Health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women — for about 1 in 5 women — in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease…

As he was growing up, Jeremy Givens says the narrative he heard around Black fathers was different than the one he…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Tammy W. couldn’t breathe. She was on her daily 10-mile run when she felt a sudden constricting sensation in her…

One bite into my burger and I knew something was…

Two new studies showed a significant reduction in blood pressure in adults who underwent certain weight-loss…

For millions of people over many decades, Martha Stewart has been the go-to in learning how to cook, host and clean a home like a…

Global cancer diagnoses will reach 35 million in 2050, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization – an increase of 77% from the…

The US Environmental Protection Agency is proposing that it will label nine of the thousands of PFAS “forever chemicals” as…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, where one person dies every 33 seconds from cardiovascular disease. In total,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The longstanding problem of pulse oximeters providing less-accurate readings for people with dark skin tones…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The rate of preterm births in the United States has been rising, according to a new report from the US Centers…

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is linking a “cluster of severe illness” to products with the unapproved drug tianeptine, also…

Novo Nordisk, maker of the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, says it has started to increase the availability of the drug for people in the United…

A year ago, Corrina Montejano decided to take part in Dry January and completely remove alcohol from her life for a…

Why do many people overeat chips, cereals, cakes, puddings and other ultraprocessed foods despite knowing those foods may not be…

Polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, has long been known for symptoms such as missed periods or excess body hair. Now, new research has revealed…

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning against buying or using South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eye drops because of a potential…

By Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Alzheimer’s medication Aduhelm is being discontinued by drugmaker Biogen as it shifts…

An experimental pain medicine met the primary goal of a late-stage clinical trial, the drug’s maker said Tuesday, setting the stage for it to seek…

Working one-on-one with a trainer used to be the province of elite athletes, or the rich and…

Lori Oberbroeckling watched her son Kaden, 12, text friends about getting together, realizing he didn’t know how to execute a plan. She needed to…

Last summer, after more than a decade of illness, Lawrence Faucette and his wife, Ann, faced the hard reality that the end of his life was…

The US Food and Drug Administration receives about 5,000 reports each year about health problems related to the use of cosmetic products, and under a…

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink implanted a computer chip in a person’s brain on Sunday, he said in a post on his X platform Monday, although he…

Brace yourselves, America: Many of your favorite foods may contain bits and pieces of creatures that you probably didn’t know were…

Early-onset dementia symptoms in five adults may be connected to a now-discontinued human growth hormone medical treatment that they received decades…

It’s perfectly normal for one side of your body to be a bit stronger and more coordinated than the…

If you think it’s hard to lose weight and keep it off, you are not alone — and you are also 100% correct. Long-term weight loss is really…

Everyone has experienced the…

Tired of sitting at that desk all day long? Turns out it’s not good for your health, either, according to a new study published in JAMA Network…

If your teen’s opting out of the school football game or shopping with friends, chalking it up to teen angst can be easy. But you should pay more…

Scientists say they are closer to understanding the best way to make the human body receptive to an organ donation from another species, an effort…

Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a sense of when a debilitating migraine may be on the…

The US Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use any tianeptine products, saying it continues to receive reports of…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about the possible risk of secondary cancers in…

By Amanda Musa and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two dozen cases of measles have been reported since December 1, according to an alert from…

Just like women, men undergo significant hormonal changes as they age, especially in their testosterone levels. Understanding “male menopause” is…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Treating loneliness and social isolation may put people classified as obese at a lower risk for health…

CNN, WILX, WVIR By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Testing a person’s blood for a type of protein called phosphorylated tau, or p-tau, could…

Cynthia Horton’s earaches are the stuff of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Does the colder season have you dragging during the day, feeling like the amount of sleep you usually get in…

More Republicans say they have had a harder time “thriving” in the last year than their Democratic counterparts, according to a new report…

Brutally cold weather is affecting large swaths of the United States, with about 80% of the population experiencing temperatures below…