Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The number of gender-affirming surgeries done in the United States nearly tripled between 2016 and 2019, a new…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Health officials in two states are warning people to take precautions against mosquito bites because of the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US government has awarded more than $1.4 billion to kick-start the development of new vaccines and therapies…

The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first vaccine that protects newborns from respiratory syncytial virus, known as…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to developing high blood pressure, Covid-19 might play an outsized role, a new study says. The…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Spanking or striking children in school, or corporal punishment, should be “abolished in all states by…

By Upasna Gautam, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Stress, But Less newsletter. Our six-part mindfulness guide will inform and inspire you to…

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — As families prepare to gather for Labor Day and children head back to schools, coronavirus cases are once…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Florida Department of Health placed two counties under a mosquito-borne illness alert as five cases of dengue…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Someone who has any kind of severe pain a year after a heart attack may be more likely to die within the eight…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Federal surveillance data suggests that Covid-19 levels are trending up in the United States, but key metrics…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Just as everybody poops, everybody has gas. But the reasons why you break wind can vary, and sometimes it can be…

By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Latino children who live in states with harsher laws that apply to immigrants and systemic prejudice against…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On any given weekend for more than 40 years, you could find Stan Nicholas jamming away on his guitar, playing…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to skyrocket across the United States, a growing number…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of US adults reporting long Covid symptoms has fallen since the summer of 2022, but some people say…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — State and local health officials across the United States are bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Some arguments in favor of laws that restrict gender-affirming care claim that patients may some day regret any…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5. Nationally, EG.5 is…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Antibiotic resistance is on the rise around the world, and there may be a surprising reason why: air pollution.…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Back when Kody Kinsley was in high school, he was so dedicated to boosting the US blood supply that he helped…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN (CNN) — Prior to filming our first documentary on cannabis a decade ago, I was highly skeptical about its use as a…

By Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — You know it the moment it happens. Sometimes it comes with an audible pop. Other times it’s just enough pain to…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the medication zuranolone for the treatment of postpartum…