CNN – Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States has been growing steadily since 2000, but two new reports…

By Katia Hetter, CNN The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved…

By Jen Christensen, CNN When a pharmaceutical plant in Shanghai that made contrast material for radiological scans shut down last year, half the…

By Janelle Chavez, CNN A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eye drops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss…

By Jessie Gretener, CNN All hormone contraceptives, including progestagen-only “minipills,” carry a small “excess risk” of…

By Jen Christensen, CNN Doctors across the United States who treat people with advanced prostate cancer can’t find supplies of a medicine that…

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News Consider three hypothetical women in their mid-70s, all living alone in identical economic circumstances with…

By Janelle Chavez, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday about the widespread threat of fentanyl mixed with xylazine, a…

By Janelle Chavez, CNN Clinical cases of Candida auris, an emerging fungus considered an urgent threat, nearly doubled in 2021, according to new data…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Americans took fewer steps during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, and they still haven’t gotten their mojo back, a…

By Megan Marples, CNN Just as spring is a time for rebirth, the Persian New Year is a time to celebrate new life. Nowruz is celebrated on the spring…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Potentially toxic chemicals found in everyday products, including fast-food wrappers, makeup and carpeting, are altering…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Are your birth control pills ruining your sex life? Maybe, experts say — but it’s complicated. When comedian…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Frozen organic strawberries sold at several stores, including Costco and Aldi, and in a frozen fruit blend at Trader…

By Janelle Chavez, CNN A rare strain of bacteria found in recalled eyedrops has been linked to dozens of infections, as well as cases of vision loss,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN There’s a tantalizing new clue in the hunt for the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. A new analysis of genetic material…

By Dana Santas, CNN How you sleep each night plays a vital role in how you perform in your daily life. So, it’s no wonder that professional…

By Katia Hetter, CNN Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is continuing to receive treatment for depression at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda,…

By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Effie Schnacky was wheezy and lethargic instead of being her normal, rambunctious self one February afternoon. When her…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the keys to keeping your child happy and healthy is making sure they get enough sleep consistently, a new study has…

By Janelle Chavez, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 16-1 on Thursday in support of full approval of Paxlovid, stating that…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As women continue to die due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, new federal data shows that the…

By Annette Choi and Will Mullery, CNN A federal judge in Texas ruled on Friday to suspend the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of…

By Kyla Russell, CNN Two people with stage IV lung cancer who had been told that they had only weeks or months to live are breathing freely after…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN More than 1 in 9 seniors in the United States is living with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number of people affected…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Blueberries, beloved by nutritionists for their anti-inflammatory properties, have joined fiber-rich green beans in this…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Closely following a Mediterranean diet may cut a woman’s risk of heart disease and death by nearly 25%, according to a…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In the next three years, drinking water in the United States may be a bit safer from potentially toxic chemicals that have…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19…