CNN – Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Human testicles contain microplastics and nanoplastics at levels three times higher than animal testes and human…

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

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The nightmares are intense and often horrifying, sometimes lasting well into the day. “There’s a serial…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Demand for Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs used to treat obesity and diabetes has skyrocketed, but a new report…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A new report details the role social media plays in the lives of young people, and how they manage the various…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging doctors to be on the lookout for potentially deadly…

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Maybe you spotted one crawling up your leg after a hike through tall grass or felt one on your dog’s back…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — One may think young people are the main group enjoying the freedom of legalized weed, but in Canada, the…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve been to a party lately and haven’t seen someone drinking a BORG, you’re likely not partying with…

By Samantha Young, KFF Health News LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (KFF Health News) — Yahushua Robinson was an energetic boy who jumped and danced his…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Each time LaTonya looks at framed photos of herself breastfeeding her baby son for the first time, she swells…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Injected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side effect:…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — One of the big mysteries with popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss is why some people will lose 20% or more…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN (CNN) — I’ve been reporting on Alzheimer’s disease for more than two decades, and any progress in the field has…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Preventive neurologist Dr Richard Isaacson stared at the numbers on the fax in astonishment. Blood biomarkers of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The ultraprocessed foods your kids eat now may be putting them a greater risk for cardiometabolic problems…

By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — When my kids were in elementary school, the weeks between spring break and summer vacation seemed to go by at…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United States, but another new crop of virus…

CNN, CDC, EMED DIGITAL HEALTHCARE By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels are about the lowest they’ve ever been in the United…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 900,000 tea bags from the organic tea brand Yogi are being recalled due to a detectable amount of…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Laboratory tests by the US Department of Agriculture haven’t found any H5N1 bird flu virus in raw beef, but…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday suspended funding to EcoHealth Alliance, a virus…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Countless people seek emergency care for back pain, muscle strains and similar injuries resulting from “moving…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Skin cancer is by far the most common form of cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer…

ByBy Julie Rovner and Rachana Pradhan, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and Drug…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When Cheri Ferguson started taking Ozempic last year, she said, she hoped to lose about 50 pounds she’d gained…

CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating a vegan, vegetarian or lacto-ovo vegetarian diet significantly reduces the overall risk of developing…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating a vegan, vegetarian or lacto-ovo vegetarian diet significantly reduces the overall risk of developing…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — I’ve been working steadily for hours but feel as if I haven’t even started. My attention is being pulled…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Cream cheese sold by Hy-Vee and Aldi has been recalled due to potential contamination with salmonella. So far,…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — It’s spring, and the air is filled with the melodies of mating songbirds. But when I walk down a tidy…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new blood test can be performed in a pregnant person’s first trimester to help assess their risk of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The internet is ruining our lives, right? Not necessarily, according to a new study. “Nearly everyone seems…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — After decades of decline, accidental drowning rates are rising in the US, the US Centers for Disease Control and…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Since using weight loss medication, Allie Olivares has quieted the voice of her eating disorder in her brain…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most abortions in the United States are medication abortions, and telehealth has become an increasingly…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Eating enough healthy fats is great for brain and heart health, but new research has possibly provided even more…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — New analyses of the longest clinical trial yet of the weight-loss drug Wegovy are shedding light on how quickly it…

By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — When I was knee-deep in the early years of parenting, Facebook was in its infancy and Instagram and TikTok…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — When you open a bag of nacho-flavored chips or cheese puffs, you probably know that you’re about to indulge in…

By Paradise Afshar, Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — A 62-year-old man has died months after becoming the world’s first…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Many people love their ultraprocessed foods. Sodas, chips, ice cream, lunch meat and other prepared foods are…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Whatever their personal or political allegiances, many college students are seeing their experience on campus…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Newly announced financial incentives to farms to help stem the spread of bird flu in dairy cattle drew mixed…

By Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR (CNN) — James Lemons, 39, wants the bullet removed from his thigh so he can go back to work. Sarai…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in 8 adults in the United States has used a GLP-1 drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro at some point in…

By Brenda Goodman and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — In early March, Dr. Barb Petersen, a large-animal vet in Texas, began getting calls from the…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is considering a requirement for blood banks to use a new test that can…