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By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen…
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE, DANCO LABS By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US health officials are warning doctors about the dramatic rise in measles cases around the world, and advising…
Continue ReadingColon cancer may seem like a distant concern for some, but with the growing trend of younger people being diagnosed, staying informed and proactive…
Continue ReadingThe rollout is underway for Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill approved in the United States, and online sales began Monday…
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Continue ReadingFor the last decade in my job as a photographer, I have traveled the country to take pictures of young people and listen to their…
Continue ReadingOver the last few years, couples going through a “sleep divorce” has been all the rage — or just the realization that partnered sleep isn’t…
Continue ReadingGoing to see the doctor soon? Prepare to be hounded with appointment reminders by phone. By text. By robocall. By email. And in your online…
Continue ReadingAfter Covid-19 lockdowns, 2022 was a year of marriages, according to new…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing…
Continue ReadingTrue beauty starts on the inside; Something one local salon stands…
Continue ReadingResearchers with the National Institutes of Health published a pair of studies on Monday that found few clinical differences between patients with a…
Continue ReadingThis week marks the four year anniversary of when COVID-19 was officially declared a…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first medication for a common form of liver inflammation called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis,…
Continue ReadingFive years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital in…
Continue ReadingWhen the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease in 2013, the largest professional group of doctors paved the way for…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As England’s National Health Service has decided to stop prescribing puberty blockers to minors with gender…
Continue ReadingMany Gen Zers don’t remember life before social media. Sandstone Care used McKinsey data to get a global view of its impact on their mental…
Continue ReadingAlthough morels are generally considered safe, the mushrooms were at the heart of a deadly illness outbreak in Montana last year. An investigation…
Continue ReadingWhen it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are…
Continue Reading“Life in plastic; it’s fantastic,” so the song goes, but in reality, plastics and the chemicals used to create them have been increasingly…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for…
Continue ReadingBy April Dembosky, KQED and KFF Health News (KQED/KFF Health News) — A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the…
Continue ReadingWFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations…
Continue ReadingA Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Department of Public Health said Wednesday that everyone who is eligible for…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A tool that’s available as an online calculator played a key role in actress Olivia Munn’s discovery that…
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For decades, a diagnosis of glioblastoma – an aggressive, hard-to-treat cancer in the brain – has been a…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A systematic review of scientific studies on the Wim Hof method of cold water therapy found the quality of the…
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto…
Continue ReadingHigh school seniors’use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a legal alternative to weed, is…
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Now wide awake from a once peaceful slumber, you roll over to check the clock and find it’s 3 a.m. That’s…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto…
Continue ReadingSix veggies, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun thing — if that’s your grocery shopping list this week, you are…
Continue ReadingHundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after giving birth each year, and the…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving…
Continue ReadingA team of experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago on Tuesday to help local public health officials manage a…
Continue ReadingThe Hechinger Report looks at a recently published data analysis that finds a link between the overscheduling of children and the onset of anxiety…
Continue ReadingMarch 11 marks the infamous anniversary of when the outbreak of COVID-19 became a worldwide pandemic, according to the World Health…
Continue ReadingFor many Americans, a morning routine is not complete without a cup of joe. The National Coffee Association reports the average American drinks just…
Continue ReadingWith an early meeting in the morning, I had done everything I could think to do to get through my latest bout of insomnia and go to…
Continue ReadingEmotions are a large contributor to overall mental health. But dealing with them can be tricky. That’s where a new local program called InUPowers can…
Continue ReadingRamadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which observant Muslims observe a strict fast from dawn until…
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health.…
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health. We…
Continue ReadingWhen government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine,…
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train…
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know I’m supposed to gradually go to bed and get up earlier over the course of a week or two before Daylight…
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know I’m supposed to gradually go to bed and get up earlier over the course of a week or two before…
Continue ReadingPublic health officials are urging pregnant women and those who come in contact with young children, including their families, to get vaccinated…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Wegovy’s not just for weight loss anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved drugmaker Novo…
Continue ReadingCharlie Health examined data that highlights how gender bias affects mental health care, from treatment to…
Continue ReadingVivian Health analyzed its proprietary data to find the 20 cities where travel nurses earn the…
Continue ReadingAmylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Friday that its drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called Relyvrio, did not show significant benefit in…
Continue ReadingIf you’re feeling as if you’re spinning your wheels at the gym, welcome to the club. At some point in most people’s fitness journeys, they hit…
Continue ReadingIt’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of…
Continue ReadingDrugmaker Eli Lilly says that approval of its experimental Alzheimer’s medication donanemab will be delayed beyond the end of March as the US Food…
Continue ReadingDr. Shelby Harris joins Local News 8 in the Morning to explain how preparing for Daylights Savings Time this weekend can improve your…
Continue ReadingMelatonin products have become increasingly popular among US adults and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking two liters or more per week of artificially sweetened beverages — the equivalent of a medium-sized…
Continue Reading(CNN) — Getting only a few hours of sleep per day may do more harm than just causing a groggy day at the office — it may put you at higher risk…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Every night at 11 p.m. sharp, my dog corrals me into my bedroom, and then at 7 a.m. he has his nose in my…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and its experts now say that the lead…
Continue ReadingOne German man has redefined “man on a…
Continue ReadingTen thousand steps per day have long been known as the magic number needed to lower risk of disease and early…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder,” Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel joked at last…
Continue ReadingA clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About half of registered voters in the United States say this year’s elections will have a “major…
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