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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — It’s a stance flamingos and other feathered species usually take, but seeing how long you can balance on one leg can be a good test of your health, according to a new study. By testing how long people ages 50 and older could hold a one-legged stance, researchers found

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has led to at least 49 illnesses across 10 states, including one death. Here’s what we know. Quarter Pounders made people sick The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday warning that dozens of people

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In an election year like few others, the race for the White House is down to a thinly stretched wire — not unlike the nerves of anxious voters unclear on how a divided country will respond to the winner. Add the backdrop of lingering inflation and two international wars

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A quick shake of the head after a hard hit could signal that a person has a concussion, a new study suggests, based on the experiences of young athletes. It’s an easily recognizable movement that could help significantly reduce the number of concussions that go undiagnosed if added to

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a food safety alert Tuesday regarding an E. coli outbreak that it says is linked with McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. At least 49 illnesses have been reported across 10 states, including one death of an older person. Ten people have been hospitalized,

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The matchup: Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course of the popular antidepressant escitalopram, often sold as Lexapro or Cipralex. Escitalopram is one of a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs. The projected winner: The drug that produces the

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The number of abortions in the United States is on the rise two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, but shifting policies are changing the way women access them. In the spring of 2024, from April to June, there were an average of about 97,500 abortion

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of frozen waffle products made by TreeHouse Foods, including waffles sold by Kodiak Cakes and Publix, Food Lion, Walmart and Target store labels, have been voluntarily recalled due to potential listeria contamination, according to a news release from the Oak Brook, Illinois, food processing company. TreeHouse Foods urges

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, hundreds more infants died than expected in the United States, new research shows. The vast majority of those infants had congenital anomalies, or birth defects. Earlier research – spurred

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we bring you a special episode of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta.” It’s a frank discussion between three friends about the disease, which two of them are facing. You can listen to it here.   (CNN) — What would you

By Taylor Nicioli and Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Using those on-the-go protein shakes, bars, powders and other supplements can seem like an easy fix for those looking to up their protein intake. But when it comes to teenagers, pediatricians worry that they may be relying too much on supplements. Two in 5 parents say

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Although a combination of certain pain medications has been found to be more effective than opioids alone at managing discomfort after surgery, Black patients are less likely to receive this level of care while recovering from a major procedure, new research suggests. In a study presented Sunday at the

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One Sunday night in February, Will Shortz was at his desk at home in Pleasantville, New York, when he leaned to his left and realized he couldn’t sit back up straight. “I knew immediately I had had a stroke,” he told CNN. The stroke was on the right side

By Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health department data. The Tampa Bay-area counties of Hillsborough and Pinellas – which were inundated by torrential rain and a devastating storm surge – saw the largest

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — Whooping cough cases are continuing to rise in the United States, with new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing that there are five times as many cases this year than at this point last year. The data, updated Thursday, shows the case count at

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A recall of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items made by BrucePac has been expanded to include nearly 1.8 million pounds of additional products, for a total of more than 11.7 million pounds of products recalled over possible listeria contamination, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says. The

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A move to a new city, remote work from home all day or a big change to social networks — your life experiences sometimes create loneliness that’s hard to shake. But a little more investment in your community may make a big difference, said Dr. Gail Saltz, clinical associate

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A new study adds to a growing set of evidence that women who use hormonal birth control have higher rates of breast cancer, but experts have stressed that the overall risk remains low. The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Out of the crowd, Michelle Panning picked her target, an unsuspecting man she didn’t know, and asked him an unusual question. Her hands shook as she pointed her phone camera on herself. “Can I borrow $100, please?” she asked. “No,” he said. They both smiled and went their separate