Health

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Consider two messages that might land in a doctor’s patient portal: One is pretty brief: “I’ve had a cough and congestion for a few days now, and it’s been pretty uncomfortable. Still no fever, but it’s been dragging on and making it harder to get through the day.” Another

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The texts you’ve ignored, the vacation supplies you still need to order, the hard conversation you’ve been avoiding — repeatedly putting off such tasks because they feel too daunting may seem relatively harmless. But the constant mental hum of unfinished business may be more draining than you realize —

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Adrienne Griffen had just given birth to her second child in 2001. The “baby blues” that had quickly subsided after her first pregnancy did not seem to be going away after her second – and they were much more intense. When she talked to her doctor, they abruptly informed her of

CNN Essays by Sabina McMahon, Kate McMahon, Sean McMahon and Charlie McMahon with Caleb Hellerman (CNN) — Sabina McMahon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when she was 12 years old. After chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove the affected leg bone, she was cancer-free for more than a year, but the

By Faye Chiu, CNN High blood pressure is a common condition that occurs with pregnancy. One form, gestational hypertension, has become substantially more common in the United States, a new report has found. The rate of gestational hypertension increased 73% between 2016 and 2024, and more than 1 in 10 women giving birth in 2024

By Dana Santas, CNN If your knees ache on the way down a flight of stairs but not on the way up, the issue probably isn’t your knees. More likely, it’s your brakes. Most general exercise programs train your body to produce power through pushing, pressing, lifting and forward motion. Too few address the opposite

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Are you coughing, hacking or feeling feverish? It may not be just a summer cold; you might want to consider taking a Covid test. Although the autumn respiratory illness season hasn’t kicked off, and flu and RSV activity remain low, there’s a growing summer wave of Covid-19. Case numbers

By Meg Tirrell, Jamie Gumbrecht, and Reuters (CNN) — A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine combined with the immunotherapy Keytruda succeeded in a late-stage trial for the deadly skin cancer melanoma, its makers said Wednesday, potentially opening up a new way of treating the disease. The study is ongoing, but interim results found that the treatment,

By Jack Guy, CNN London (CNN) — Restrictions on older, more polluting vehicles from most of the British capital is “strongly” associated with improved lung health in children, according to a new study. Researchers found that improvements in air quality following the 2019 introduction of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) helped to boost lung

By Mary Frances Ruskell My daughter saw a mouse in her dorm room — what should she do? What brand of rain boots should I buy for my student? Should I hire a private service to wash my child’s clothes, or teach them to do their own laundry? When my older brother decided where to

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s nominating Dr. Heidi Overton as his next US Food and Drug Administration commissioner, elevating a longtime ally to lead the embattled agency. The decision comes roughly three months after the resignation of Trump’s first FDA commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary, who

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Some Outshine Fruit Bars distributed nationwide have been recalled amid concerns over potential contamination with glass, according to parent company Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream. The recall was prompted by reports of glass in the fruit bars, which are a popular frozen dessert marketed as containing “real fruits or fruit

By Diana Anos, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Vishal Patel found himself scrolling through Spotify to find songs from a new Taylor Swift album in his car, he realized he had drifted out of his lane. It’s a situation many drivers find themselves in, searching for the perfect song to add to their queues, and

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A record share of kindergartners in the United States had an exemption for a required vaccination last school year, as the Trump administration continues to make moves to reduce the number of vaccinations recommended for children. An executive order signed by President Donald Trump last week aims to reshape

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — “Look at me when I’m talking to you.” It’s a request I heard from my mother throughout much of my childhood, and even into my adult life. Somehow, what has always felt like the right amount of eye contact from my end has often been less than for her.

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — For older adults, the flu vaccine could look a little different this year. Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the nation’s first mRNA-based flu vaccine for use in people 50 and older. The vaccine, developed by Moderna, builds off the mRNA technology used in many Covid-19

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week that seeks to dramatically reshape vaccine policy in the United States, including a change that contradicts one of his other stated goals: to give children fewer shots. Trump’s order says the combination vaccine that protects against measles, mumps and rubella,