CNN – Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The fertility rate in the United States has been trending down for decades, and a new report shows that another drop in births in 2023 brought the rate down to the lowest it’s been in more than a century. There were about 3.6 million babies born in 2023, or

By Tami Luhby and Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking aim at the high prices of the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. The Vermont senator, an independent who has long called out drug manufacturers for their costly products, is launching an investigation into the “outrageously high prices” Novo Nordisk charges for the

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it is issuing a federal order to require more testing and reporting of H5N1 influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cows. The USDA had previously required reporting of H5N1 influenza in poultry and wild birds, but producers were

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — When opposite sex couples are trying and failing to get pregnant, the attention often focuses on the woman. That’s not always the case. Several times a month, men come into my office to ask, “Could I really be the problem?” Why are some men in denial? I think

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The first transplant surgery to combine a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney has been completed at NYU Langone Health, the system said Wednesday. The subject, 54-year-old Lisa Pisano of New Jersey, had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease that required routine dialysis, NYU Langone

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New US school meal standards announced Wednesday will limit the amount of added sugars for the first time and slightly reduce sodium content among other adjustments, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service said. The final rule announced on Wednesday will be implemented in phases over the

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — About 3.6 million Medicare enrollees may qualify for coverage of the anti-obesity drug Wegovy, according to a KFF analysis released Wednesday. But it could wind up costing Medicare nearly $3 billion a year and contribute to higher Part D premiums for all beneficiaries. Medicare announced last month that Part

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — More people across the United States – nearly 40% – are living in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The number of people living with levels of air pollution that can significantly affect their health climbed from about

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Despite working a full-time job in human relations and caring for her 6-year-old son Chase and 3-year-old daughter Millie, Anne Helms often feels isolated and lonely. “I work from home, and when I have video meetings or calls with our employees, it’s very focused on the subject at hand.

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When the US Department of Agriculture announced late Sunday that it had publicly posted new data from its investigation into a bird flu outbreak in cattle, scientists eagerly searched a well-known platform used globally to share the genetic sequences of viruses. The sequences weren’t there. As of Tuesday morning,

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Growing up in Chicago, Alicia Meneses Maples had two younger brothers who were born with disabilities. David was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called severe combined immunodeficiency, and Mario was eventually diagnosed with autism. Throughout her childhood, Meneses Maples’ mom would frequently stay at the hospital with David, while

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Each of Tara Marklin’s three sons have vastly different approaches to eating: The oldest eats the widest array, the middle likes vegetables but takes strong stances on other foods, and her 3-year-old wants to live off of oxygen and mac and cheese, she said. With the added complications of

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Patients have a right to privacy when it comes to their medical information, even when they travel to another state for an abortion, IVF, birth control or other types of reproductive health care, federal officials declared in a new rule. The final rule, called HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — “How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma’am?” While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on Saturday Night Live, research is showing it’s much too close to reality. Ninety percent of animal and vegetable protein samples tested positive for microplastics, teeny

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you’re looking for something to sweeten your dinner table this Passover, Jewish dietitian and chef Micah Siva has a few ideas for you. Growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Siva’s love for cooking came from shadowing her “quintessential Jewish grandmother” in the kitchen, said Siva, author of “NOSH: Plant-forward

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When Jessica Coletti’s 3-year-old son Vincent lost his usual pep last month, she worried that something was really wrong. “Mommy, I’m not good,” the normally energetic boy told his mother one Saturday in early March. By Monday, the Chicago mom of two said Vincent was no longer moving much