Health

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing an application for the nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist to be able…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In the latest headache for parents hunting for a new shot to protect babies against respiratory syncytial virus,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Reproductive health experts are updating how they define “infertility” to be more inclusive. The new…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a proposed plan to ban all uses of trichloroethylene…

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old retired corporate meeting planner shares tips for staying calm with a stressed-out high…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The first signs of respiratory virus season are just starting to show in the United States, but experts…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new combination of cancer medications appears to extend overall survival in patients with advanced bladder…

By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Throughout my day, much of what I eat isn’t based on what my taste buds and body want. I can’t remember…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — After years of increases, the rate of firearm-related homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, according to…

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — One month after an experimental procedure to transplant the heart of a genetically modified pig into a patient…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — For the past year and a half, medical cannabis company CEO Gary Long has spent a lot of his time reassuring…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — CVS is removing some over-the-counter allergy and cold medicines from their shelves one month after an independent…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Move over mosquitos. There’s another blood-sucking biter Americans need to guard against because it can…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Children exposed to higher levels of pesticides, fungicides and synthetic chemicals while in the womb are more…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Adults living by themselves may have a higher risk of dying from cancer compared with those who live with…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A large new study by Harvard researchers suggests having just two servings of red meat per week increases risk…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid will more than double as the United States…

By Brenda Goodman and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As of Thursday, only about 3% of the US population — about 10 million Americans — have…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Fake versions of the popular diabetes medicine Ozempic have been found at wholesalers in the European Union and…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older people who followed a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet and minimally exercised up to six days a week…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s fall in the Northern Hemisphere, and the weather is getting cooler. Many people have cold-like symptoms,…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — People often say “time is money,” but talk to any neurologist and they’ll tell you time is brain.…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — There’s a chill is in the air, and you all know what that means — it’s time for cold and flu season, when…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has taken a “momentous” step toward banning menthol in cigarettes and…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Most people anticipate the day of their child’s birth to be one of the happiest of their lives, but the…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Sobriety from alcohol can be good for your health and your wallet — and that phase of life when you realize…

CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — As the situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many people far from the conflict are nonetheless…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — As the situation in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many people far from the conflict are nonetheless exposed…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Doctors, researchers and laypeople have come a long way in the understanding of concussions. Once comic fodder depicted…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — More young and middle-aged women are being diagnosed with lung cancer at a higher rate than men, and scientists…

By Jacqueline Howard and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is planning to propose a ban on certain…

By Tonia Gray, Jaydene Barnes and Marion Sturges, Western Sydney University (The Conversation) — Editor’s note: The views expressed in this…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — In the future, some Covid-19 vaccines may not be jabs in the arm. They could be a nasal spray or even a patch…

By Jackie Fortiér, LAist and Nicole Leonard, WHYY (KFF Health News) — Last month, drugstores and pharmacies nationwide began stocking and…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — About 13 people die every day while waiting for a kidney transplant because of a lack of organ donors, but some…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — An emergency physicians group is disavowing “excited delirium,” a controversial term that some police…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When treating depression or anxiety, running may be just as effective as antidepressants, according to new…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s,…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — More than 1 million people in the US visited an emergency department for injuries related to assault in 2020.…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has banned 26 chemicals — used in many cosmetics such as hair products, bodywash…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is still increasing every month, according to new data, but…

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at cholera, an acute diarrheal infection that has killed thousands of people worldwide. Facts…