Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, will also take on the temporary role…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — A pulmonary embolism was the immediate cause of death for actor and comedian Catherine O’Hara. It’s a serious…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of abortion clinics closed in the US after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision revoked the federal right…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has reversed course and will review a new mRNA flu vaccine from Moderna,…

By Leying Tang, CNN During the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are cold, dark and short. It’s not an inspiring time to…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Feeling deflated because your New Year’s resolution didn’t make it out of January without flopping? Join the…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you have recurring back pain, you’ve probably tried strengthening your core, loosening your hips and…

By Kyra Dahring, CNN Valentine’s Day is supposed to be about love. But for some, it’s also a reminder of love lost. Heartbreak is something most…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Daily step counts and reaching at least 150 minutes a week of exercise — lots of exercise guidance focuses on…

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, Ben Tinker, Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two top aides to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are leaving the US Department…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “Our public health system has squandered the trust of our citizens,” President Donald Trump said on February…

By Deidre McPhillips, Matt Stiles, Annette Choi, Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving…

By Jacqueline Howard and Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — As some of the world’s top athletes gather in northern Italy for the 2026 Winter…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Samples of popular commercial dog foods contained “dangerous levels” of heavy metals, plastic contaminants,…

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — If you watched the Super Bowl, you probably saw commercials featuring NFL players telling America to…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The vast majority of baby foods, drinks and snacks sold in the United States for children ages 6 months to 36…

By Meg Tirrell, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its…

By Jacqueline Howard and Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Some Winter Olympics athletes are falling ill with norovirus, and Team USA says it’s…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A certain type of brain training appears to prevent or delay dementia by some 25% in people older than age 65,…

By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn’s right arm snagged a bright, neon-red slalom gate on Sunday, snapping the Alpine skier into a…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When elite athletes compete while injured, it captures attention. Three-time Olympic medalist Lindsey Vonn’s…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — You don’t have to cut the morning caffeine drip to protect your brain against dementia in the future. New…

Text by Madeline Holcombe and photos by Will Lanzoni, CNN (CNN) — The new food pyramid has turned things upside down. Literally speaking, the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Researchers recently tried an experiment: Gather people who had the same kind of lung cancer and put them on the…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — We often discuss depression and dementia separately, although scientists have long observed a connection between…

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Some things in life feel unavoidable: death, taxes and … brushing your teeth. Yet for all the “practice” you get…

By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Lindsey Vonn wiped out in a downhill race on January 30. She got up limping, then was airlifted from the…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As part of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement’s efforts to replace artificial, petroleum-based food…

By Tami Luhby, Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — TrumpRx, the Trump administration’s much-anticipated direct-to-consumer drug platform, went live on…

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — As stroke risk rises for women as they age — especially after menopause — a new long-term study suggests that…

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Struggles over intimacy, relationships and sex are usually on the table when I get together with a group of…

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Men develop a greater risk of cardiovascular disease years earlier than women — starting at around age 35,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Flu activity has ticked back up slightly in the US, thanks to a very small increase in infections caused by…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Do you wake up feeling tight and stiff? If you’re one of the estimated 619 million people globally with lower…

By Michal Ruprecht (CNN) — The World Health Organization reported two cases of a rare virus in an eastern Indian state on Thursday. The virus…

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — If you’re someone who thrives after dark, you might want to pay extra attention to your heart health. Night owls…

By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Homeland Security says a person in detention at an Arizona Immigration and Customs…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — How a person will be diagnosed with mental illness could look significantly different in the near future. The…

By Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina is now the largest in the…

By Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — These days when it’s cold out and gets dark early, it can be tempting to hole up at home and keep to ourselves.…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Terry Sigmond thought it was a cold. She even tried to get out of a New Year’s celebration, but her friend…

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Benjamin Chipman has met with his friend Nikita Suri every Tuesday since July, usually over a grilled chicken…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Much of the United States is experiencing prolonged and extreme cold weather, with recent winter storms, dangerous…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released its updated recommendations for what vaccines children…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As public health departments across the country prepared for a massive…

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Go ahead, eat chocolate cake every day. One healthy cookbook author gives us permission — and a recipe that’s…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — John Seiler was strolling across Virginia Tech’s campus with his students Thursday morning when something…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US has completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the US Department of Health and Human…