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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That’s great for families who want to spend time by the water, but it’s also a good time to be reminded about the importance of water safety. An

CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Warmer weather is finally here in the Northern Hemisphere, and with it, many pools and beaches are opening for the summer. That’s great for families who want to spend time by the water, but it’s also a good time to be reminded about the importance of water safety.

By Dana Santas, CNN With fitness culture too often celebrating extreme training and a “no days off” mentality, rest is routinely misunderstood or overlooked entirely. If you’re constantly sore, stiff or stuck at a plateau, it might be because you’re not resting enough. Much of the progress you make from training actually happens during rest.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to achieve better sleep. To prep for a good night’s sleep, start at breakfast. What you eat throughout the day could affect your quality of sleep at night. Adding foods with the

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A group of experts who advise the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to make a broad recommendation about which lineage of the coronavirus should be included in this year’s Covid-19 vaccines, giving the agency latitude to keep the current shots or update

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — “Back in my day,” some grandparents say to their adult children, “we didn’t let our kids speak without being spoken to or talk back to without a spanking or question every parental decision without a consequence.” What did happen to time-outs? Or “I’ll give you something to cry about?”

Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt (CNN) — When I learned that former President Joe Biden had not undergone prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening since 2014—and was later diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer—I knew there would be renewed interest and debate about prostate cancer screening guidelines. As a urologist, I regularly discuss the complexities surrounding PSA testing with my

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart condition after vaccination. The vaccines’ previous labels warned about the risk of a heart condition called myocarditis, inflammation of the heart

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. You can listen to episodes here. Science has pretty well established that the brain isn’t static; it changes and adapts throughout our lives in response to life

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Don’t like having your period? Hormonal birth control can be used for more than just preventing pregnancy — it’s also a popular way to go months or even years without a period. Continuous use birth control involves taking hormonal pills without what’s called a placebo week or using other

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The supply of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes treatment is expected to tighten this week with a federal deadline to halt the sale and production of off-brand products that many patients in the United States have come to rely on. Starting in 2022, increased demand led to

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the federal government has “a team in Milwaukee” helping the city address a lead crisis in its schools. The city says that that’s not true and that it’s still not receiving requested

By Brenda Goodman, Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit future shots to older Americans and people at higher risk of serious Covid-19 infection. The agency is changing the type of evidence it will

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The announcement Sunday that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer has some people wondering how the disease wasn’t spotted sooner. As president, Biden had access to VIP care, which goes above and beyond the health testing and health care offered to average patients. Members of

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Only one fourth of sunscreens on store shelves in the United States deliver safe and effective protection against the harmful rays of the sun, according to an annual report which analyzed more than 2,200 sunscreens available for purchase in 2025. “Our criteria include the ability of the sunscreen’s active

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s diagnosis of metastatic prostate cancer has understandably raised concerns and questions: How long has he had cancer, how will he be treated, and what is his prognosis? As a urologist, I regularly diagnose prostate cancer in my patients, and each time I share the diagnosis

By Kameryn Griesser, CNN (CNN) — Every night, Lauren Finney Harden and her husband would awaken to the cries of their first-born daughter, and a routine game of “paci pong” — where each parent takes turns retrieving the fallen pacifier — would ensue. After countless sleepless nights, the Atlanta mother of two said she decided

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter from the agency, but only for people 65 and older and those 12 and up who have at least one underlying condition that puts them at higher risk of severe

By Jen Christensen, Amanda Sealy, Nadia Kounang, CNN There were more than 48,000 organ transplants in the United States last year. They’re commonplace now, but the practice was considered experimental only a half-century ago. Until just the past few years, transplants almost always involved human organs. Now, early experiments in xenotransplantation — transplanting animal organs