CNN – Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The number of confirmed measles cases reported in an outbreak in West Texas is now at 124, the Texas Department…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Meals from the sunny Mediterranean have been shown to reduce the risk of developing prostate, cervical and…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On her first day on the job last week, new US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins held a meeting…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Doctors often use antidepressants to manage the depression, anxiety and agitation that accompanies a diagnosis…

By Katherine Dillinger and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There is something you can do that may help you live longer after a colon cancer diagnosis, and you can start…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy”…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Oona Varga spent her childhood winters gliding across the ice at Steinberg Skating Rink in her hometown of St.…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A Nobel Prize-winning scientist is still waiting on a crucial research grant from the United States government that…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — If you look closely, you can see a twinkle in her eye. The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Texas’ largest outbreak of measles in 30 years has reached 90 cases, the Texas Department of State Health…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of listeria infections linked with frozen supplemental shakes has made at least 38 people ill…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Stressful situations can’t be avoided in daily life. You’re standing up to speak in front of a crowd.…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer in shortage, the US Food and Drug…

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — Psychiatrist Dr. Blaise Aguirre has become an expert in self-loathing. No, it’s not because he experiences…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous blood clot has taken San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama out of play for the rest of the…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — If you don’t personally know a narcissist, you can likely think of a few celebrities or politicians who…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The proportion of American adults who identify as LGBTQ+ has risen to 9.3% of the population, according to a…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — In one of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first moves as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services,…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Protein shakes, pre-workout mixes and other supplements aren’t always just a part of a gym routine. In…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As a measles outbreak causes dozens of illnesses in West Texas, it’s important to know how to identify…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — After Pope Francis was hospitalized last week for bronchitis, the Vatican announced that he remains in…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in West Texas has grown to 58, according to the Texas…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found…

By Deidre McPhillips and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Contaminated food is causing a growing number of illnesses in the United States, and severe…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — “I’m exhausted.” Chances are, you’ve already said this today or caught someone else inserting it into a…

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 Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Netflix’s new series “Apple Cider Vinegar” certainly takes aim at wellness influencers, but the Western…

CNN By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence, the climate crisis, political division and brain-hijacking technology make today’s society a…

CNN By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence, the climate crisis, political division and brain-hijacking technology make today’s society a…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Gun violence, the climate crisis, political division and brain-hijacking technology make today’s society a…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Some of the public health websites that the US government was ordered to restore involving gender and gender…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The measles outbreak first reported in Gaines County, Texas, has doubled to 48 cases since a count released…

By Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization…

By Allison Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Want to have great sex? For world-renowned human sexuality professor Dr. William Yarber, now in his 41st year…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Louisiana Department of Health will no longer promote mass vaccination, the state’s surgeon general, Dr.…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Imagine you have just been diagnosed with mild cognitive decline due to Alzheimer’s disease. Your doctor might…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Blood testing of large-animal veterinarians suggests that H5N1 bird flu has spread more widely than US…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in…

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — With millions sipping their morning coffee to start the day, recent research has generated new buzz about…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — With millions sipping their morning coffee to start the day, recent research has generated new buzz about caffeine…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Measles cases are popping up across the country, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates. There were…

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 Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — For years, people taking Ozempic or other drugs in the same class for diabetes and weight loss have noticed the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A legal loophole is allowing children who access social media to see enticing advertisements for marijuana with…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Tri-Union Seafoods is recalling certain canned tuna products sold at Costco, H-E-B, Kroger, Trader Joe’s,…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — My 11-year-old son knows how he will respond to a school shooting. His plan, which he told me recently after…

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia Department of Agriculture has lifted the suspension of poultry activities in Georgia, one of the…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A plan for the US Food and Drug Administration to propose banning formaldehyde and certain…

By Tierney Sneed and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday paused cuts that the Trump administration had made to funding for…

By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — It’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many people that means having the spotlight on your body’s…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking alcohol if you have a large belly or diabetes more than doubles the risk of serious liver damage, while…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s…

By Sofía Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When Elaine Spaulding met Arthur Aron in class at the University of California, Berkeley, in the late 1960s, she…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US National Institutes of Health is lowering the maximum “indirect cost rate” that research…

By Deidre McPhillips and Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine.…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A measles outbreak is growing in a rural area of West Texas where vaccination rates are well below the…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that the state is temporarily shutting down all live bird markets in…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For 66-year-old Tim Andrews, it was a matter of life or death. Andrews had spent the better part of two years on…

CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For 66-year-old Tim Andrews, it was a matter of life or death. Andrews had spent the better part of two years…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — One in six deaths from cardiovascular disease in the United States is due to stroke, and over 100 million people…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — You have probably already heard that February is the month to focus on heart health, which means eating…

By Jacqueline Howard and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — A public health advocacy group is raising concerns about a “DEI Watchlist” recently…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — It may have been monsters under the bed, robbers breaking into the house or ghosts lurking in the darkness…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Your parents may be right: Get some sleep and you’ll feel better in the morning, according to new research.…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Several social justice groups said Tuesday that they are suing the Trump administration over its new…

CNN, CLEVELAND CLINIC, GETTY IMAGES By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cognitively normal human brain samples collected at autopsy in early 2024 contained more tiny shards of plastic…

By Elissa Strauss, CNN (CNN) — Dana Reeve was devoted to caring for her husband, Christopher Reeve, as noted in the new documentary…

By Soph Warnes and Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — While Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the US Department of Health…

By Channon Hodge, CNN (CNN) — I understand the benefits of making New Year’s resolutions. I’ve seen the brain science on how to make them…

By Jen Christensen, Nick Valencia, Jacqueline Howard, Deidre McPhillips and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Several US government health websites…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — I confess that like a lot of people, I am guilty of not getting in my steps. After hours at my desk, the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — This Super Bowl Sunday, keep an eye out for bad calls, fouls and dangerous sodium levels. Foods advertised in…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s halting, gruff speaking voice, which at times can make him hard to understand, was…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — I have started, scratched out and even abandoned the writing of this essay. I…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Our skin is considered our largest organ, with a surface area of approximately 15 to 20 square feet (1.4 to 1.9 square…

Personal essay by Mary Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — My friend Sammy turned around at his desk and grinned at me. He held out his phone and waved it in…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More frequent use of marijuana damages the brain’s working memory, which could lead to issues with safety,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Trust in public health in the United States has been steadily declining since the Covid-19 pandemic, and…

By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Staff at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been ordered to stop…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — If you have resolved to start a regular exercise regimen this year — congrats! But does that mean…

By Joshua Korber Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — Wondering why you’re already struggling with that New Year’s resolution? A new study suggests that…

By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — After purchasing for research at the National Institutes of Health was put on hold last week,…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Sam Dylan Finch was 27 years old when he reached a breaking point. Having dealt with attention deficit…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Phones have replaced many things: computers, calculators, cameras and maps. But returning to an old-fashioned…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Carefully cleaning exercise equipment was the norm when the Covid-19 pandemic was raging. But today…

By Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Matthew Memoli, a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases researcher focused…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored…

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Suzy Hopkins’ life was suddenly turned upside down. After 30 years of marriage, her husband unexpectedly left…