Health

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines for children waned quickly during the Omicron surge, especially…

By Holly Yan, CNN Even some of the most ardent supporters of Covid-19 precautions are ditching mask mandates as health officials release new…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN If you were obese, smoked or had a psychological disorder in adolescence, you might age faster than your peers as an adult,…

By Elizabeth Cohen and Jacqueline Howard, CNN Most people in the United States live in areas where those who are healthy do not need to wear masks…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN For extremely sick patients, an advanced form of life support called extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, cuts the…

By Jen Christensen, CNN At least 5.2 million children globally have lost a parent, grandparent or family member who helped care for them to Covid-19,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The world could soon have another vaccine option in its fight against Covid-19. European drug makers Sanofi and GSK announced…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Having a long-term pet companion may delay memory loss and other kinds of cognitive decline, a new study has found. Pet…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease…

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Jen Christensen, CNN The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines may be as long as…

By Tasnim Ahmed, CNN As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, scientists are finding that the coronavirus has far-reaching effects on health…

By Casey Barber, CNN Who else needs a pick-me-up as we move through the last few weeks of winter? While a beach vacation might not be possible for…

By Jen Christensen, CNN After the Omicron coronavirus variant made a record number of US children sick in January, children’s hospitals across…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN When Ryan Sheldon told his family he had an eating disorder, they chuckled in confusion. When he brought it up to his…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating a plant-based diet has been shown to be very good for your heart and your overall health, as well as that of the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The antiparasitic drug ivermectin doesn’t prevent severe disease from Covid-19 any more effectively than symptom…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Measures to protect patients hospitalized with Covid-19 from financial liability have been rolled back by most insurers in…

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Infants and toddlers should be screened more for developmental delays, according to updated US guidelines released…

By Jen Christensen, CNN At age 14, Alexander Neville was still very much a curious kid. He was a Boy Scout who enjoyed getting outdoors and camping.…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN The BA.2 virus — a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant — isn’t just spreading faster than its…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Obstructive sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time. Snoring…

By Stephanie Mansour, CNN Many of us enter into a new year with high hopes for our health and wellness goals. Perhaps vowing to exercise daily,…