CNN – Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Adolescents worldwide, especially girls, have used non-prescribed drugs, dietary supplements and other weight-loss products at a “high level,” according to a new analysis. Based on a review of dozens of studies over the past four decades, researchers estimate that about 9% of adolescents in the general population have used

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Incorporating more exercise into your life is one of the keys to better health, so it’s understandable that many people resolve every January to do just that. Yet, unfortunately, it’s a commonly failed resolution. Most people cite a lack of time for their lack of keeping up with daily

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As winter storms track across the central and eastern United States, more than 40 million people are under a severe storm threat — with at least thousands of them having lost power. “When a storm hits and the power goes out for an extended period of time, people are

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A cluster of measles cases in Philadelphia has widened to include eight people over the past month, including at least five children, according to the city’s health department. All of the cases were in people who had no immunity to the virus, Philadelphia Department of Public Health spokesperson James

By Sandy West, KFF Health News (KFF Health News) — The instant Tammy Brady felt the lump in her breast in February 2022, she knew it was cancer. With no known genetic predisposition for breast cancer, she suspects 38 years of working in smoky Atlantic City casinos played a role. “I was just trying to

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — A typical New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, although where to start can feel daunting. Some opt for a fitness class; others create a plan with a personal trainer or work out from home. Regardless of the choice, chances are the phrase “engage your core” will come up

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In a trailblazing study, researchers have discovered bottled water sold in stores can contain 10 to 100 times more bits of plastic than previously estimated — nanoparticles so infinitesimally tiny they cannot be seen under a microscope. At 1,000th the average width of a human hair, nanoplastics are so

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Revenge porn. Rough sex. Nude photos: What we may have once viewed as “adult” topics are now commonplace in high school circles — and even among some younger kids, too. While it’s easy to blame social media and the internet for these unsettling trends, parents and schools also play

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee said Monday that they’ve started an investigation into the price of widely used asthma inhalers made by four pharmaceutical companies, seeking information about practices that they say may have reduced competition and kept costs artificially high. Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders,

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The first look at trends following most of the winter holidays shows that seasonal virus activity remains elevated and continues to rise across the United States, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As infections and hospitalizations mount, the CDC continues to emphasize the importance

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When she started taking the weight loss medication Wegovy in November 2021, Macarena Khoury had a BMI of 37, and she spent most of her day thinking about food. “All the time. All day. Like, ‘I’m hungry. I need to eat this. Why did I eat this?’ or ‘OK, I’m not

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Improve your life in 2024 by following our Life, But Better advice for sleep, food, fitness, stress reduction and more. Start with some tips from our Adulthood, But Better newsletter series. Sometimes to achieve your goals, you have to go back to the basics, and there’s no better time than

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Improve your life in 2024 by following our Life, But Better advice for sleep, food, fitness, stress reduction and more. Start with our science-backed guidance on fitness. It’s the season for resolutions. Many people are looking to make positive changes in their lifestyles. Which are the ones that will make

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Raising the price of sugar-sweetened sodas, coffees, teas and energy, sports and fruit drinks by an average of 31% reduced consumer purchases of those drinks by a third, according to a new analysis of restrictions implemented in five US cities. “What we measured is how consumers change their consumption

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A multistate outbreak of salmonella has been linked to recalled Busseto Foods charcuterie meats, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert on Friday. Twenty-four illnesses, including five hospitalizations, have been reported in 14 states: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey,

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The connection that comes from friends, family and partners isn’t just nice to have — it’s crucial. Nearly 1 in 4 adults across the world have reported feeling very or fairly lonely, a 2023 Meta-Gallup survey has found. “For too long, loneliness has existed behind the shadows, unseen and underappreciated,