Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Beliefs developed when young about what is or isn’t healthy can follow us for a lifetime, experts say. But what if those…

By Jen Christensen and John Bonifield, CNN Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Former US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb’s interview in which he criticized the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Injected vaccines against the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been hugely successful, saving nearly 20 million lives…

By Carma Hassan, Aya Elamroussi and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN As cases of monkeypox continue to rise in the US, a top health official is stressing that…

By Carma Hassan and Christina Maxouris, CNN US health officials have been in active discussions with the Food and Drug Administration on whether the…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Sometimes people who die by suicide get branded as selfish, depressed or attention-seeking. Such myths contribute to the…

By Jacqueline Howard and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN To reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for mental health crises, it now takes only…

By Deidre McPhillips The Biden administration on Friday extended the Covid-19 public health emergency for another three months. US Department of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN What do you tell yourself when someone gives you a compliment? Or when you make a mistake? Call it your inner monologue or…

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Saquaya Ruffin didn’t know what an abortion doula was until the clinic staff asked if she wanted one. Her mother came with…

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN As a global outbreak of monkeypox continues to grow, public health officials are stressing the importance of education in…

By Jen Christensen, CNN Wednesday was the deadline for the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products to take action on…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Once again, Covid-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren’t alone. After the Omicron tidal…

By Katia Hetter, CNN The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5 represents at least 65% of new Covid-19 infections in the United States,…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy.…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN After a US Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, Dr. Joshua Trebach noticed a disturbing turn in the…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A backpack, lunch box, crayons and at least 10 hours of sleep each night are all things children need to get off to a good…

By Katie Hunt, CNN There is a crisis in teen mental health, and schools in many countries are exploring different ways to make young people more…

By Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Even as we look forward to enjoying this summer, the youth mental health crisis, mass shootings and political polarization…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood can strongly increase the risk for alcohol abuse later in life,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Official Covid-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical…

By Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Before I had my baby, I thought I would be a relaxed mom. I remember watching other mothers sweating the small stuff and…

By Allison Hope, CNN When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, rolling back nearly 50 years of abortion rights, the threat of more to come…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at obesity in the United States. A person is considered to be obese when he or she reaches a particular…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Weekend warriors can still stave off disease even if they are packing their workouts into a couple of days, according to a…