Health

By Naomi Thomas, CNN Younger children could soon be eligible to receive an updated Covid-19 booster shot. Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday said they…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new wave of concern has spread across the United States over multi-colored “rainbow fentanyl” pills, powders…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Trees begin to sway, the sky darkens and suddenly you hear it — the distant sound of thunder. That’s your cue that…

By Carma Hassan, CNN More people are surviving cancer than ever before in the United States, according to a new report from the American Association…

By Carma Hassan and Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the release of “numerous batches” of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For women around the globe, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic brought more health challenges than the first. In…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN A perfect storm of “systemic vulnerabilities” at the US Food and Drug Administration unfolded as the agency…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Drinking black, green or oolong tea might have more benefits than a little energy boost — a certain amount could reduce…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force says for the first time that adults under the age of 65 should be screened for anxiety,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased sharply throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching record levels in…

By Carma Hassan, CNN In a new study, researchers say the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The vast majority of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers in the United States are preventable, according to a new…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A recent study of more than 6 million people 65 and older found that seniors who had Covid-19 had a substantially higher…

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN New York’s governor has declared a state of emergency after health officials detected poliovirus in the wastewater…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As part of the White House’s Covid-19 response plan for the fall, the US Department of Health and Human Services is…

By Carma Hassan, CNN Survivors of sexual assault who are treated at emergency departments may be billed thousands of dollars for their care if they…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The death toll from Covid-19 is “both a profound tragedy and a massive global failure at multiple levels,” the…

By Susan Puckett, CNN “Eat with the seasons” has long been the rallying cry of local growers and their supporters. It’s a message…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the…