Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Record shortages of lifesaving chemotherapy drugs mean doctors across the US are still having to ration…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — As the US hovers on the edge of another season of respiratory viruses, some health care workers are preparing to swap…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Cramps, headaches and depression may not be the only impacts of PMS — there could be complications with…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration needs to take a stronger stance against retailers that illegally sell…

If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you’re exercising. A new study offers clues that could help…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday did not approve a needle-free epinephrine for treatment of…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has filed several lawsuits against certain US medical spas, wellness centers and…

The dangerous effects of high blood pressure are highlighted in a new report by the World Health Organization that identifies the condition as one of…

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Joon Park still thinks about his patients long after they’re gone. He remembers the young man who lived on the…

If you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing ultraprocessed and sugary snacks, 1 in 4 of…

A pig kidney successfully functioned in a human body for about two months, marking the longest documented case of a xenotransplant of its…

Do you ever wonder what makes you, well, you: the way you act, the way you feel, the way you process information from the world around…

Surgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen’s chest after a heart attack in December 2020 when he suddenly became…

A smaller share of Gen Z is thriving compared to millennials at the same age, and members of Gen Z are far less likely to describe their mental…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive…

Moderna said Wednesday that its experimental mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine generated a stronger immune response against four strains of the flu…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday sent warning letters to CVS, Walgreens and other companies over…

If you’re groggy in the morning but perky in the evening, you may be a night owl — a sleep pattern or chronotype that makes you more inclined to…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A good treatment option for indigestion may already be in your spice rack, according to a new study. The…

It seems as if the answer to nearly every interpersonal conflict, relationship concern or mental health recovery plan is setting better…

The US Food and Drug Administration is re-evaluating the effectiveness of phenylephrine, a medication in many over-the-counter drug products that…

Worried that perfectionism is holding you back? No wonder, given all the messaging out there that demonizes the tendency, advising us to give it up…

For centuries, people in the sunny Mediterranean would get up after long, leisurely meals and take a walk, often to the town square to see neighbors…

Making friends at the start of a new school year can be scary for kids such as Trae Bruns, a fifth grader in Troy,…

The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline will now be available to the millions of people across the US who use American Sign Language (ASL), according…

A weekly dose of semaglutide, the key ingredient in blockbuster medications Ozempic and Wegovy, helped seven out of 10 patients newly diagnosed with…

Scientists have grown kidneys containing mostly human cells inside pig embryos, an important step toward growing kidneys and potentially other human…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Now engaged to be married, Michelle Jin has been thinking a lot about last names. She hears about the unity…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Abortions have increased substantially in most states where they remain legal post-Dobbs, according to a new…