CNN – Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older adults who don’t smoke tobacco but do use marijuana were at higher risk of both heart attack and stroke…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — America’s gun epidemic has become deadlier than ever for children since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic,…

By Nadia Kounang and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Eighty national public health groups, including the American Heart Association, the American…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs to…

CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It used to be called manic depression in an effort to capture the swing of emotions from intense manic highs…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed revoking its regulation authorizing the nationwide use of…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It took 15 entries into rehab before the late actor Matthew Perry found long-term sobriety, he wrote in his…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Overall tobacco use among youths dropped slightly, by about 1%, since last year, largely driven by declines in…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Hormone replacement therapy may protect the female brain from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — if hormones…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Vaccine misinformation, which first began spiraling during the Covid-19 pandemic, has grown in the United States in…

Text by AJ Willingham and photos by Brook Joyner, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: AJ Willingham is senior culture writer for CNN. “When you move…

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The American Cancer Society has just updated their lung cancer screening guidelines in an effort to increase…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Too much stress isn’t good for you — on top of feeling relentless burnout, it can lead to sleep problems,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Male sperm count has fallen by more than 50% globally in the last 50 years, leaving researchers scrambling to…

CNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in more than two decades, the United States saw an increase in infant mortality rates in…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At age 45, Dr. Lakiea Bailey said, she was the oldest person with sickle cell anemia that she knew. The…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — Lawrence Faucette, the second living person to receive a genetically modified pig heart in a transplant, has died…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When the first gene therapy for the rare, debilitating disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy was conditionally…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has received millions of calls, texts and online messages since its…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When tragedy takes the world stage, it can quickly become part of every conversation. But as much as it may…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — For some high-risk cardiovascular patients with stents, the often-recommended practice of prolonged taking of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Micromanaging how your child eats candy this Halloween might be more of a trick than a treat, experts say.…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-six over-the-counter eye drop products including those sold under store brands such as CVS, Target and…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Overdose deaths among teens have been on the rise for years and now the Biden administration is urging schools to…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Loss of slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study.…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to require private health insurance plans…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever been hiking with your partner when you suddenly imagine pushing them off a cliff? Or on your way…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning…

By Giri Viswanathan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is sharing a new warning about the risks…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People with type 2 diabetes who followed a time-restricted diet lost belly fat and improved their blood sugar as…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Dr. Ankit Patel will become a pharmaceutical pioneer. He’ll be the first pharmacist to legally…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: Season 8 of the podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets back to basics with an in-depth examination of…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s health agency is warning the public not to buy pre-filled pens claiming to contain the weight loss…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Men who have sex with men and others who are at high risk of mpox infection should get two doses of the Jynneos…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s still one of the biggest mysteries in science: How does a human cell — too small to see with the naked eye…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down? Daylight Saving Time will end on…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Patti Wukovits still thinks about how she had to bury her daughter in her prom dress. In June 2012, 17-year-old…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Vaccines for Covid-19 and influenza may slightly increase the risk of strokes caused by blood clots in the…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the disease, may be able to be…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — When Adele debuted her 2011 single “Someone Like You,” her bittersweet ballad resonated with millions…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — An RSV vaccine approved for use in older adults could help protect people as young as 50 who have certain…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A multistate salmonella outbreak has caused at least 73 illnesses across 22 states, including 15…