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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — If you want to live a long and healthy life, you’d be better off in South Korea than the United States. In the 1980s, our country was about average in terms of life expectancy for developed nations. But since then much of the world has improved, and the United

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Social media trends are fueling a dangerous form of substance use among teenagers in the United States involving common household and commercial products, including inhaling nitrous oxide, or laughing gas. More than 500,000 American adolescents reported inhalant use in the past year, according to an estimate based on findings

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Concerns about whether antidepressants cause harms to developing fetuses, including neurodevelopmental disorders, have grown in recent years. Now, a group of researchers has published the best evidence to date on links between both parents’ antidepressant use before and during pregnancy, and autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in their

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to slowing down our biological aging, engaging with arts and culture is as beneficial as physical activity, a new study suggests. Researchers from University College London (UCL) analyzed data from seven different aging clocks — which measure the accumulation of different biomarkers to determine a person’s

By Erin Burnett, Katherine Dillinger, Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who had tested “faintly positive” for hantavirus, has now tested negative and been moved out of a Nebraska biocontainment unit. Kornfeld, 69, an Oregon oncologist, had helped care for ill passengers aboard the cruise

CNN By Erin Burnett, Katherine Dillinger, Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld, a passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship who had tested “faintly positive” for hantavirus, has now tested negative and been moved out of a Nebraska biocontainment unit. Kornfeld, 69, an Oregon oncologist, had helped care for ill passengers aboard the

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A condition that can impact women’s fertility and diabetes risk goes undiagnosed in many cases, but experts hope giving it a new name will help more patients receive care. Polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, can present as cysts in the ovaries, as the name would suggest. However, the condition

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Chef Hillary Sterling has worked in kitchens with culinary icons such as Bobby Flay and Missy Robbins. Sterling has traveled and eaten her way through many corners of Italy, and she now helms the bustling New York City restaurant Ci Siamo. But the Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef isn’t too

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Since the first sign of an outbreak, the reminders have come from government officials, health agencies and plenty of experts: There’s no reason to worry. Don’t panic. It’s under control. “We have this under control, and we’re not worried about it,” US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Walking on eggshells. Avoiding each other. Silencing yourself. If you’re engaging in those behaviors, your relationship may not be emotionally safe. For many couples, having a difficult conversation is like navigating a minefield — and by the time they get to my office, their relationship has often endured multiple

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Two of Liza Ginette’s kids don’t speak to her, and she is proud of them for it. From the outside, it might have looked like they had fairly normal parent-child issues, she said. She had a tumultuous marriage to their father and difficult divorce. She feels that she forced

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Say everyone had a best friend who was always available, never judgmental, totally on the same page about everything and needed nothing in return. Wouldn’t that solve the loneliness so many people are facing? No, experts say. In fact, having a best friend like that might make things much

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of hantavirus after the World Health Organization said that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus is typically associated with rodents, but it may have

By Adam Cancryn, Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed off on a plan to oust US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, according to a senior administration official. The decision follows mounting criticism from both Trump aides and outside allies over Makary’s management of the health agency,

By Adam Cancryn, Brenda Goodman, Jennifer Hansler, Deidre McPhillips, Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has sought to reassure concerned residents on the Spanish island of Tenerife ahead of the arrival of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship early Sunday morning. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is in

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Access to medication abortion has changed and then changed again over the past week, leaving doctors and patients confused. The nonsurgical option used to manage abortions at home is still available, at least for now. The US Supreme Court issued a stay Monday that protects access to mifepristone, one

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of hantavirus after the World Health Organization said that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. The virus is typically associated with rodents, but it may have passed

By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Cailen Vela of Fruitport, Michigan, died Tuesday after fighting cancer for three years, his family announced. He was seven years old. “Cancer never defined him; his joy, strength, and light are how he will be remembered. No matter what Cailen was facing, he showed up smiling,” Vela’s obituary said.