Should you cancel your travel plans now that masks aren’t required on planes and trains?
By Katia Hetter, CNN On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes, trains and other…
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Should you cancel your travel plans now that masks aren’t required on planes and trains?
By Katia Hetter, CNN On Monday, a federal judge in Florida struck down the Biden administration’s mask mandate for airplanes, trains and other…
Continue Reading How to do Tabata training, the short but exhausting, fat-blasting HIIT workout
By Dana Santas, CNN Short on time but want to blast away fat and calories? Consider Tabata training. It’s a type of high-intensity interval…
Continue Reading CDC launches forecasting center to be like a ‘National Weather Service for infectious diseases’
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading CDC launches forecasting center to be like a ‘National Weather Service for infectious diseases’
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched its Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading The bags look like well-known chips or candies, but what’s inside could harm children
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN At first glance, it looks like a single serving bag of Nerds Rope that your child might eat as a treat. But take a closer…
Continue Reading Living organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life — not her own, but her colleague’s. The…
Continue Reading Living organ donations save lives. This is how you become a donor
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Samira Jafari is at home now resting from a surgery that saved a life — not her own, but her colleague’s. The…
Continue Reading Rise in at-home testing means we could be undercounting COVID-19 cases even more than before
As the number of COVID-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the country fully understands the current threat from the…
Continue Reading Fighting with a loved one is healthy if you do it right. Here’s how
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Forget the adage “all’s fair in love and war” when it comes to verbal sparring with a loved one. Low blows…
Continue Reading There’s one crucial step to your Covid self-test you may be missing, experts say
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Testing yourself for coronavirus infection can be more convenient than getting a clinic or lab test, but from a public health…
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Routines don’t have to be boring. Daily tasks can add spice to life
By Megan Edgelow, Queen’s University The word “routine” can bring to mind words such as mundane or ordinary. During the…
Continue Reading Rise in at-home testing means we could be undercounting Covid-19 cases even more than before
By Jen Christensen, Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the number of Covid-19 cases grows in the United States, experts wonder if the…
Continue Reading There’s one crucial step to your Covid self-test you may be missing, experts say
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Testing yourself for coronavirus infection can be more convenient than getting a clinic or lab test, but from a public health…
Continue Reading Autism is misunderstood. The ‘We’re Not Broken’ author becomes a self-advocate to change that
By Matt Villano, CNN Write about what you know. That’s why Eric Garcia wrote his 2021 book, “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism…
Continue Reading Autism is misunderstood. The ‘We’re Not Broken’ author becomes a self-advocate to change that
By Matt Villano, CNN Write about what you know. That’s why Eric Garcia wrote his 2021 book, “We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism…
Continue Reading UK, US health officials investigating cases of severe hepatitis with unknown causes in children
By Naomi Thomas and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN A slew of acute hepatitis cases among children in the US and UK have public health officials searching for the…
Continue Reading New York health officials alert public to two new BA.2 subvariants spreading in their state
By Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN New York State health officials are alerting the public to two new viral subvariants…
Continue Reading Vaping loophole closes as FDA can now regulate all forms of nicotine
By Michael Nedelman, CNN A loophole that vaping companies have used to circumvent regulators and keep their products on shelves closed this week,…
Continue Reading Is herd immunity for Covid-19 still possible?
