Health

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — James Harrison, a prolific Australian blood donor famed for having saved the lives of more than two million babies,…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — As a measles outbreak in Texas has grown to nearly 150 cases, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — After many years of failed attempts, I have actually grown to like running. My boss, David Allan, was one of…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know emergency physicians are trained to treat every type of medical emergency, including falls, cuts and…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has reversed an obscure requirement called the Richardson Waiver,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to…

By Monica Haider, CNN (CNN) — For many Muslims around the world, the holy month of Ramadan is a time for spiritual reset. Fasting during the…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas, the Texas Department of…

CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — One hundred forty-six measles cases have been reported in the outbreak in West Texas,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two long-planned vaccine meetings — one at the US Centers for Disease Control and another at the US Food and…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered questions about his stances on antidepressants at a recent US Senate…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — When Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Kennedy answered questions during the first cabinet…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Alzheimer’s disease is increasingly widespread, affecting more than 55 million people worldwide — a figure…

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

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A March meeting of outside advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration to discuss the composition of flu…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Drinking tea has been linked to various health benefits, including a lower risk for heart disease and degree of…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The first measles death in the growing outbreak in West Texas was a school-aged child. The child was…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In a new op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, US Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly, the maker of blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs Zepbound and Mounjaro, said it will invest an…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — By now, many people have heard that a diet packed with ultraprocessed foods is not good for us. They have been linked…

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…