Health

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — With an early meeting in the morning, I had done everything I could think to do to get through my latest bout of insomnia and go to sleep. I had exercised, eaten an early dinner, given myself time to wind down, read a few chapters until I felt drowsy,

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which observant Muslims observe a strict fast from dawn until sunset. Maintaining a balanced diet during this holy month is necessary in order to keep the body energized for prayer and other practices throughout the day. Dietician Rahaf Al

By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a wide range of topics including the evolutionary reasons behind why losing weight is so hard and new weight loss drugs and how to talk to kids about weight. You can

CNN By Andrea Kane, CNN Season 9 of the podcast “Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta” explores the intersection between body weight and health. We delve into a wide range of topics including the evolutionary reasons behind why losing weight is so hard and new weight loss drugs and how to talk to kids about weight. You

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, many homes held on to an odd odor. It was a sickly-sweet smell, and it evoked comparisons to paint thinner, but fruitier,

CNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — When government officials lifted an evacuation order for people who lived near the site of a train derailment and toxic spill in East Palestine, Ohio, last year, many homes held on to an odd odor. It was a sickly-sweet smell, and it evoked comparisons to paint thinner, but

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — I know I’m supposed to gradually go to bed and get up earlier over the course of a week or two before Daylight Saving Time hits. (I’m the one who assigns those kinds of stories strongly suggesting you do it.) Did I do it? No, I did not. Here

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Wegovy’s not just for weight loss anymore. The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s application to add cardiovascular benefits to the medicine’s label, making it the first weight-loss drug to also be cleared to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death in

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Friday that its drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, called Relyvrio, did not show significant benefit in a large clinical trial and may be withdrawn from the market. New results from a large phase 3 clinical trial, called Phoenix, showed that the drug did not

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’re feeling as if you’re spinning your wheels at the gym, welcome to the club. At some point in most people’s fitness journeys, they hit a plateau — progress stalls and motivation wanes. But fear not. Breaking out of this rut is achievable with the right approach. When

CNN By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly

By Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour and lose one hour of sleep. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Eli Lilly says that approval of its experimental Alzheimer’s medication donanemab will be delayed beyond the end of March as the US Food and Drug Administration plans to call a last-minute meeting of its outside advisers to review the drug’s safety and efficacy. The medicine had been expected

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Melatonin products have become increasingly popular among US adults and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about 11,000 children have landed in the emergency room in recent years after ingesting it while unsupervised. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the brain in response

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Every night at 11 p.m. sharp, my dog corrals me into my bedroom, and then at 7 a.m. he has his nose in my face ready to start the day — which might be a problem come Daylight Saving Time. When the clocks spring forward an hour on March

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — “When I look around this room, I can’t help but wonder,” Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel joked at last year’s ceremony. “Is Ozempic right for me?” Celebrities’ use of a type 2 diabetes drug to lose weight had sparked both backlash and fascination by the time of last year’s

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A clinical trial’s encouraging results won US Food and Drug Administration breakthrough therapy status for an LSD formulation to treat generalized anxiety disorder, Mind Medicine Inc. announced Thursday. The biopharmaceutical company is developing the drug. “A breakthrough designation is a recognition that a drug has demonstrated evidence of clinical efficacy in meeting an unmet

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About half of registered voters in the United States say this year’s elections will have a “major impact” on access to abortion, and about 1 in 8 voters says that abortion is the most important issue driving their vote, according to a new KFF survey. Abortion is a particularly

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Tissue samples from the brain of the man who killed 18 people during a shooting rampage at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, in October showed evidence of traumatic brain injury but not the neurological disorder CTE, according to the Concussion Legacy Foundation. Robert Card, 40, was a US Army reservist