Health

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Saquaya Ruffin didn’t know what an abortion doula was until the clinic staff asked if she wanted one. Her mother came with…

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN As a global outbreak of monkeypox continues to grow, public health officials are stressing the importance of education in…

By Jen Christensen, CNN Wednesday was the deadline for the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products to take action on…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Once again, Covid-19 seems to be everywhere. If you feel caught off-guard, you aren’t alone. After the Omicron tidal…

By Katia Hetter, CNN The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant BA.5 represents at least 65% of new Covid-19 infections in the United States,…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy.…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN After a US Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, Dr. Joshua Trebach noticed a disturbing turn in the…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A backpack, lunch box, crayons and at least 10 hours of sleep each night are all things children need to get off to a good…

By Katie Hunt, CNN There is a crisis in teen mental health, and schools in many countries are exploring different ways to make young people more…

By Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Even as we look forward to enjoying this summer, the youth mental health crisis, mass shootings and political polarization…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood can strongly increase the risk for alcohol abuse later in life,…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Official Covid-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical…

By Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Before I had my baby, I thought I would be a relaxed mom. I remember watching other mothers sweating the small stuff and…

By Allison Hope, CNN When the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, rolling back nearly 50 years of abortion rights, the threat of more to come…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at obesity in the United States. A person is considered to be obese when he or she reaches a particular…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Weekend warriors can still stave off disease even if they are packing their workouts into a couple of days, according to a…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In one corner: the medically renowned Mediterranean diet, a perennial favorite among nutritionists. The contender: the popular…

By Katia Hetter, CNN The much-awaited summer lull in coronavirus cases doesn’t appear to be happening as Covid-19 infections continue to…

By Dana Santas, CNN If you’re suffering from low back pain or have grappled with it in the past, you’re not alone. As many as 577 million…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration revised the emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral treatment,…

By David Allan, CNN The effervescent Academy Award-winning actor Goldie Hawn wasn’t always so joy-fuelled. The superhero origin story of…

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN In the days since the US Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization and…