Health

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and CNN Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled H5, H7 and H10 have caused deaths in humans.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at information and statistics concerning vaccines in the United States. For vaccines related to coronavirus, see Coronavirus Outbreak Timeline Fast Facts. Facts The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides vaccine recommendations by age, as well as by disease. For more than 100 years, there has

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New research reveals how a medical device helped one man with paralysis walk naturally again, more than a decade after an injury. Dr. Grégoire Courtine and colleagues from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne developed and implanted a “brain-spine interface” that creates a direct neurological link between the brain and spinal

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Older adults who took a multivitamin each day for three years found a mild improvement in their memory after one year compared with people taking a placebo, or sugar pill, a new study found. At the start of the study, 3,560 adults older than age 60 were asked to

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A growing supply of illicit ketamine is making its way to the United States, new research suggests, fueling concerns about an increase in nonmedical use. According to the new research published Tuesday in JAMA Psychiatry, law enforcement agencies seized more than 1,500 pounds of ketamine in 2022 – about

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Many adults in the United States say they still have not heard of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which was launched in July. A survey released Tuesday by the Pew Charitable Trusts suggests that only 13% of adults in the United States are aware of the national 988 lifeline and how it is

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 18 people in six states is linked to Papa Murphy’s raw chocolate chip cookie and S’mores bar dough, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. Two people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. Health officials are speaking with ill

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — New HIV infections in the United States have dropped in recent years, driven largely by decreases among young gay and bisexual men, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC estimates that there were about 32,000 new HIV infections in 2021,

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths in the United States surged during the Covid-19 pandemic, and preliminary data suggests that 2022 was the deadliest year yet. Much of the trend can be attributed to the steep rise of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is now involved in nearly two-thirds of all

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it comes to their mental health, according to a new advisory from the US surgeon general. Tuesday’s advisory notes that although there are some benefits, social media use presents “a profound risk

CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — There’s not enough evidence to determine whether social media is safe enough for children and adolescents when it comes to their mental health, according to a new advisory from the US surgeon general. Tuesday’s advisory notes that although there are some benefits, social media use presents “a profound

By Susan Puckett, CNN (CNN) — It took me about 15 minutes, plus a half hour of simmering time, to throw together a rustic lemony chickpea and spinach soup scented with garlic and cumin for late-arriving out-of-towners. Then there was the warmly spiced stew of tomatoes  and fish that I shared with neighbors — it tasted even better the next

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Adults who have obstructive sleep apnea have up to an 75% increased risk, on average, of developing long Covid after a SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with people without sleep apnea, a new study found. Women with obstructive sleep apnea had up to an 89% increased risk, while men had a

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — This week, at the World Health Organization’s 76th World Health Assembly, health leaders from nearly 100 countries will join with thousands of others who have signed off on a global initiative to eliminate cervical cancer. Globally, cervical cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer in women, according to WHO, but

By Alexa Mikhail, CNN (CNN) — Many people dread the blaring sound of an alarm clock, signaling the start of a busy workday. Others wish they weren’t already awake and that the sound had actually woken them up. Waking up many minutes or even hours before the alarm is not a new phenomenon, sleep experts