Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Alcohol may play a greater role in death from numerous types of cancers in the United States than previously known, according to a new study. “While it’s true that overall cancer mortality has declined, we found the percentage of cancer deaths proportionally attributable to alcohol rose over 58% in

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — With children back in school and the looming threat of respiratory viruses like Covid-19, influenza and RSV on the horizon, many people may now be wondering how to stay healthy. Typically, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launches a fall campaign around this time of year, recommending

By Brenda Goodman, Adam Cancryn, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — In a highly unusual move, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not counting two measles-associated deaths reported by the state of Pennsylvania in its measles death tally, saying it doesn’t have enough information to determine whether measles caused or contributed to the

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet a growing number of American women have never been screened. Nearly 1 in 3 women ages 21 to 29 in 2023 had never received cervical cancer screening. This proportion was up from about 1 in 8 in 2005, according

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The federal government is cracking down on some potent kratom-related compounds — two of which are currently sold in consumer products such as powders, chewable tablets and liquid shots at gas stations, smoke shops and convenience stores. The US Department of Justice, which includes the Drug Enforcement Administration, has

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — As federal health officials continue to investigate this summer’s outbreak of cyclosporiasis tied to iceberg lettuce, many people are left wondering: Is it safe to eat lettuce yet? For now, the answer seems to be generally yes – with an important caveat. In an update last week, the US

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — At the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, mental health professionals who treated her testified that she repeatedly sought changes to dozens of medications prescribed for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. The day before she strangled her three children, slashed her wrists and throat, and jumped from a second-story

By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — It’s 2 a.m. and your college student is miserable. (Parents, you’ll know this because they’ve texted you.) Their student health center is closed, the nearest 24-hour pharmacy is across town, and you don’t think this is serious enough to justify the expense of urgent care or an emergency

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health this week recorded its first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years, both in people who were unvaccinated. The agency declined to provide further details, saying it was protecting patient privacy. What came next was a war of words. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. Once Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Assembly Bill 1901 into law, as he’s expected to do, the legislation

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A one-time snip of a key gene lowered heart-clogging cholesterol by about 50% over an entire year with no adverse effects, scientists have reported. The overwhelmingly positive results were found in four people who had taken the highest dose of the experimental treatment during a pilot study published in

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for almost two months while his underdeveloped lungs and gut grew strong enough to handle regular breathing and feeding. Last week, Sponenberg said, she sat silent on the phone with a doctor while he

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines for many Americans. Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday that the agency had approved their mRNA-based Covid shot for all adults 65 and older, as well as anyone ages 5 through 64 who has a condition that

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it. Using artificial intelligence and data on tiny brains grown in the lab, researchers have mapped out the ways in which certain genetic mutations that are associated

By Elissa Strauss (CNN) — In October, Dolly Parton gave her fans a health update. In a video titled “I ain’t dead yet!,” the singer explained: “Back when my husband Carl was sick, that was a long time, and then he passed, I didn’t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Among adults 65 and older, having a larger waist circumference was linked to a higher risk of early death, according to a new study. But being classified as overweight by body mass index, or BMI, was associated with a lower risk of early death. That’s confusing. Obesity, we know,

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a new study. The study, released Tuesday in the journal BMJ, is “one of the most informative estimates to date of CTE burden among former NFL players,”

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One of the two deaths related to measles reported in Pennsylvania was an infant, state health officials said Wednesday, a day after announcing that two unvaccinated residents had died. They mark the first US deaths related to measles reported in 2026 and the first in

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying. The instructor asked each of the 30 participants to grab the heaviest weight they could pick up. Pretend it’s on your shoulders or on your back or in your chest, Borowska told them. “Do as