CNN – Health

WFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations…

By Jen Christensen and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Department of Public Health said Wednesday that everyone who is eligible for…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A tool that’s available as an online calculator played a key role in actress Olivia Munn’s discovery that…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For decades, a diagnosis of glioblastoma – an aggressive, hard-to-treat cancer in the brain – has been a…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A systematic review of scientific studies on the Wim Hof method of cold water therapy found the quality of the…

CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto…

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Six veggies, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun thing — if that’s your grocery…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — High school seniors’ use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a…

By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy,…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A team of experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago on Tuesday to help…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Now wide awake from a once peaceful slumber, you roll over to check the clock and find it’s 3 a.m. That’s…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — For many Americans, a morning routine is not complete without a cup of joe. The National Coffee…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — With an early meeting in the morning, I had done everything I could think to do to get through my latest bout…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which observant Muslims observe a strict fast…

CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health.…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health. We…

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train derailment…

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know I’m supposed to gradually go to bed and get up earlier over the course of a week or two before…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know I’m supposed to gradually go to bed and get up earlier over the course of a week or two before Daylight…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Wegovy’s not just for weight loss anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved drugmaker Novo…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Friday that its drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called Relyvrio,…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’re feeling as if you’re spinning your wheels at the gym, welcome to the club. At some point in most…

CNN By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On…

By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour and gain one hour of sleep. On the…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Melatonin products have become increasingly popular among US adults and a new report from the US Centers for…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Every night at 11 p.m. sharp, my dog corrals me into my bedroom, and then at 7 a.m. he has his nose in my…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder,” Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel joked at last…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About half of registered voters in the United States say this year’s elections will have a “major…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Tissue samples from the brain of the man who killed 18 people during a shooting rampage at a bowling…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — High levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, can form in acne treatment products containing benzoyl…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded its investigation into tainted cinnamon products, and its…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People with microplastics or nanoplastics in their carotid artery tissues were twice as likely to have a heart…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Ten thousand steps per day have long been known as the magic number needed to lower risk of disease and early…

CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19…

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Dorothy Beal switches up where and when she runs to avoid a pattern in case someone is watching her. She also…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s free at-home Covid-19 test program will be suspended Friday, according to the Administration…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — At 6’3” and 295 pounds, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce often towers over other people. His…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Getting only a few hours of sleep per day may do more harm than just causing a groggy day at the office — it…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking two liters or more per week of artificially sweetened beverages — the equivalent of a medium-sized…

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The first oral contraceptive approved for over-the-counter use in the United States will become available in…