CNN – Health

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19,…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Trader Joe’s recalled its Infinite Herbs organic basil on Wednesday after the product was linked to a dozen…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Last summer was the hottest ever recorded in the United States, and heat-related health emergencies also…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Some fresh, frozen and canned nonorganic fruits and vegetables are contaminated with concerning levels of…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — In a disturbing worldwide trend, new cancer cases among young people have been increasing sharply. Early-onset…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Working your brain hard at your job could pay off in more ways than boosting your career — it may…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are a lot of risks when it comes to adolescents using screens — and a new multinational study shows…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Kerry Pearl remembers the pharmacist holding up the medicine her 4-year-old son needed to help him breathe. “He…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, also seems to help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker Eli…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning that dangerous counterfeit versions of Botox have been…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — For years, conventional wisdom in fitness culture has promoted the belief that stretching to become more flexible…

CNN By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — For years, conventional wisdom in fitness culture has promoted the belief that stretching to become more…

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt probably has become a pretty unpopular guy among teenagers over the last few…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. He tried various treatment programs,…

By John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen people from nine states have reported harmful reactions after receiving cosmetic injections —…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Makers of melatonin supplements have 18 to 24 months to voluntarily add child-deterrent packaging and improve…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It’s common knowledge that exercise is good for your mental health and your heart health — and now a new…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk of…

CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk…

By David Allan, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking heat, rising sea levels, increasingly extreme weather and more are fueled by the human-made climate…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You’ve just started dating someone new, and things are heating up when you realize you haven’t asked them…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A Houston hospital has temporarily stopped liver and kidney transplants after it says it learned one of its…

CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the…

CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more young adults in the United States took pregnancy off…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There are more active drug shortages in the United States than ever, according to data from the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol misuse nearly doubled during the…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, more young adults in the United States took pregnancy off the…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 cases of measles have been reported in the United States since the start of the year, and the…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — A worker on a dairy farm in Texas tested positive for the avian flu, only the second case of a person in the…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Kirsten Puccio gave birth to her daughter in August 2020. It was a moment she had both eagerly awaited and dreaded…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People in at least two states have been hospitalized with botulism-like illness after receiving cosmetic…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — After Prince Harry’s accounts of a troubled relationship with his brother, Prince William, in his memoir,…

By Phyllis Fagell, CNN (CNN) — CNN — At some point, most people will provide care for a loved one, whether their children, spouses or…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Suicide rates among people of all ages in the United States have increased over the past two decades, making it…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized stringent new regulations on levels of six perfluoroalkyl…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration finalized the first national standard to limit dangerous “forever chemicals” found…

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — At 23, only a few years into her professional surfing career, Becca Speak was sponsored by brands including…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Gen Z is having a harder time than previous generations did at their age, according to new research. But the…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Ramadan is coming to an end, which means it’s time to plan to celebrate Eid al-Fitr. The Islamic…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study found that the more health-related social needs a woman…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States hits store shelves, the company behind…

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Using acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy was not associated with increased risk of…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Since time immemorial, humans have done their darnedest to try and cheat death. Today, as revolutionary…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules on Tuesday to protect neighborhoods near more than 200…

By John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — An RSV vaccine already used for older adults could help protect people as young as 18 who are at increased risk…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Using less salt in your food may seem boring, but the payoffs could be as big as a lowered risk of death, new…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — To spot breast cancer early, there are mammograms. To find colon cancer early, there are colonoscopies. But…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Potentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and…