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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you find yourself sleepy during your daily activities in your older age, you may need to consider it more…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Compounded versions of semaglutide, the active ingredient in approved diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As the country wakes up to Donald Trump as the projected winner of the presidential election, there is one thing…

CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — The holiday season is nearly upon us and it’s easy for a child’s sweet tooth go wild. However, new research…

CNN By Nadia Kounang, Carma Hassan and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by…

By Nadia Kounang, Carma Hassan and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. waded into another scientific debate on Saturday by…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Silas Mayes rolled into his local McDonald’s drive-through at lunchtime on Monday, October 7, and ordered his…

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — “Fall back” can’t be a bad thing, right? For someone with kids, however, the time change may be an unwelcome…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A headset worn at home that zaps the brain with the energy of a 9-volt battery could help relieve symptoms of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Horsnell began falling asleep for no reason when he was in sixth grade. “I would go to bed at 8:30 at…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Giving birth to triplets, quadruplets or even more has become increasingly less common in the United States.…

By Kaan Ozcan, CNN New York (CNN) — Jazmin Evans was diagnosed with kidney disease at the age of 17 in 2012. She received a kidney transplant…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Fresh slivered onions served on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders were the likely source of an E. coli outbreak…

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — H5N1 bird flu has been identified in a pig in the United States for the first time, the US…

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — People who only exercise on weekends have a similar risk of developing mild dementia to those who work out more…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Half of the world’s population will undergo menopause if they live to middle age, but symptoms start occurring…

By Kristen Rogers and Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — Megan walked the halls of her suburban Houston junior high in shame. It was the first time she…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “I’m going to let him go wild on health,” former President Donald Trump promised Sunday at his rally at…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Four free home Covid-19 antigen tests are available to order at COVIDTests.gov, part of the seventh round of the…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Patients visiting emergency departments for dehydration or nausea are half as likely to receive IV fluids now…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A class of chemicals –– likely in products all over many homes in the United States –– could be…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A resident of eastern Iowa who had recently traveled to West Africa died after catching Lassa fever, state…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — More than 600,000 people in the US will have their first stroke this year. The American Stroke Association wants to…

By Michelle Watson and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — McDonald’s will resume selling Quarter Pounders in all restaurants this week after…

Essay by Jessica Schneider, CNN (CNN) — It was the night before we would find out if our fifth – and likely final – try at an embryo…

By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The benefits of puberty-blocking drugs for transgender children are drawing fresh attention…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has led to 75 illness across 13 states,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Children who have coughs that go on for weeks may have a type of walking pneumonia that’s been surging in the…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Within a year of dating, 31-year-old Siara Rouzer crossed a major relationship milestone. The guy she was…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has a lot of people across the United…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Any level of lead paint dust in is considered hazardous, according to new requirements for identifying and…

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has led to at least 49 illnesses across 10…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In an election year like few others, the race for the White House is down to a thinly stretched wire — not…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A quick shake of the head after a hard hit could signal that a person has a concussion, a new study suggests,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The matchup: Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The number of abortions in the United States is on the rise two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of frozen waffle products made by TreeHouse Foods, including waffles sold by Kodiak Cakes and Publix, Food…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we bring you a special episode of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr.…

By Taylor Nicioli and Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Using those on-the-go protein shakes, bars, powders and other supplements can seem like an easy…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Although a combination of certain pain medications has been found to be more effective than opioids alone at…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — A few years ago, I had a male patient who came to me complaining of breast enlargement. At first, we…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his…

By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A move to a new city, remote work from home all day or a big change to social networks — your life…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that women who use hormonal birth control have higher rates of…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Out of the crowd, Michelle Panning picked her target, an unsuspecting man she didn’t know, and asked him an…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Social media users just won’t stop talking about how the stress hormone cortisol can cause cheeks and eyelids…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances…

By Sam Tupper (CNN) — Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Even though the month is more than halfway over, is it too late to try Sober October? Not according to CNN…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States,…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A review of the medical records of thousands of adolescents treated for obesity found that kids who received the…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment, which…

CNN Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you go through the chore of cleaning your home, you hope the end result is a safer, healthier…

By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — Clocks have just “fallen back” one hour, allowing many people across the United States to…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — I was one of the kids in Keller, Texas, who grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons. My brother was always…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his work on machine learning,…

Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — On the night Helene arrived, my husband, Bruce, and I half-slept through the…

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The order from an online “pharmacy” was for oxycodone, a powerful narcotic used to treat pain. The pills…

By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Denmark have published a case report revealing an unexpected consequence of one of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic…

By Kelly Bowman, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Every October, World Mental Health Day tries to expand the conversation around mental health and brings…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Keeping your brain sharp as you age has a lot to do with your heart — and the younger you start taking better…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals across the United States are rationing critical intravenous fluids and postponing some surgeries as…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — If there’s a diet, Janet McCaskill says, she’s done it. “I’ve tried WeightWatchers. I’ve tried keto.…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In my family, I am officially known as “Baby Spice.” No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to think about your breasts — not just this month because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department.…

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN London (CNN) — Baby Boomers may be expected to live longer than their predecessors, but a recent study has found that they…

Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — When my friends and I walked into homeroom on the first day of school this year, my teacher…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has warned that antidepressants may be linked with suicidal thoughts and…

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — When hurricanes bear down, floodwaters rise, wildfires rage and that big earthquake finally strikes, it’s…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Gerontologist Jay Olshansky is used to backlash about his views on human longevity. Decades ago he and his…

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes and other natural disasters often create a cascade of unexpected complications, including extended…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you think of a meal, are vegetables the forgettable side character or the villain? What if they could be…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — I was listening to the podcast “The TryPod,” when cohost Zach Kornfeld mentioned he had swapped checking…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The public health practice of adding fluoride to water supplies faces new scrutiny as a few recent reports…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two farmworkers in California tested positive for H5 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A record share of US kindergartners had an exemption for required vaccinations last…