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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Nick Fournie was 24 years old when severe depression upended his life. Fournie had been married to his longtime sweetheart for two years, and had no reason to suspect he had any mental health issues. “I just thought to myself, ‘If this is it, if this is all there

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holiday season can be intense. People are traveling, hosting family and friends, and going to events — all the while keeping up other responsibilities of work and caregiving. All this activity has me thinking about the importance of keeping our immune systems healthy. What are some habits that

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop. After falling 2.4 years between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy rose by more than a year in 2022, and new

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, was long thought to be a disorder that only affected children. But now it’s well established that the symptoms can persist into adulthood — and a large new study has assessed which treatments may be most effective at alleviating them. Stimulant medications, and

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Drinking a small amount of wine each day may protect the heart, according to a new study of Spanish people following the plant-based Mediterranean diet, which typically includes drinking a small glass of wine with dinner. In a group of people over 60 at risk for heart disease, drinking

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has placed its most serious warning – a so-called black-box warning – on a drug used to relieve menopausal hot flashes. The FDA says women who are taking Veozah may need more frequent blood testing to check for markers of liver problems. In

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. When it comes to lowering this risk, the task force recommends against relying

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Towana Looney is the only person in the world living with a functional pig kidney. But her doctor predicts that in less than a decade, pig-to-human organ transplants like hers could become routine. Looney, 53, is from Alabama and had the transplant at NYU Langone Transplant Institute in New

By Andrea Kane, 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. (CNN) — The holidays and New Year’s Eve are fast approaching, and for many, that means alcohol-infused festivities and gatherings to navigate. We’re

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — What should have been one of the most joyous times of Dr. Naseem Khorram’s life turned into one of the most terrifying. The Los Angeles-based nephrologist was getting routine bloodwork during her second pregnancy, standard testing to screen for any chromosome abnormalities in the fetus, such as Down syndrome.

By Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — If your child is riding the line between naughty and nice this holiday season, it may be tempting to use the impending threat of Santa withholding gifts as leverage to curb bad behavior. One in 4 parents of preschool-age children have used Santa or the threat of no gifts

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When the bladder is begging for relief, ignoring one’s bodily cues for the sake of productivity or lounging around is common. How many times have you decided that you just need to get through a meeting or the last few hours of a road trip first, or that you

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Finding the best gifts for friends and family members, decorating, planning and hosting get-togethers, and keeping up with traditions — all those tasks can make the holiday season overwhelming. Those events can bring much joy, but overplanning the holidays can cause more stress than the happy time they’re meant

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump has praised the polio vaccine as the “greatest thing,” but a lawyer affiliated with Trump’s pick to lead the country’s top health agency has petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the vaccine used in the United States. The lawyer, Aaron Siri,

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect the public from a dangerous flame retardant — decabromodiphenyl ether, or decaBDE — according to a lawsuit filed this week on behalf of indigenous people in Alaska and California and consumer protection organizations. DecaBDE has been found in black plastic

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and increasingly intense wildfire seasons have sparked interest in air purifiers as a tool to keep indoor air healthy. But experts say they can be just as important to help manage indoor air pollution when there isn’t an acute air crisis. Air purifiers purchased