Health

By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A move to a new city, remote work from home all day or a big change to social networks — your life…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that women who use hormonal birth control have higher rates of…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Out of the crowd, Michelle Panning picked her target, an unsuspecting man she didn’t know, and asked him an…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Social media users just won’t stop talking about how the stress hormone cortisol can cause cheeks and eyelids…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Already multitool smart devices, Apple Watches added another buzzworthy feature last month: an app to detect…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An immunotherapy approach to treating advanced Hodgkin lymphoma may drastically increase patients’ chances…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Coca-Cola has recalled more than 13,000 cases of Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade because the mislabeled…

By Sam Tupper (CNN) — Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Even though the month is more than halfway over, is it too late to try Sober October? Not according to CNN…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Disruptions from Hurricane Helene exacerbated shortages of critical intravenous fluids in the United States,…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A review of the medical records of thousands of adolescents treated for obesity found that kids who received the…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment, which…

CNN Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — I was one of the kids in Keller, Texas, who grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons. My brother was always…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his work on machine learning,…

Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — On the night Helene arrived, my husband, Bruce, and I half-slept through the…

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The order from an online “pharmacy” was for oxycodone, a powerful narcotic used to treat pain. The pills…

By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Denmark have published a case report revealing an unexpected consequence of one of…

By Kelly Bowman, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Every October, World Mental Health Day tries to expand the conversation around mental health and brings…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Keeping your brain sharp as you age has a lot to do with your heart — and the younger you start taking better…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals across the United States are rationing critical intravenous fluids and postponing some surgeries as…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — If there’s a diet, Janet McCaskill says, she’s done it. “I’ve tried WeightWatchers. I’ve tried keto.…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In my family, I am officially known as “Baby Spice.” No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to think about your breasts — not just this month because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month,…

Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — When my friends and I walked into homeroom on the first day of school this year, my teacher…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Amid an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, travelers coming into the United States who have been in…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has warned that antidepressants may be linked with suicidal thoughts and…

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — When hurricanes bear down, floodwaters rise, wildfires rage and that big earthquake finally strikes, it’s…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home…

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes and other natural disasters often create a cascade of unexpected complications, including extended…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you think of a meal, are vegetables the forgettable side character or the villain? What if they could be…