CNN – Health

By Tami Luhby and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at the high prices of the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and…

KYW, JOE CARROTA, NYU LANGONE HEALTH, LISA PISANO, CNN, Joe Carrota/NYU Langone Health, Lisa Pisano By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — When opposite sex couples are trying and failing to get pregnant, the attention often focuses on the…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney has…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New US school meal standards announced Wednesday will limit the amount of added sugars for the first time and…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — About 3.6 million Medicare enrollees may qualify for coverage of the anti-obesity drug Wegovy, according to a KFF…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Despite working a full-time job in human relations and caring for her 6-year-old son Chase and 3-year-old…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Early tests of pasteurized milk – purchased at grocery stores in areas with cows that have tested positive for…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Tuesday about the risks of counterfeit…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When the US Department of Agriculture announced late Sunday that it had publicly posted new data from its…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in Chicago, Alicia Meneses Maples had two younger brothers who were born with disabilities. David was…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Each of Tara Marklin’s three sons have vastly different approaches to eating: The oldest eats the widest…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Patients have a right to privacy when it comes to their medical information, even when they travel to another…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — “How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re looking for something to sweeten your dinner table this Passover, Jewish dietitian and chef Micah…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When Jessica Coletti’s 3-year-old son Vincent lost his usual pep last month, she worried that something was…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Whether you’re shedding pounds with the help of effective new medicines, slimming down after weight loss…

By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) — If you smoke or eat pot, you might have encountered the “marijuana munchies,” or the desire for salty, sweet or…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It’s 420 or “weed day,” and people around the world will be paying homage to their favorite guilty…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — In this season of the podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent has explored…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The bird flu spreading through cattle in the United States is an “enormous concern” the chief scientist of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It was a dream come true for millions of Taylor Swift fans, after the superstar released her latest album,…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Fans were waiting with bated breath for the emotional torment they were sure would come from “The Tortured…

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…