By Brenda Goodman, CNN This time last year, the brand new, stunningly effective Covid-19 vaccines were rolling out across the country, injecting a…
Continue Reading New York health officials alert public to two new BA.2 subvariants spreading in their state
By Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips and Tasnim Ahmed, CNN New York State health officials are alerting the public to two new viral subvariants…
Continue Reading It doesn’t take a lot of exercise to fight depression, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Get up and move — even small doses of physical activity, such as brisk walking, may substantially lower the risk of…
Continue Reading OCD isn’t just about being a neat freak. And for those with it, this next stage of the pandemic may be hard
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN During the pandemic, Malena Dell sat in her car at a gas station for 45 minutes crying because she couldn’t touch the…
Continue Reading FDA authorizes first Covid-19 breath test
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization to the first Covid-19 test that spots…
Continue Reading High hopes but tempered expectations as CDC launches review of agency’s structure and systems
By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN As a sweeping review of the nation’s premier public health agency commences this week, interviews…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only…
Continue Reading Covid-19 booster raises antibody levels against Omicron for children ages 5 through 11, Pfizer and BioNTech say
By Brenda Goodman, CNN A third shot of the children’s dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine raised Omicron-fighting antibodies by 36…
Continue Reading As states move to restrict abortion access, neighboring states prepare for surges in demand
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN The flurry of new abortion restrictions across mostly Republican-led states leaves neighboring states to fill the gap in…
Continue Reading Drug overdose deaths in the US tick up again to another record high, according to CDC data
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The unprecedented rise in drug overdose deaths in the United States continues, reaching another record high, according to…
Continue Reading With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases trend up again in the US, driven by the growth of BA.2
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Covid-19 case numbers have begun to edge up in the United States, and nearly all of them are caused by the Omicron subvariant…
Continue Reading Covid-19 ‘superspreading’ can still happen, but now we have the tools to slow it
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A recent outbreak of Covid-19 cases among officials in Washington, with dozens testing positive after attending the…
Continue Reading Rates of gonorrhea, syphilis continued to increase in 2020, CDC data shows
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Data published Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that rates of sexually transmitted…
Continue Reading Allergies, asthma linked to heart disease, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary…
Continue Reading Allergies, asthma linked to heart disease, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a history of asthma or allergies, you may be at increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary…
Continue Reading Philadelphia becomes first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate as cases rise
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Philadelphia will reinstate indoor mask mandates Monday, April 18, as its Covid-19 cases quickly rise, the city’s…
Continue Reading Your personality can protect or age your brain, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Certain personality traits may be a key factor in whether people develop mild cognitive impairment later in life, a new study…
Continue Reading How often you wash your dog’s bowl can affect your health, too, study says
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How we feed our pets, store their food and wash their dishes can have negative health consequences if not done properly…
Continue Reading With fewer cases and less demand, many Covid-19 testing sites are shutting down
By Dejania Oliver, CNN As Covid-19 numbers reach pandemic lows across the United States, many Covid-19 testing sites have begun closing their doors.…
Continue Reading This invisible Covid-19 mitigation measure is finally getting the attention it deserves
By Amanda Sealy, CNN Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing…
Continue Reading Here’s the pain relief advice I’ve spent 21 years looking for
By Channon Hodge, CNN I have been in pain nearly every day for 21 years. It’s like a brick of hell at the crux of my neck and shoulders that…
Continue Reading Here’s the pain relief advice I’ve spent 21 years looking for
By Channon Hodge, CNN I have been in pain nearly every day for 21 years. It’s like a brick of hell at the crux of my neck and shoulders that…
Continue Reading Health care work force on track to recover from pandemic — with a few key exceptions, study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN The health care work force in the US had huge turnover at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but seems to be getting back to…
Continue Reading In Washington’s Covid-19 outbreak, new variants flout old ‘close contact’ rule
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Washington, DC is coping with a cluster of high-profile Covid-19 cases after a series of public events exposed high-level…
Continue Reading US life expectancy continues historic decline with another drop in 2021, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Life expectancy in the United States took another hit in 2021, furthering a dramatic decline from 2020 that was the largest…
Continue Reading Should you get your second booster shot now?
By Katia Hetter, CNN More people can now get second Covid-19 booster shots after federal health officials announced they are allowing a broader group…
Continue Reading It’s been a year since CDC declared racism a public health threat. Now what?
