Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN Abbott Nutrition said Tuesday that it plans to restart work at the Sturgis, Michigan, plant at the heart of the nationwide…

By Katia Hetter, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech announced Monday that three doses of their vaccine were safe and produced a strong immune response in…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide. Facts Cholera is…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An extremely rare disease called monkeypox, a much less severe cousin of smallpox, is spreading around the world. More than…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at conjoined twins. Conjoined twins are physically connected to one another at some point on their bodies.…

By Megan Marples, CNN People around the world are likely to lose 50 to 58 hours of sleep a year by 2099 due to the climate crises, a new study…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN Three child-size doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be safe and showed a strong immune response in…

By Holly Yan, CNN More cases of a rare disease have been reported worldwide, including in the United States — where one health official said he…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are closely tracking recent clusters of monkeypox infections…

By Megan Marples, CNN Children with strong family connections are associated with a high likelihood of flourishing in life, a new study found.…

By Jen Christensen, CNN On Thursday, Claire Holland graduated from sixth grade. It was a happy day. She made the honor roll and she won her…

Brenda Goodman The global toll of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in children has risen to 621 cases from 34 countries, the European Centre for…

By Brenda Goodman, Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN As waves of new coronavirus variants circulate the globe, one thing has become clear:…

By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang, CNN Three-year-old Alexis Tyler survives on Gerber Lil Crunchies cheese puffs and the chocolate flavor of a…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The United States is preparing to welcome more displaced Ukrainians now that the Biden administration has approved the…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges counties with high Covid-19 community levels to…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN A doctor at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, says he admitted two young patients — a toddler…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Covid-19 surveillance is at a crossroads in the United States. With at-home tests now outnumbering those done in…

By Katia Hetter, CNN Covid-19 infections are on the rise, with most US states reporting an increase in cases. According to the US Centers for Disease…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than one million people have now died of Covid-19 in the US since the pandemic’s start, according to Tuesday…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When it comes to a stroke, acting fast is key. “Time lost is brain lost. Every minute counts,” according to the…

By Amanda Sealy, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s…

By Jen Christensen, CNN A blood test to screen for prostate cancer may be better at doing so than experts originally thought, particularly among…

By John Duffy, CNN Over the past several weeks, it seems like nearly every day Americans find ourselves processing another mass shooting. Over time,…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are three types of…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about sarin, a man-made nerve agent developed for chemical warfare. Facts Sarin is a…

CNN Editorial Research West Nile virus (WNV) is primarily transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. More than 2,600 people have died of West Nile…

By Harry Enten, CNN My first memories of bathing were of my mom dragging me into the bathtub kicking and screaming. Those days are long gone, and…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The day they wheeled 2-year-old Baelyn Schwab into surgery to get a new liver, her skin was orange, and she was delirious.…

By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN For more than a year, Americans have been vaccinated for free against Covid-19, but many of the…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to…