Health

CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The quest for new antibiotics is going back to the Stone Age. The urgency to identify possible candidates has never…

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

By Meg Tirrell and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Lead contamination in cinnamon applesauce pouches that sickened dozens of young children may…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — More hard-to-find doses of Beyfortus, the new immunization against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is an “urgent need” to boost vaccination…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday the seizure of about 1.4 million units of unauthorized…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The first oral pill approved in the United States to treat postpartum depression is now available by…

CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with…

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide,…

By Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — At this very moment, cooks around the world are standing in their kitchens, slicing and dicing onions and having…

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Early risers may have inherited genetic variants from Neanderthals that increased their odds of being morning rather…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An investigational mRNA vaccine used along with immunotherapy continues to show benefit for people with…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Not enough adults are utilizing hearing aids, but experts hope new accessible options will make a difference.…

By Annette Choi and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s health leaders are turning their focus to one of the common drugs…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Remember when you told your best friend they didn’t deserve their latest job promotion? Did you also…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The number of illnesses potentially linked to lead in cinnamon applesauce pouches is rising as the US Food and Drug…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — When my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court announced it will consider whether to restrict access to the common abortion drug…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The spread of respiratory illnesses is well underway, as US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Poison control centers across the US say they are seeing a steep increase in calls related to semaglutide, an…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has been asked to review MDMA, or midomafetamine, the active ingredient in…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In the early days of a relationship, being in the throes of passion can make someone chalk their new partner’s…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20% of all children in the US have what’s considered to be a high body mass index, the measure that…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Things are not necessarily better for American women today than they were for their mothers and grandmothers,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People who take the new injectable medication tirzepatide – brand-named Zepbound – to shed pounds will need…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — For a dog or cat, the holidays are full of bright, shiny fun. Tinsel dangles from a tall invader in the living…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Long…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Unless you are made of the same stuff as Mother Teresa, few among us can say we have never been angry with someone to…

By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — An HIV vaccine trial dubbed this decade’s “last roll of the dice” has stopped vaccinations following…

By Dr. Neha Chaudhary, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Neha Chaudhary is a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Massachusetts General…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — With growing attention on traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, in sports,…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals and health facilities in Ukraine are facing an “alarming increase” of antimicrobial-resistant…

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

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Rising Pharmaceuticals, maker of a crucial drug for the most severe cases of lead poisoning, said it plans to start…

CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday,…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Shannon was used to her socially awkward son being bullied by other boys at the private school he attends. But when…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved two gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease Friday, including…

By Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News Gann Valley, South Dakota (KFF Health News) — Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored…

By Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center College Station, Texas (GHRC) — For Dr. Aaron Hultgren, the wake-up call was Hurricane Sandy…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of salmonella tied to whole and pre-cut cantaloupe products continues to grow, and a third death has…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged doctors and health departments Thursday to be on the…

By Jessie Gretener, CNN (CNN) — Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The $32,000 cost of a crucial drug to treat severe lead poisoning drew ire from Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — At-home holiday parties are on many people’s calendars right now, and germ-conscious hosts are faced with a…

By Amanda McClelland (CNN) — Editor’s note: Amanda McClelland, a registered nurse, is the senior vice president of Prevent Epidemics…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Last year, days after the Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines were authorized for emergency use in…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — With abortion banned in more than a dozen states and restricted in many others, it’s become about twice as…