks like an ordinary candy or cookie contains cannabis. In the United States, accidental ingestions of recreational drugs have surged by more than 3,300% among children younger

By Amarachi Orie, CNN London (CNN) — A study of nearly a million people has found new evidence to suggest that drinking scalding hot coffees and teas could significantly increase a person’s risk of getting cancer in their esophagus. Drinking these beverages very hot, rather than warm, is associated with a three-fold risk of esophageal

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Even a small amount of light exposure during sleep may change the shape and function of heart muscles, increasing the risk of future heart disease, a new study found. “Light pollution has emerged as a new risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” said senior study author Dr. Lu Qi, the

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When you have blood drawn in a routine doctor’s visit, some of the markers that get tested could hold unexpected clues to how likely you are to develop colorectal cancer at a young age, new research suggests. Adults younger than 45 who had lower levels of two liver enzymes

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A new study found that some girls born to mothers who took acetaminophen during pregnancy developed reproductive organ changes that could affect fertility later in life. It’s a finding the study authors say should drive future research but shouldn’t yet change how certain symptoms are treated during pregnancy. The

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — If you’re watching your daily step count, you may be overlooking another important part of the equation: your pace. Taking fewer steps at a faster pace may be associated with a similar reduction in the risk of early death as getting in more steps at a slower pace, according

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A lot is riding on the shiny green backs of large red-eyed sterile flies that scientists from the United States, Mexico and Panama have been raising. The US government just released its billionth fly into Texas from a facility that opened in June in Chiapas, Mexico, near the Guatemalan

Ian Kerner (CNN) — Who wants to date these days? My patients tell me the apps have turned dating into a competitive marketplace marked by quick and easy rejection. Meanwhile, social media makes it feel like everyone else is living their best romantic life. Adding to the anxiety, more people, especially Gen Zers, are telling

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted with baby goats that were part of a mobile petting zoo, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services. As of Wednesday, 284 people have been evaluated by local health departments,

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A girl born in Pennsylvania with a rare neurological disorder called Amish lethal microcephaly died of measles at around 6 weeks of age, the Lancaster County coroner said Friday. “The condition is severe and predisposes those infants to respiratory infections that could ultimately lead to their death,”

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Everyone farts. But not everyone tracks their farts. Now, smart underwear is making a case for paying closer attention to what comes out of your body. Its creators said they hope that tracking flatulence could eventually give researchers new insight into digestive health — and how a person’s farts

By Caleb Hellerman and Laila Johnson-Salami (CNN) — The small business owner was diagnosed with appendicitis. The university lecturer and the government clerk, both struggling with stomach pain for more than a year, were told they had ulcers. In each case, the real problem turned out to be colorectal cancer. By the time they were

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Alcohol may play a greater role in death from numerous types of cancers in the United States than previously known, according to a new study. “While it’s true that overall cancer mortality has declined, we found the percentage of cancer deaths proportionally attributable to alcohol rose over 58% in

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — There’s a bit of a chill in the air, pumpkin spice in your coffee and children back to school — which means the threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza and RSV is looming. Some respiratory illnesses have arrived already. Seasonal influenza activity is still low at the national

By Brenda Goodman, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not counting two measles-associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania in its measles death tally, saying it doesn’t have enough information to determine whether measles caused or contributed to the

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet a growing number of American women have never been screened. Nearly 1 in 3 women ages 21 to 29 in 2023 had never received cervical cancer screening. This proportion was up from about 1 in 8 in 2005, according

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The federal government is cracking down on some potent kratom-related compounds — two of which are currently sold in consumer products such as powders, chewable tablets and liquid shots at gas stations, smoke shops and convenience stores. The US Department of Justice, which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration, has

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As federal health officials continue to investigate this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, many people are left wondering: Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? For now, the answer seems to be generally yes – with an important caveat. In an update last week, the US

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, mental health professionals who treated her testified that she repeatedly sought changes to dozens of medications prescribed for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. The day before she strangled her three children, slashed her wrists and throat, and jumped from a second-story

By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2 a.m. and your college student is miserable. (Parents, you’ll know this because they’ve texted you.) Their student health center is closed, the nearest 24-hour pharmacy is across town, and you don’t think this is serious enough to justify the expense of urgent care or an emergency

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. Once Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 1901 into law, as he’s expected to do, the legislation

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A one-time snip of a key gene lowered heart-clogging cholesterol by about 50% over an entire year with no adverse effects, scientists have reported. The overwhelmingly positive results were found in four people who had taken the highest dose of the experimental treatment during a pilot study published in

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for almost two months while his underdeveloped lungs and gut grew strong enough to handle regular breathing and feeding. Last week, Sponenberg said, she sat silent on the phone with a doctor while he

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines for many Americans. Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday that the agency had approved their mRNA-based Covid shot for all adults 65 and older, as well as anyone ages 5 through 64 who has a condition that

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health this week recorded its first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years, both in people who were unvaccinated. The agency declined to provide further details, saying it was protecting patient privacy. What came next was a war of words. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it. Using artificial intelligence and data on tiny brains grown in the lab, researchers have mapped out the ways in which certain genetic mutations that are associated

By Elissa Strauss (CNN) — In October, Dolly Parton gave her fans a health update. In a video titled “I ain’t dead yet!,” the singer explained: “Back when my husband Carl was sick, that was a long time, and then he passed, I didn’t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Among adults 65 and older, having a larger waist circumference was linked to a higher risk of early death, according to a new study. But being classified as overweight by body mass index, or BMI, was associated with a lower risk of early death. That’s confusing. Obesity, we know,

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a new study. The study, released Tuesday in the journal BMJ, is “one of the most informative estimates to date of CTE burden among former NFL players,”

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One of the two deaths related to measles reported in Pennsylvania was an infant, state health officials said Wednesday, a day after announcing that two unvaccinated residents had died. They mark the first US deaths related to measles reported in 2026 and the first in

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying. The instructor asked each of the 30 participants to grab the heaviest weight they could pick up. Pretend it’s on your shoulders or on your back or in your chest, Borowska told them. “Do as

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Consider two messages that might land in a doctor’s patient portal: One is pretty brief: “I’ve had a cough and congestion for a few days now, and it’s been pretty uncomfortable. Still no fever, but it’s been dragging on and making it harder to get through the day.” Another

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The texts you’ve ignored, the vacation supplies you still need to order, the hard conversation you’ve been avoiding — repeatedly putting off such tasks because they feel too daunting may seem relatively harmless. But the constant mental hum of unfinished business may be more draining than you realize —

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Adrienne Griffen had just given birth to her second child in 2001. The “baby blues” that had quickly subsided after her first pregnancy did not seem to be going away after her second – and they were much more intense. When she talked to her doctor, they abruptly informed her of

CNN Essays by Sabina McMahon, Kate McMahon, Sean McMahon and Charlie McMahon with Caleb Hellerman (CNN) — Sabina McMahon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when she was 12 years old. After chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove the affected leg bone, she was cancer-free for more than a year, but the

By Caleb Hellerman (CNN) — Sabina McMahon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when she was 12 years old. After chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove the affected leg bone, she was cancer-free for more than a year, but the cancer ultimately spread to her lungs, the first of five relapses. Especially