Health

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The spread of respiratory illnesses is well underway, as US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has been asked to review MDMA, or midomafetamine, the active ingredient in…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of a relationship, being in the throes of passion can make someone chalk their new partner’s…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Things are not necessarily better for American women today than they were for their mothers and grandmothers,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who take the new injectable medication tirzepatide – brand-named Zepbound – to shed pounds will need…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For a dog or cat, the holidays are full of bright, shiny fun. Tinsel dangles from a tall invader in the living…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Long…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Unless you are made of the same stuff as Mother Teresa, few among us can say we have never been angry with someone to…

By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — An HIV vaccine trial dubbed this decade’s “last roll of the dice” has stopped vaccinations following…

By Dr. Neha Chaudhary, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Neha Chaudhary is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Massachusetts General…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — With growing attention on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in sports,…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals and health facilities in Ukraine are facing an “alarming increase” of antimicrobial-resistant…

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

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Rising Pharmaceuticals, maker of a crucial drug for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, said it plans to start…

CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday,…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday, including…

By Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News Gann Valley, South Dakota (KFF Health News) — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored…

By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center College Station, Texas (GHRC) — For Dr. Aaron Hultgren, the wake-up call was Hurricane Sandy…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of salmonella tied to whole and pre-cut cantaloupe products continues to grow, and a third death has…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors and health departments Thursday to be on the…

By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The $32,000 cost of a crucial drug to treat severe lead poisoning drew ire from Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — At-home holiday parties are on many people’s calendars right now, and germ-conscious hosts are faced with a…

By Amanda McClelland (CNN) — Editor’s note: Amanda McClelland, a registered nurse, is the senior vice president of Prevent Epidemics…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Last year, days after the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use in…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — With abortion banned in more than a dozen states and restricted in many others, it’s become about twice as…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — About half of hypertension cases in middle-age and older adults are shared or “concordant” within…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Long-awaited federal rules that would ban menthol flavoring in cigarettes have been delayed, angering health…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Clinicians, researchers and activists have stressed the need for better treatment and services of people with…

By Allison Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — When we count America’s greatest women explorers, most people tend to look everywhere but down. Think of…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In August, the US Food and Drug Administration greenlit a new maker of an old drug used for the most severe cases…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced Tuesday that its flagship weight loss medication, Zepbound, is now…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — As director of the Lymphoma Clinical Research program at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Dr. Jason…

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — Last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule that would require water systems across…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As a pulmonary critical care specialist, Dr. Cassondra Cramer-Bour knows intimately what RSV, or respiratory…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — What if you could assess your risk of developing dementia or having a stroke as you age without medical…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — They love me, they love me not — the phrase sounds like an innocent children’s game. But for some people…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, there’s growing concern about how the situation may raise the risk…

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

CNN By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — In 1976, gunmen stormed a school bus carrying 26 children – ages 5 to 14 – and their bus driver in…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — One sunny afternoon in July 1976, 26 children and their bus driver vanished on the ride home from school in…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — China, Denmark, France and the Netherlands have all recently reported an increase in cases of pneumonia in…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is urging consumers to continue to avoid recalled applesauce pouches amid…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Actress Jennifer Garner isn’t a helicopter mom. “I want to be around. But I also think it’s OK if they…