Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year when any cough or sniffle could be Covid-19, flu or RSV — but there are ways to…

By Riane Lumer, CNN Southampton, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Walking into my grandmother’s house, I watch her hands move in a fast-weaving motion as…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in Missouri who was hospitalized after an infection with bird flu had the H5N1 strain of the virus,…

By Hannah Frances Johansson, CNN Berkeley, California (CNN) — Over a decade before her husband’s death, Linda Tung was already concerned with…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Boar’s Head will close the Virginia plant that produced deli meat tied to a deadly listeria outbreak, the…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, questions are emerging…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With the approach of fall and cooler weather across the United States, officials say the risk posed by the H5N1…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — At Tuesday night’s presidential debate, when former President Donald Trump was asked about his stance on abortion…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A drug currently used to treat HIV has also been found to dramatically reduce the risk of infection,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — High levels of lead were found in 12 brands of cinnamon powder and multi-spice powders, according to testing…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A six-week abortion ban in Florida led to a sharp drop in the number of abortions provided in the state and…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two years before a deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled deli meat, inspectors at a Virginia…

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — From the very first play this season, NFL football has looked a lot different. The league has dramatically…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Nutrients such as iron and calcium are critical for blood and bone health, respectively. But more than half the…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Watch any zombie movie, and you’ll likely see people panicking and turning on each other to prevent the undead…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — From the very first play this season, NFL football has looked a lot different. The league has dramatically…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who used the weight loss drug liraglutide in a late-stage trial lost significantly more weight than…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — College students are carrying a lot of baggage with them as they head off to campus this fall — and not just the…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The United States is facing an ongoing maternity health crisis in which 1 in every 3 counties does not have a…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Exercise doesn’t just help you lose fat. It could also promote healthier fat, according to a new study.…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Apple juice sold at chain retailers across the country has been recalled over concerns about arsenic…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It is possible to drink too much caffeine, as actor Dakota Johnson recently found out after she had lots of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic’s effects on teenagers were profound — numerous studies have documented reports of issues with…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer…

By Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower…

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Guns continue to be the leading cause of death for US children and teens since surpassing car accidents in 2020.…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-five people in nine states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, the US…

By Amy O’Kruk and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — As the demand for mental health care grows across the United States, so will an expected demand…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 20 cases of Valley fever were identified after a summer music festival in California, state health…

By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Teens in the United States are far less likely to use e-cigarettes than they were a few years ago, but…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the United States, but for the first time, the shots…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Imagine you’re trying to learn calculus. You’re in a classroom with some students who’ve been doing…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — More than 49,000 people in the United States died by suicide in 2022 — that’s one death every 11 minutes,…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s back to school for many more students across the United States, which means back to kids gathering in close…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Sitting down to exercise may not seem to make sense on first glance. After all, there is a reason why…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A medication that is currently used for chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes has been…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a hard day. The worst thing you could do is reach for the chocolate chip cookies that taste like…

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 Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Measuring the levels of three biomarkers in blood in midlife may give women a clearer picture of their risk of…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The National Institutes of Health said Friday that it is stopping its research of what’s commonly known as…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. 40 and five other…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my…

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Crack! The sound of football helmets colliding on the field is an audible sign that fall is just around the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Crack! The sound of football helmets colliding on the field is an audible sign that fall is just around the…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to maintaining a regular sleep schedule, sometimes a busy week can throw everything out of whack…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Two deaths from West Nile virus have been reported in Wisconsin and one in Illinois, the first such deaths…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The use of cannabis and hallucinogens “stayed at historically high levels” among both younger and middle-age…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Roseanne Buckley’s 18-year-old son had always been a mild-mannered homebody and excellent student. But in March of…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Anthony Fauci became infected with West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, it was so severe that he…

By Jen Christensen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding the public to avoid eating…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burned out with the “dizzying pace” of the world, and…

CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burned out with the “dizzying pace” of the world, and…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Just like urine and stool, semen can provide important clues about a man’s health. Variations in its…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A little-known disease spread by insect bites has turned deadly, and health officials are sounding the alarm.…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A colicky baby and the lack of support led first-time mom Fatima Ray to call a number at the library offering…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The idea to end outdoor activities near sunset to protect people from a deadly mosquito-borne virus is not…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Colostrum, the first milk produced by humans and other mammals in the earliest days after giving birth, is…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Starter doses of the weight-loss drug Zepbound are now available in single-dose vials, drug manufacturer Eli…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — After six sewage samples taken in Gaza in late June tested positive for poliovirus, World Health Organization…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — As temperatures reach record levels in many parts of the US this week, emergency rooms are bracing for a new…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Imagine: You and your sister are 66-year-old twins on Medicare who share the same family history of…

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

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — I hear a lot about dry spells and sexless relationships from my clients as a couples therapist. But when I dig a…

By Ashley R. Williams and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts town has closed its municipal parks and fields to nighttime visitors…

CNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — The importance of sleep for overall health cannot be overstated — it improves mood, boosts energy and lowers…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long questioned whether human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections in men could affect their…

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An experimental once-a-day pill that works without hormones significantly reduced the number of hot flashes…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A man records himself eating fast food amid piles of cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches, chicken nuggets, hashbrowns…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When he was a kid watching American movies in Thailand, Jack Titus’ one dream was to become an American.…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A healthy diet has long been hailed by some experts as one potentially important factor influencing the risk of…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The supermarket baby food aisle in the United States is packed with non-nutritious foods containing far too much…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People taking semaglutide, the popular medication for diabetes and weight loss, are more likely to report having…

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age…

By Riane Lumer, CNN (CNN) — It doesn’t often feel as if we’re living in empathetic times. Over the past two decades, partisan gaps on all…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A three-year study of tirzepatide – a medication approved in the US as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States are having babies less often, and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2023,…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Even though summer is winding down in the Northern Hemisphere and school has started or is right around the corner,…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You’re hitting it off with a new fling or friend when suddenly, they drop off the face of Earth without…

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia couple is suing a health care system after they say staff at one of its Atlanta hospitals…

WXIA, CHLOE DALLAIRE, CNN By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia couple is suing a health care system after they say staff at one of…

By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Among five people charged in the death of actor Matthew Perry, two are doctors: According…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Perdue Foods is recalling more than 167,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets and tenders because of the…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the first at-home over-the-counter test for syphilis Friday.…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It may be time to dust off the face masks and air purifiers. The US is in the midst of a significant Covid-19…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Academic tutor Ned Johnson recently received an email from the father of one of his high school clients.…

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Taking just a five-second break the next time you have an argument with your significant other could help defuse…