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States, health leaders warn that the…
Continue Reading US likely to see a surge of Covid-19 in the fall, Fauci says
By Naomi Thomas, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on Wednesday that he thinks there…
Continue Reading What music reveals about our minds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Music is a powerful tool to access information about ourselves. Two recent studies are offering new insight into how our…
Continue Reading People believe their friends will protect them from Covid — but the opposite is true
By Jen Christensen, CNN Your good friends may be able to help you get out of a jam. They may be good listeners and they may be good at keeping you…
Continue Reading They got illicit Covid-19 vaccine doses — and say they’d do it again in a heartbeat
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Last July, Andrea Ogg stood outside a pharmacy in Castle Rock, Colorado, fully prepared to lie…
Continue Reading Dirty Dozen 2022: Produce with the most and least pesticides
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Strawberries and spinach continue to top the annual list of the “Dirty Dozen” fruits and veggies that contain the…
Continue Reading FDA vaccine advisers say a plan for updating Covid-19 shots is needed
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The future of Covid-19 vaccines — including when and how often booster doses might be needed — remains unclear…
Continue Reading Most people have not yet fully returned to their pre-pandemic life, poll finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Most Americans say the way they conduct their lives is still affected to some extent by the pandemic, according to a new…
Continue Reading Trump’s endorsement of Covid-19 vaccines increased uptake in counties with low vaccination rates
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Watching an ad in which former President Donald Trump promoted Covid-19 vaccines was linked to increased vaccinations in US…
Continue Reading Study reveals how Covid-19 infections can set off massive inflammation in the body
By Brenda Goodman, CNN From the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed that in severe cases of Covid-19 — the ones that landed people in…
Continue Reading Why beer bottles are usually brown glass
By Ada Wood, CNN Have you ever cracked open a bottle of beer, poured it into a clear glass and left it outside sitting in the sun? Maybe you’ve…
Continue Reading Long Covid-19 may remain a chronic condition for millions
By Jen Christensen, CNN Covid-19 has become a chronic condition for tens of millions of people — and an expensive one, as well. Long Covid…
Continue Reading BA.2, where are you? Dominant strain hasn’t shown signs of starting a surge
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Maybe BA.2 really is the “stealth variant.” The Omicron subvariant caused as many as 3 in 4 cases of Covid-19 in…
Continue Reading 42 previously unknown genes discovered for Alzheimer’s disease
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An additional 42 genes connected to the development of Alzheimer’s disease have been uncovered in the largest study of…
Continue Reading Protection against infection offered by fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose wanes quickly, Israeli study finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN A fourth dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine seems to offer short-lived protection against infection overall, but…
Continue Reading Humans bred dogs to have puppy-dog eyes
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Are you a sucker for large, liquid “puppy-dog” eyes gazing soulfully up at you, begging for, well, just about…
Continue Reading Study of wealthy nations finds American women most likely to die of preventable causes, pregnancy complications
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN A new study found that women in the US face the highest rates of preventable and maternal mortality when compared with…
Continue Reading Stop anxiety before it starts with these new strategies
By Jessica DuLong, CNN In recent years, public figures openly sharing their mental health struggles have helped lift fellow sufferers out of silent…
Continue Reading What does the future of Covid-19 boosters look like? FDA advisers to discuss this week
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to meet Wednesday to get a clearer picture of what the future…
Continue Reading Studies show lasting effects of gun violence, possible interventions
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN Two new pieces of research highlight the broader effects of gun violence on health and examine how early intervention on…
Continue Reading CDC director announces sweeping review of agency
By John Bonifield, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky announced a sweeping review of the nation’s…
Continue Reading There is no ‘magic moment’ to lift Covid-19 restrictions, researchers say
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Pandemic hospitalization rates are at new lows, the vast majority of US counties have low community levels of the coronavirus,…
Continue Reading Wastewater monitoring for Covid-19 is picking up steam across the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the…
Continue Reading Wastewater monitoring for Covid-19 is picking up steam across the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Interest in using wastewater surveillance to monitor Covid-19 continues to grow in the United States, as the values of the…
Continue Reading Sleeping pill dangers and how to avoid them
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of…
Continue Reading Why does coffee make you poop? Experts explain
By Kristen Rogers, CNN For some people, coffee jump-starts their bowel movements in addition to their energy. Despite the drink’s popularity,…
Continue Reading THC and CBD exposure in womb linked to childhood obesity, higher blood sugar, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Pregnant women who were exposed to cannabis products that contained THC and CBD were more likely to have children with…
Continue Reading How to make skating a good workout
By Stephanie Mansour, CNN Many of us have walked to take breaks from work, burn calories and be more active outside during the pandemic. As we gear…
