CNN – Health

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two new studies suggest that getting a vaccine to protect against a painful case of shingles may be beneficial…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday a $5 million initiative to offer seasonal…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Access to abortion facilities has become more restricted since the Supreme Court revoked the federal right to…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Suicide is a leading cause of death among young people in the United States, and new research suggests that…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A man has died from an Ebola-like disease named Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after being bitten by a tick in…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A small clinical trial suggests that drugs like Ozempic could potentially be used not just for diabetes and weight…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Perched at the pinnacle of achievement, Olympians have trained their entire lives to reach their goal of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A growing set of evidence suggests that using semaglutide could lead to decreased substance use, and a large…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re a former athlete looking to get back into summer sports or someone just wanting to participate in…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test to be used for colorectal cancer screening…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — California’s wildfires have been increasing in size and frequency, producing vast amounts of smoke that contribute…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As if people with anxiety don’t have enough to worry about, a new study is adding to that list  —…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Can money buy happiness? It’s an age-old question with which many — including philosophers, economists and…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A combined blood test for cognitive decline has a 90% accuracy rate in determining whether memory loss is due to…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Just outside the perimeter of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village was a special room, the only space near the village…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Yeager was leading a troop of girls at Girl Scout camp in Idaho last summer when a mosquito bite…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The company Boar’s Head has recalled ready-to-eat liverwurst products and some other deli meat products due…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I’m riding a recumbent bicycle while wearing my smartwatch, hoping that tracking my fitness and health metrics…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Becky Hayden and her husband, Seth, have spent 21 years of marriage being fully active members of their…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — More Americans own guns for personal protection than ever before, a new survey shows. Gun sales surged during…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When she leaves Barbie Land for the real world, Barbie must keep up with her regular health maintenance, which…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Many people will watch this year’s Olympics from the comfort of their couches — and some may think,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There is a “critical shortage” of certain vials used to collect samples for blood cultures, the US…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Called “forever chemicals” because of how long they remain in the human body and environment, perfluoroalkyl…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — How often you poop may influence more than whether you’re uncomfortably bloated. The frequency may also affect…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Scientists announced in December the successful creation of the Brain Care Score, a tool for assessing dementia…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the online safety of their children, parents could build a family media plan to set…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More and more people are using marijuana before or during pregnancy to ease nausea, pain, stress and help with…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — If you look around at your friends and family — and even at yourself — it is apparent that some people perceive the…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — A new human case of H5 highly pathogenic avian flu has been identified in Colorado, the US Centers for Disease…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Friday about a deadly multistate listeria…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Your body is the living, breathing vehicle you rely on to navigate your life, so maintaining mobility is an…

CNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When things would get tense between the kids in my house, sometimes my dad would sit beside us and talk out…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Sealed bottles of tattoo and permanent makeup ink, including some marked as sterile, contained millions of…

By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States face a growing number of threats to their health and…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With a summer wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping the country, a timely new study has looked at the risk of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As he began the brain scan, neurologist Dr. Nico Dosenbach wasn’t sure if he’d been given a psychedelic or a…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — Not again. My mind repeated what I had said many times before as I learned of another shooting perpetrated by…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warnings to five companies Tuesday as…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Two years after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched, the service has answered over 10 million texts, calls…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Searing heat may have played a role in the infections of five workers who fell ill last week while culling a…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The Mediterranean diet has been linked to many health benefits for adults. Now, a new study suggests it could…

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Five cases of bird flu have been identified among workers culling poultry at a farm in…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Although the Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented speed in the development and distribution of coronavirus…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Everyone has encountered them: people who always appear to know what they are doing. They gladly take control of a…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Hamilton was in such pain he refused to open his eyes. When the 4-year-old English bulldog tried, his misshapen…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday conversations, and most American adults believe a…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Longevity isn’t just about living a long life but also about living well. More than 1 in 5 Americans will…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Appreciating the little things in life can leave a lasting impact on your health. Experiencing gratitude is…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The average menstruating person will spend about five years of their total reproductive lifespan using an…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 40% of new cancer cases among adults ages 30 and older in the United States — and nearly half of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Did you sculpt your “bikini body”? Is your skin soft and tan and free of body hair? Are you ready for…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The care that comes after a cardiac arrest should include supporting mental health — especially for women,…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Pharmacy benefit managers, which negotiate the terms for prescription drug access for hundreds of millions of…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — A case of plague has been confirmed in a person in Pueblo County, Colorado, officials said Tuesday. The case was…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Pisano, the first person to receive a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney, died…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Election season — with all its arguments about debates, political ads and fundraising text messages —…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — An estimated 72 million women in the United States have skipped or delayed a recommended health…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Vegetables are great not only for their versatility — they can be eaten raw or cooked, whole or chopped —…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People taking tirzepatide injections lost more weight and were more likely to reach specific weight loss…

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People taking tirzepatide injections lost more weight and were more likely to reach specific weight loss…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Jill was in middle school when she began eating in her sleep. Despite carrying the food back to her bed to…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden said Friday that his poor performance in last week’s debate was a bad night but not…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy may help lower the risk of certain cancers, a new study…

By Susan Scutti and Katie Hunt (CNN) — Plague, one of the deadliest bacterial infections in human history, caused an estimated 50 million…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — This Independence Day holiday takes place as record-breaking heat waves have spread across many parts of the US…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration says there is a “potentially associated death” under investigation that…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person in the United States has tested positive for H5 bird flu in connection to an ongoing outbreak…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People who take Ozempic or Wegovy may have a higher risk of developing a rare form of blindness, a new study…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — While there is no magic bullet for gaining strength, variety is key. To that end, although classic bicep curls…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — In letters to health-care providers Tuesday, the Biden administration reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring…

By Nicole Chavez and Nia Mclean, CNN (CNN) — When Felix Hernandez learned that he had HIV, he had no one to lean on. In the years since his…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday a contract with Moderna to develop an mRNA…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration will no longer allow the use of brominated vegetable oil in food…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved donanemab, a monoclonal antibody designed to slow the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Antidepressants can be lifesavers for many struggling with so many mental health diagnoses — anxiety,…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When Hannah was 7 years old, she told her parents she didn’t want to be afraid of food anymore. She had…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Amy Pietrafitta has learned to walk seven times. First was as a child and then after an industrial burn led to the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating higher levels of ultraprocessed food may shorten lifespans by more than 10%, according to a new,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: “Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: The Last Alzheimer’s Patient” airs at 8 p.m. ET Sunday, July…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — My 18-year-old daughter’s coming out story does not belong to me. Even though I was there three years ago,…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Think back to when you were a kid and movement was instinctive — and often infused with pure joy. Maybe it was…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — New test results released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday found that bird flu virus is making…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Let’s say you need to wake up by 7 a.m. to get to work on time. So you set your first smartphone alarm for…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States for weeks as new variants drive what’s become an…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Whether it’s lockboxes or control apps, parents have searched far and wide for ways to reduce their child’s…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was…