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By Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on a recommendation that patients must consult a health care provider to get a Covid-19 vaccine, although they don’t necessarily need a prescription. The updated CDC recommendation — made by a new panel of vaccine advisers chosen

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to aging and healthy living, we’re often given the same advice: Eat better, exercise every day and sleep more. But solely focusing on your physical health isn’t enough to achieve longevity, a new study has found. Researchers looked at older adults’ optimal well-being, which they define

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly everyone on the planet could have access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food by 2050 — all while improving the environment — if nations work together to implement a “planetary health diet,” a new report has found. By adopting a healthy, planet-friendly diet — along with reducing food loss

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration plans to make changes soon to the lengthy black box warning on many hormone replacement products for women with menopause symptoms, Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary said. “We are in serious discussions now about what to do about the black box warning, and I

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When your shoulders ache or feel stiff, your first instinct might be to stretch or massage them. But the real culprit behind most shoulder problems isn’t surface-level tension — it’s more often a lack of shoulder blade stability. Office workers, professional athletes and older adults face scapular stability challenges

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study. I wanted to understand more about the importance of screening and the results of this large study — especially since October is

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A new report ranks US states on rates of mental well-being and mental health care, and New York, Hawaii and New Jersey have outperformed the rest — in that order. The 2025 State of Mental Health in America report sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that the White House says will use artificial intelligence to transform the way scientists fight childhood cancer. However, the move comes amid cuts to hundreds of millions of dollars in science research grants and proposed cuts to the budget of the

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — One recent weekend, I didn’t drink much while out in the sun. That Monday morning, after seven hours of sleep, I still felt exhausted. I was irritable, moody and unfocused. My first instinct was coffee, which only made me jittery. Then I realized I was dehydrated. I drank

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Before a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease hit, there are almost always warning signs, according to a new study. Those warning signs are well-known cardiovascular disease risk factors, but more can still be done to reduce cases of heart disease, according to a study published Monday in

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the first eyeglass lenses in the United States that not only correct nearsightedness in children, they can slow the progression of the condition. The FDA said Thursday that it had issued marketing authorization for Essilor’s Stellest eyeglass lenses for

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When most people think of training their legs, they focus on quads, hamstrings and calves. The inner thighs rarely get the same attention. Yet your adductors — the muscles along your inner thighs — are crucial to pelvic stability, hip mobility and balance. Neglecting them can set you up

By Issy Ronald, CNN When a supercentenarian, someone who is older than 110 years old, is interviewed, they are inevitably asked to share their tips for longevity. But what if their secret could be studied scientifically? What could their genome tell us about ageing and why they avoid the diseases that claim so many other

By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Hours after President Donald Trump’s announcement linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy with autism in children, a mother sat in my office, sobbing. Had she caused her child’s autism by treating the debilitating headaches she suffered while she was pregnant? In the room next door, a mother of three who had

CNN By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Hours after President Donald Trump’s announcement linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy with autism in children, a mother sat in my office, sobbing. Had she caused her child’s autism by treating the debilitating headaches she suffered while she was pregnant? In the room next door, a mother of three who

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Suicide is a top cause of death among adolescents in the United States — second for children ages 10 to 14 and third among those 15 to 19. These adolescents most often use firearms to end their lives. For kids ages 10 to 17, the guns are 10 times

By Annette Choi and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s health leaders are turning their focus to one of the common drugs used in medication abortion, mifepristone, according to a letter to 22 Republican attorneys general. The letter, signed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and