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By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever been fooled by oversimplified or misleading claims online, there is more that you can do to protect yourself, a new study finds. Misinformation training can be an effective tool for helping people identify and reject fake news in as little as one month. “This is the

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — I’m captivated by my new personal health tracker, a Christmas gift from my husband. It’s fascinating to know my heart rate, respiration, activity, readiness and stress levels at any moment. Yet it’s the sleep data that has me mesmerized — and a bit worried. Why does it say I

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — I’ve sat across from grandfathers with rope burns on their wrists and have had them tell me that everything was a misunderstanding. I’ve investigated cases where disabled fathers with black eyes refused to talk to me. I have tried to help young men who have been victims of sex

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Six years ago, two communities in New York – one in Brooklyn and one in Rockland County – were facing the worst measles outbreaks the United States had seen in decades. Measles had been declared eliminated from the country in 2000, but 2019 brought the nation the closest it

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Did you remember to wear your red-light glasses, eat two kiwi fruit, take your supplements, insert your nostril expanders and make sure your room is completely dark before heading to bed? Forget the simple bedtime routine of brushing your teeth, washing your face and putting on pajamas. Now people

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — A new Netflix docuseries reveals never-before-seen details about the story of travel vlogger Gabby Petito, a 22-year-old woman killed by her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, during a cross-country road trip in 2021. Like many domestic violence cases, the story depicted in “American Murder: Gabby Petito” sparked outrage over the lack

By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight

By Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services asked the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study vaccines and autism, a person familiar with the situation told CNN, despite strong evidence that vaccines do not cause autism. The agency will conduct the study using

By Alex Leeds Matthews, Matt Stiles and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Recent outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving up case counts and raising alarm among public health experts, especially as vaccination rates among children lag. The concern this year comes after the first reported death in the US since 2015 and

By Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 230 measles cases have been identified in outbreaks in West Texas and a nearby county in New Mexico. Experts say the rising totals – and two recent deaths – suggest that cases are vastly undercounted. In the West Texas outbreak, 198 measles cases have been reported, the Texas

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — The winter flu season is still in full force, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, causing many sufferers to halt their exercise regimen. But not every illness requires you to set down your gym bag. While moderate to severe ailments require a certain amount

By Brenda Goodman and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — A team from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Texas this week to aid in the response to a growing measles outbreak, and US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged that they would talk to “front-line doctors and

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Swapping your daily butter intake for certain plant-based oils may help reduce your risk of death, a new study finds. These findings challenge the growing social media trend that attacks seed oils in favor of butter, ghee and animal fats. “Seed oils are one of the most unhealthy ingredients

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Maybe the most useful advice I ever received came from my dad when I went away to college. “When you are feeling lonely, sad, overwhelmed or unmotivated, just put on your sneakers. You don’t have to put pressure on what you do next,” he told me. “But once your