Continue Reading New heart failure guidelines add another type of meds to treatment recommendations
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America released new…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a pandemic low in the US, but strain on hospitals persists
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Fewer people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United States now than at any other point in the pandemic, but hospitals…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations hit a pandemic low in the US, but strain on hospitals persists
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Fewer people are hospitalized with Covid-19 in the United States now than at any other point in the pandemic, but hospitals…
Continue Reading How the next coronavirus variant could emerge
By Michael Nedelman, CNN Stopping the next major coronavirus variant involves knowing where it might come from. With Omicron, those answers are still…
Continue Reading After vaccinating thousands against Covid-19, this CNN Hero is fighting inequity in the medical system
By Kathleen Toner, CNN As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s…
Continue Reading After vaccinating thousands against Covid-19, this CNN Hero is fighting inequity in the medical system
By Kathleen Toner, CNN As Covid-19 infection rates and restrictions are waning in some places and a variant is surging in others, it’s…
Continue Reading First human challenge study of Covid-19 yields valuable insights about how we get sick
By Brenda Goodman, CNN It takes just a tiny virus-laden droplet — about the width of a human blood cell — to infect someone with…
Continue Reading Scientists sequence the complete human genome for the first time
By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since,…
Continue Reading ‘Youth are in crisis’: Mental health of US high school students worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic, CDC survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Mental health concerns among high school students in the United States were exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Continue Reading How the next coronavirus variant could emerge
By Michael Nedelman, CNN Stopping the next major coronavirus variant involves knowing where it might come from. With Omicron, those answers are still…
Continue Reading What an expert says you should consider before getting a 2nd Covid-19 booster
By Katia Hetter, CNN On Tuesday, the US Food and Drug Administration expanded its authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines.…
Continue Reading With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia…
Continue Reading A Covid-19 spike like the one in China is unlikely in the US, experts say. Here’s why
By Jen Christensen, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant may be reaching around the world, but different places are seeing significantly different…
Continue Reading A Covid-19 spike like the one in China is unlikely in the US, experts say. Here’s why
By Jen Christensen, CNN The Omicron coronavirus variant may be reaching around the world, but different places are seeing significantly different…
Continue Reading In about half of US counties, less than 10% of children ages 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated against Covid-19
By Nadia Kounang and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The youngest group eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the US, children ages 5 to 11, is also…
Continue Reading In about half of US counties, less than 10% of children ages 5 to 11 are fully vaccinated against Covid-19
By Nadia Kounang and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The youngest group eligible to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the US, children ages 5 to 11, is also…
Continue Reading Costs top Americans’ health care concerns, new poll finds
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Americans’ biggest health care priorities revolve largely around affordability, according to a new Kaiser Family…
Continue Reading Understanding the brain disorder affecting Bruce Willis
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Bruce Willis is taking a break from acting due to a brain disorder called aphasia, “which is impacting his cognitive…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans ‘thriving’ today than past year, poll finds, but these hacks can help
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Fewer Americans are “thriving” today than 13 months ago while daily stress and worry remain steady and near…
Continue Reading Eating 2 servings a week of 1 fatty fruit can reduce heart attack risk, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating avocados reduced the risk of heart attacks in both men and women, including when eaten in place of butter, cheese or…
Continue Reading The incident between Chris Rock and Will Smith raises difficult questions for our kids, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It’s not hard to see the Oscars blowup between Will Smith and Chris Rock played out at recess in the schoolyard. One…
Continue Reading The incident between Chris Rock and Will Smith raises difficult questions for our kids, experts say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN It’s not hard to see the Oscars blowup between Will Smith and Chris Rock played out at recess in the schoolyard. One…
Continue Reading Who’s eligible for second Covid-19 booster shots — and when to get them
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized additional booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus…
Continue Reading What causes alopecia, a ‘devastating’ hair loss condition affecting Jada Pinkett Smith
By Kristen Rogers, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith found herself at the center of conflict when her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the…
Continue Reading With the BA.2 subvariant on the rise, what’s safe and what’s not? A medical expert explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast, Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Second booster shots authorized for adults 50 and older
By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines…
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