CNN – Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The infant mortality rate in the United States rose in 2022, the first jump in 20 years, according to data…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a handful of Australian water polo players tested positive for Covid-19 this week, questions have…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Two shots a year of a drug currently used to treat HIV infections were dramatically effective at preventing…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There is a “critical shortage” of certain vials used to collect samples for blood cultures, the US…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You may have seen people jumping into frigid seas or stylish ice baths, claiming these dunks are good for heart…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Called “forever chemicals” because of how long they remain in the human body and environment, perfluoroalkyl…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — How often you poop may influence more than whether you’re uncomfortably bloated. The frequency may also affect…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Scientists announced in December the successful creation of the Brain Care Score, a tool for assessing dementia…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to the online safety of their children, parents could build a family media plan to set…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — More and more people are using marijuana before or during pregnancy to ease nausea, pain, stress and help with…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — If you look around at your friends and family — and even at yourself — it is apparent that some people perceive the…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — A new human case of H5 highly pathogenic avian flu has been identified in Colorado, the US Centers for Disease…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Friday about a deadly multistate listeria…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Your body is the living, breathing vehicle you rely on to navigate your life, so maintaining mobility is an…

CNN By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When things would get tense between the kids in my house, sometimes my dad would sit beside us and talk out…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Sealed bottles of tattoo and permanent makeup ink, including some marked as sterile, contained millions of…

By Jacqueline Howard and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States face a growing number of threats to their health and…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With a summer wave of Covid-19 infections sweeping the country, a timely new study has looked at the risk of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — As he began the brain scan, neurologist Dr. Nico Dosenbach wasn’t sure if he’d been given a psychedelic or a…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — Not again. My mind repeated what I had said many times before as I learned of another shooting perpetrated by…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warnings to five companies Tuesday as…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Two years after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched, the service has answered over 10 million texts, calls…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Searing heat may have played a role in the infections of five workers who fell ill last week while culling a…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the…

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The Mediterranean diet has been linked to many health benefits for adults. Now, a new study suggests it could…

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Five cases of bird flu have been identified among workers culling poultry at a farm in…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Although the Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented speed in the development and distribution of coronavirus…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Everyone has encountered them: people who always appear to know what they are doing. They gladly take control of a…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Hamilton was in such pain he refused to open his eyes. When the 4-year-old English bulldog tried, his misshapen…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday conversations, and most American adults believe a…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Longevity isn’t just about living a long life but also about living well. More than 1 in 5 Americans will…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Appreciating the little things in life can leave a lasting impact on your health. Experiencing gratitude is…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The average menstruating person will spend about five years of their total reproductive lifespan using an…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 40% of new cancer cases among adults ages 30 and older in the United States — and nearly half of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Did you sculpt your “bikini body”? Is your skin soft and tan and free of body hair? Are you ready for…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The care that comes after a cardiac arrest should include supporting mental health — especially for women,…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — A case of plague has been confirmed in a person in Pueblo County, Colorado, officials said Tuesday. The case was…

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Lisa Pisano, the first person to receive a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney, died…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Election season — with all its arguments about debates, political ads and fundraising text messages —…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — An estimated 72 million women in the United States have skipped or delayed a recommended health…