CNN – Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Estimates of the number of people in the US with lingering Covid-19 symptoms vary widely, but a new survey from…

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — As the US hovers on the edge of another season of respiratory viruses, some health care workers are preparing to…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 tests are now available to be ordered for free from the US government. Starting Monday, people can…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who have struggled to recover after Covid-19 often find that clinicians treat them like medical…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Deidre McPhillips and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 hospitalizations have been on the rise in the United States for…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday it is recommending a new vaccine to help protect…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — For the second time ever, a pig heart has been transplanted into a living human recipient, the University of…

By Katy Milkman, CNN (CNN) — Most of us assume those superachievers who are always able to squeeze in their workout, eat healthy foods, ace…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) – With modern life so jam-packed with activities and stimulation, it is hard to completely unplug and relax. But that’s…

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough amoxicillin, the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Parents across the US are beginning to face the struggles of a second winter without enough amoxicillin, the…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Obesity is becoming more common in a growing number of states, according to new data from the US Centers for…

By Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — Does it feel like your family is getting a failing grade on its mental health report card? Yoga, journaling…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration needs to take a stronger stance against retailers that illegally sell…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Cramps, headaches and depression may not be the only impacts of PMS — there could be complications with…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 home tests to Americans, US Department of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating greater amounts of ultraprocessed food and drinks, especially if those items are artificially sweetened,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It has been just over a week since the US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday did not approve a needle-free epinephrine for treatment of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If your main fitness goal is weight loss, you may want to consider the time of day you’re exercising. A new…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has filed several lawsuits against certain US medical spas, wellness centers and…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Everyone who is pregnant should be screened for disorders such as gestational hypertension and preeclampsia with…

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Joon Park still thinks about his patients long after they’re gone. He remembers the young man who lived on the…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Every year since 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that everyone in the…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Independent advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration are meeting this week to discuss the regulations,…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The dangerous effects of high blood pressure are highlighted in a new report by the World Health Organization that…

Analysis by Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — Several years ago, another dad reached out to me after reading my work about being a stay-at-home…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With Covid-19 cases up across the country, many people are once again relying on home tests to guide decisions…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based freelance health and science journalist. If…

By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Before beginning any new exercise program, consult your doctor. Stop immediately if…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Just in time for fall and winter sniffles, an advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration has…

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — An Arkansas toddler died of a rare brain-eating amoeba infection, which was likely contracted at a splash…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you’re eating healthier meals these days, congratulations — but what do you snack on? By choosing…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It was a meeting that changed their lives forever. The year was 2020, and reports had emerged from China that…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, an organ transplant is believed to have spread dangerous Legionella bacteria, according to…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A pig kidney successfully functioned in a human body for about two months, marking the longest documented…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Surgeons were about to saw through 80-year-old Aubrey Osteen’s chest after a heart attack in December 2020…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new Covid-19 vaccine is available — and recommended — for everyone ages 6 months and older, and experts…

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — Do you ever wonder what makes you, well, you: the way you act, the way you feel,…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A smaller share of Gen Z is thriving compared to millennials at the same age, and members of Gen Z are…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Now that the US Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed off, you…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Moderna said Wednesday that its experimental mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine generated a stronger immune response…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Cancer experts have made two calls for action from US lawmakers this year: fix the ongoing cancer drug…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday sent warning letters to CVS, Walgreens and other companies over…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Phenylephrine, a popular ingredient in many over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines, is ineffective in…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — It seems as if the answer to nearly every interpersonal conflict, relationship concern or mental health…