Health

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved another once-a-day pill that works without hormones to treat…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Not all the scares and frights and bumps in the night are imaginary on Halloween. Each year, thousands of people…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Hamstring tightness is one of the most common complaints I hear from athletes, everyday exercisers and desk workers…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — If some days it’s easier to reach your step goals than others, you may still be protecting yourself against…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Kenvue, the American company that makes Tylenol, says the US Food and Drug Administration should not make…

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Do you often experience difficulty defecating? If the answer is yes, newly released recommendations may help relieve…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The Big Cities Health Coalition is the latest group to take a strong public stand in support of vaccination…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — I can see my twin sons driving down to Florida, tracking south on I-85 toward Panama City Beach. I’m sure they…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Janet McCaskill was on vacation in Arizona with her husband and best friend when she heard that President Donald…

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — One of the latest fitness fads trending on social media is “Japanese walking,” a 30-minute…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Nobody ever wants to hear they have cancer, but when it strikes a young person, the news is perhaps even more…

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Do you get enough shut-eye? We know a good night’s sleep is essential for health, yet many do not consistently get…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year when the leaves are turning golden, there’s a chill in the air and the threat of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Brain-training games are all the rage, but whether they prevent cognitive decline has been debatable. Studies in…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has given clearance to another blood test to help assess Alzheimer’s…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80%…

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of staff fired from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Friday have…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suffered another round of deep staff cuts late Friday, with…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In this chaotic world of busy schedules, stressful current events and personal responsibilities, growing…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A deadly measles outbreak in Texas ended in August, but outbreaks in other parts of the United States…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A new working group of outside advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will convene to…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — During workouts, do you think about your breathing — or does it just happen in the background? Most people…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most of the American public does not approve of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is running the nation’s…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Doctors in China say they transplanted a genetically modified pig liver into a 71-year-old man who lived 171…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — California made history Wednesday by enacting the first law in the United States to define and ultimately ban…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine — better known as the MMR shot —should be split into three…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Valerie Brickey went to three pharmacies and her regular pediatrician in late September in an effort to find a…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Tramadol, a potent synthetic opioid, has been widely used to treat moderate to severe pain, but a new study…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court heard a case Tuesday that will determine whether a Colorado law that prohibits licensed…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Most Americans with health insurance should not have to pay out of pocket for Covid-19 vaccines, even after the US…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking as little as one can of diet soda a day may increase the risk of nonalcohol fatty liver disease by 60%,…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called for vaccine makers to develop…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently…

By Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation that…

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to aging and healthy living, we’re often given the same advice: Eat better, exercise every day and…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly everyone on the planet could have access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food by 2050 — all while…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US government’s shutdown is shaking the nation at a time when public health staffing has already been…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration plans to make changes soon to the lengthy black box warning on many hormone…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When your shoulders ache or feel stiff, your first instinct might be to stretch or massage them. But the real…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Walmart will remove artificial dyes and 30 other additives — such as artificial sweeteners, fat substitutes…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A new report ranks US states on rates of mental well-being and mental health care, and New York, Hawaii and New…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that the White House says will use artificial…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — One recent weekend, I didn’t drink much while out in the sun. That Monday morning, after seven hours of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The number of abortions provided by clinicians in the United States has declined this year as the effects of…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Before a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease hit, there are almost always warning signs,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the first eyeglass lenses in the United…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When most people think of training their legs, they focus on quads, hamstrings and calves. The inner thighs rarely…

By Issy Ronald, CNN When a supercentenarian, someone who is older than 110 years old, is interviewed, they are inevitably asked to share their tips…