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CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — While working in the West Wing under President George W.Bush, then-US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — While working in the West Wing under President George W.Bush, then-US Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona got…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — If you want to keep your kids from drinking, start by looking at your own consumption. That’s because…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Autumn is here, school is back in session, and along with the recent uptick in Covid-19 cases, people are…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Like many people across the US who’ve gone to a pharmacy in the hopes of getting one of the newly updated…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has updated the label of the diabetes drug Ozempic to acknowledge…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Amid an “unprecedented behavioral health crisis” with an “alarming” suicide rate, the US Department of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Megan Thee Stallion wants you to ask your friends how they are doing — for real. The rapper is part of a…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Cancer experts are warning that it “might be some time” before cancer services return to levels seen…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As prescriptions for Ozempic soar, the drug and others like it are still reaching only a fraction of the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the updated Covid-19 vaccines, only about 1 in 4 American adults says they definitely plan to…

By Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — A 46-year-old Swiss man who was paralyzed after falling on ice has regained some movement after a world-first surgery…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The rush of heat comes out of nowhere, so fierce for some that their faces burn and sweat streams from every…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Record shortages of lifesaving chemotherapy drugs mean doctors across the US are still having to ration…

By Sara Sidner, CNN (CNN) — When Michelle Marciniak’s daughter Marie was 4 years old, a preschool teacher noticed a change in her…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Teens get as many as 237 or more notifications each day on their smartphones, according to a new report.…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Compared with people who don’t work in the medical field, health care workers face an increased risk of…

By Sadie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If you’re one of many people who have swallowed a whole piece of chewing gum by accident, one question likely…

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The “Barbie” movie is a bona fide cultural moment. Not only has it set box office records and ushered in a…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — As the US hovers on the edge of another season of respiratory viruses, some health care workers are preparing to…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 tests are now available to be ordered for free from the US government. Starting Monday, people can…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who have struggled to recover after Covid-19 often find that clinicians treat them like medical…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of…

By Katy Milkman, CNN (CNN) — Most of us assume those superachievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) – With modern life so jam-packed with activities and stimulation, it is hard to completely unplug and relax. But that’s…

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough amoxicillin, the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough amoxicillin, the…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, according to new data from the US Centers for…

By Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — Does it feel like your family is getting a failing grade on its mental health report card? Yoga, journaling…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration needs to take a stronger stance against retailers that illegally sell…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Cramps, headaches and depression may not be the only impacts of PMS — there could be complications with…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 home tests to Americans, US Department of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food and drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It has been just over a week since the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday did not approve a needle-free epinephrine for treatment of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you’re exercising. A new…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has filed several lawsuits against certain US medical spas, wellness centers and…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for disorders such as gestational hypertension and preeclampsia with…

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Joon Park still thinks about his patients long after they’re gone. He remembers the young man who lived on the…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are meeting this week to discuss the regulations,…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The dangerous effects of high blood pressure are highlighted in a new report by the World Health Organization that…

Analysis by Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — Several years ago, another dad reached out to me after reading my work about being a stay-at-home…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based freelance health and science journalist. If…

By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious…