Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A lot is riding on the shiny green backs of large red-eyed sterile flies that scientists from the United…

Ian Kerner (CNN) — Who wants to date these days? My patients tell me the apps have turned dating into a competitive marketplace marked by quick…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted…

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A girl born in Pennsylvania with a rare neurological disorder called Amish lethal microcephaly died…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Everyone farts. But not everyone tracks their farts. Now, smart underwear is making a case for paying closer…

By Caleb Hellerman and Laila Johnson-Salami (CNN) — The small business owner was diagnosed with appendicitis. The university lecturer and the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Alcohol may play a greater role in death from numerous types of cancers in the United States than previously…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — With children back in school and the looming threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza and RSV…

By Brenda Goodman, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet a growing number of American women have never been…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The federal government is cracking down on some potent kratom-related compounds — two of which are currently…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As federal health officials continue to investigate this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, mental health professionals who treated her testified that she repeatedly…

By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2 a.m. and your college student is miserable. (Parents, you’ll know this because they’ve texted…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A one-time snip of a key gene lowered heart-clogging cholesterol by about 50% over an entire year with no…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines for many Americans. Pfizer…

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health this week recorded its first two measles-associated deaths in…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what…

By Elissa Strauss (CNN) — In October, Dolly Parton gave her fans a health update. In a video titled “I ain’t dead yet!,” the singer…

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Among adults 65 and older, having a larger waist circumference was linked to a higher risk of early death, according…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One of the two deaths related to measles reported in Pennsylvania was an infant,…

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying. The…

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Consider two messages that might land in a doctor’s patient portal: One is pretty brief: “I’ve had a cough…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The texts you’ve ignored, the vacation supplies you still need to order, the hard conversation you’ve been…

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Adrienne Griffen had just given birth to her second child in 2001. The “baby blues” that had quickly subsided after…

By Caleb Hellerman (CNN) — Sabina McMahon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when she was 12 years old. After…

By Faye Chiu, CNN High blood pressure is a common condition that occurs with pregnancy. One form, gestational hypertension, has become substantially…

By Dana Santas, CNN If your knees ache on the way down a flight of stairs but not on the way up, the issue probably isn’t your knees. More likely,…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Are you coughing, hacking or feeling feverish? It may not be just a summer cold; you might want to consider…

By Meg Tirrell, Jamie Gumbrecht, and Reuters (CNN) — A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a…

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Restrictions on older, more polluting vehicles from most of the British capital is “strongly” associated…

By Mary Frances Ruskell My daughter saw a mouse in her dorm room — what should she do? What brand of rain boots should I buy for my student? Should…

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s nominating Dr. Heidi Overton as his next US…

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Some Outshine Fruit Bars distributed nationwide have been recalled amid concerns over potential contamination…

By Diana Anos, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Vishal Patel found himself scrolling through Spotify to find songs from a new Taylor Swift album in his…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A record share of kindergartners in the United States had an exemption for a required vaccination last school…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — “Look at me when I’m talking to you.” It’s a request I heard from my mother throughout much of my childhood,…

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — For older adults, the flu vaccine could look a little different this year. Last week, the US Food and Drug…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that seeks to dramatically reshape vaccine policy in…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Numerous studies have shown that Covid-19 vaccines are safe during pregnancy, but Republican senators have…

By Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — Want more time in your day? You can get plenty by managing how you react to challenging situations, author Neal…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial centered on the mental health issues the 36-year-old faced after giving birth…

By Sneha Dhandapani, Sandee LaMotte, CNN Nearly 1 in 3 adults in the United States with untreated high blood pressure would benefit from treatment…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As parents shop for backpacks, No. 2 pencils and sneakers in preparation for the new school year, making sure…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is freezing her eggs to “feel more in control of her life,” she announced…

By Sarah Owermohle, Madeline Holcombe, Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has released a long-awaited plan to…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen Taylor Farms products that were sold at large retailers across the US are being recalled…