CNN – Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN As Covid-19 case numbers overall are on the rise again across the United States, breakthrough infections, while rare, are…

By Ian Kerner, CNN Just as in a summer blockbuster, there are superheroes and supervillains of sex. The most powerful hero is arousal — the warmth…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN Millions of Americans are grieving loved ones taken by Covid-19. Yet even outside of a pandemic — with its staggering losses…

By Aya Elamroussi and Holly Yan, CNN Millions of Americans are jeopardizing their health, freedom and finances by not getting vaccinated and putting…

By Sarah Braner, CNN “I just screamed and cried. I knew my brother was gone.” Michelle Branch lost her brother, Craig Elazer, on…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The burning heat of summer has us all reaching for sunscreens. But before you slather that product on your skin, first check…

By Ganesh Setty, CNN A Massachusetts school for individuals with severe behavioral issues and intellectual disabilities can continue to use electric…

By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health officials in Dallas said Friday they are investigating a case…

By Matt Villano, CNN The first time Justin Salinger and his wife experienced a miscarriage was one of the worst days of their lives together. The…

By Sarah Molano, CNN Teenagers who have close, secure relationships with their families are more likely to extend empathy to their peers, according…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 vaccination rates are down and cases are on the rise, exacerbated by the more transmissible Delta variant —…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent We’ve all heard it said over and over again: We’re now in the phase of the pandemic…

By Rachel Trent, CNN After more than a year of Americans being urged to practice the safe six (feet), infectious disease specialists want to remind…

Opinion by Allison Hope, CNN Food in their belly. A roof over their head. A reassuring hug after a tough day. An ear to listen to the latest thing…

By John Duffy, CNN During the pandemic, I was working with an adult female client to resolve a number of unanticipated family issues: a son who…

By Jen Christensen, CNN If it were the fall, this group of volunteers — folders in hand, walking shoes on their feet — would be knocking…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Over 4% of all new cancer cases in 2020 were attributable to alcohol consumption, according to a study published Tuesday in…

By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN In a prompt about-face, California announced strict measures barring maskless K-12 students from campuses, only to…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring Covid-19 vaccinations or…

By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN COVAX has signed agreements with two Chinese pharmaceutical companies to buy more than half a billion of their Covid-19…

By Amanda Sealy and Kaitlan Collins, CNN Pfizer executives briefed US federal health officials Monday about why they believe a third booster shot of…

By Maggie Fox, CNN The top vaccine official for the state of Tennessee said Monday she was fired after an argument over vaccinating children against…

By Deidre McPhillips, Steve Almasy and Madeline Holcombe, CNN When you compare states with high vaccination rates to states that are lagging, the…

By Holly Yan, CNN As troubling new variants emerge, doctors say the chances of controlling or ending the Covid-19 pandemic in the US will largely…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US has surpassed 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for the fourth day in a row as the highly contagious Delta variant persists in…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN Jessamyn Stanley’s new book, “Yoke,” begins with a spiritual awakening prompted by a typo. A late-night…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at meningitis outbreaks in the United States. General Information Meningitis is caused by the inflammation…

By Aya Elamroussi and Dakin Andone, CNN The most populous county in the US is seeing “exponential growth” of Covid-19 cases as the Delta…

By Maggie Fox, CNN The Delta variant of coronavirus is now the dominant lineage in the US, parts of Europe and elsewhere. Also known as B.1.617.2, it…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has narrowed the group of Alzheimer’s disease patients who should receive the…

By Maggie Fox, CNN The coronavirus pandemic almost certainly originated from an animal, probably at a wildlife market in China, and not from a…

By Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN A new data analysis identifies clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in the southern United…

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN US death rates from cancer continued to decline from 2014 to 2018, driven mostly by drops in deaths from lung cancer and…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Twenty-four states have seen an uptick of at least 10% in Covid-19 cases over the past week, Johns Hopkins University data…

By Jacqueline Howard and Keri Enriquez, CNN The spread of the Delta coronavirus variant in the United States has some experts questioning whether it…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive brain disorder that leads to loss of memory and other intellectual…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at listeriosis, a serious infection generally caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium…

By Keith Allen and Holly Yan, CNN A Covid-19 outbreak stemming from a Texas church summer camp has grown to about 160 cases, including infections of…

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US government is deploying a Covid-19 surge team to provide public health support in southwest Missouri, where the spread…