CNN – Health

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Meagan Johnson recently spent four days calling dozens of pharmacies across the Austin area, trying to fill a prescription for her son, Jack. Jack has autism. At age 3, most kids have a vocabulary of 500 to 1,000 words. Jack can say about 20, Johnson said, “and most of

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move for a normally buttoned-up regulatory agency, a senior official with the US Food and Drug Administration held a call with reporters Thursday to defend the agency’s recent decision on an experimental medicine, calling it a “failed therapy” and railing against outside critics. The call

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — So how much sleep do kids really need? It’s more than many parents may think. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 14 to 17 hours for newborns, 12 to 15 for infants, 11 to 14 for toddlers, 10 to 13 for preschoolers and 9 to 11 for school-age children. Yet

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Evidence is mounting that the wildly popular weight-loss medicines known as GLP-1s may also hold potential for treating addiction, and the field may be on the verge of obtaining desperately needed answers through more study. The drugs, approved to treat diabetes and obesity as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound,

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — When patients come to me with erectile dysfunction, or ED, their first concern isn’t usually about their health. “Doctor, my partner is going to leave me,” they often say with worry. I usually respond, “Relax, I’ve heard this a thousand times. Let’s start with a few questions.” When

By Jacqueline Howard, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — An independent panel of medical experts that shapes preventive care for patients in the United States will not hold its regular meeting this month, marking one year since its members last gathered. Now there’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — An international meeting to determine the status of measles elimination in the United States has been delayed seven months, from its original date in mid-April until sometime in November. Measles has been considered to be eliminated in the US since 2000, meaning local transmission of the virus had not

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer among women globally, and the number of cases worldwide is estimated to reach over 3.5 million by 2050, new research has found. In high-income countries, decades of investment in screening, early detection and treatment drove a nearly 30% decline in breast cancer

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When she was in her 40s, Jenny Teeters had a serious drinking problem that she hid behind her professional success. At one point, she managed a high-six-figure tech job, raised two teen girls, finished her MBA and taught Zumba — all while intoxicated. She got to a place where

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve reached midlife or beyond, you’ve likely heard the same advice repeatedly: Lift weights to stay strong, protect your bones and boost metabolic health. Yet for many older adults, that guidance comes with an undercurrent of fear. What if you get hurt? What if your joints can’t handle

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US has recorded more than 1,100 measles cases so far this year, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a troubling milestone that has many in public health bracing for the worst. According to the CDC, out of every 1,000

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The “forever chemicals” known as PFAS appear to be aging men faster in their 50s and early 60s, a new study found. Called forever chemicals due to the years it takes for them to break down, perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are present in the blood of an estimated 98%

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People who have razor-sharp minds in their 80s and 90s — known as “SuperAgers” — produce twice the number of young neurons as cognitively healthy adults and 2.5 times as many as people with Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “This shows the aging brain has the capacity to

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Casey Means, the president’s nominee for surgeon general, believes the US is a “nation with a broken heart” reckoning with unprecedented amounts of chronic illness and mental illness. But during a lengthy confirmation hearing on Wednesday, she said vaccine policy would not be her priority. At one point,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Battling to regain its market share over rival Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk announced Tuesday that it will reduce the list prices of its popular weight loss drug Wegovy and diabetes drugs Ozempic and Rybelsus by up to half starting in 2027. The $675 monthly list price is aimed at

By Lily Hautau, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever seen a kid glued to their tablet at a restaurant while their parents enjoyed dinner or were on devices themselves? That scenario embodied the ‘iPad kid” era, but we may see a change as some parents are shifting their attention away from screens and toward real-world

By Michal Ruprecht, CNN (CNN) — Supporters of the “Make America Healthy Again” strategy have long railed against pesticides, making opposition to them a pillar of the movement. But an executive order issued by President Donald Trump last week collides with that long-held stance. The order states that glyphosate — an herbicide found in Roundup,