Health

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The United States has seen progress in reducing certain cancer risks, as overall smoking rates remain on a…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As a measles outbreak centered in West Texas continues to grow, a new poll finds that a growing share of…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Air pollution levels keep getting worse for more people in the US, according to a new report, and experts say…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States are less likely to have babies than ever before, but key figures in the Trump…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food…

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Legalization of cannabis products may be linked to growing use among teens, a new study found. Teen use of…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — At most places Melissa Valliant goes when dining out, she carries in her backpack a set of reusable flatware —…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Unsupervised use of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” has accelerated among all age groups in the United…

By Deidre McPhillips and Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to take action to remove artificial food dyes from the…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A new report on cancer in the US shows a steady decline in overall deaths from 2001 through 2022. The rate…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Christina Johns, a pediatric emergency medicine physician, thinks about her time working at…

By Riane Lumer, CNN (CNN) — For many parents, the idea of having “the talk” with their kids may be daunting, making them feel embarrassed…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed. Yet research…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Alison Singer has a few people she’d like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to meet. Singer’s brother and daughter…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — “Everybody’s working for the weekend,” according to Canadian rock band Loverboy. If you work a traditional…

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested in a new interview that autism is…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Half of states in the US are now reporting measles cases, with the national total surpassing 800 cases so far…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — In one 48-hour period this winter the garbage disposal went out, the dishwasher stopped working, one of my…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve been hitting the gym regularly and feeling stronger — but also stiffer and more slouched — you may…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You may be able to lower your risk for developing heart rhythm abnormalities by speeding up your walking pace.…

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Measles cases have surpassed 650 in an ongoing multistate outbreak, but federal funding cuts could threaten the…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday that an experimental pill form of popular GLP-1 medications helped people…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When President Donald Trump named Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to lead the US Department of Health and Human…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers and Disease Control and Prevention is considering recommending annual Covid-19 shots to those who…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In his first news conference as secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F.…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Lately I find myself feeling stuck in a chronic state of stress, constantly worrying about my work, my…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Although the two-dose shingles vaccine may force you to lay low for a day or two after getting the shot, it’s over…

By Deidre McPhillips and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Depression is becoming more common among adults and adolescents in the United States, but…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the autism diagnosis rate has…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — During a Cabinet meeting last week, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The abortion policy landscape continues to shift in the United States, with key changes in how and where…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Babies’ and children’s mattresses and bedding emit toxic chemicals and flame retardants associated with…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — With the first generation of people exposed widely to technology now approaching old age, how has its use…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Find yourself yawning a lot? Do you need that third or fourth cup of coffee to make it through the afternoon at…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — The importance of female friendships is often in the spotlight. But when it comes to the ties that bind men,…

By Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has denied a request from Milwaukee’s public…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older women who stayed on a reduced-calorie Mediterranean diet, walked and did resistance training for three…

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive…

By Deidre McPhillips, Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — A genetically engineered pig kidney helped Towana Looney enjoy 130 days…

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Although often invisible, chronic pain is everywhere. More than one-quarter of Americans have pain lasting more…

CNN By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Although often invisible, chronic pain is everywhere. More than one-quarter of Americans have pain lasting…

CNN By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Although often invisible, chronic pain is everywhere. More than one-quarter of Americans have pain lasting…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that…

By Meg Tirrell, Sarah Owermohle and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services has launched a “massive…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — When Nike unveiled its now-famous slogan “Just do it” in 1988, it helped propel the US-based…