Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Working your brain hard at your job could pay off in more ways than boosting your career — it may also protect your cognition and help prevent dementia as you age, a new study found. Having a routine job with little mental stimulation during your 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s was linked

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Kerry Pearl remembers the pharmacist holding up the medicine her 4-year-old son needed to help him breathe. “He was literally holding it, looking at me like: ‘I can’t give you this,’ ” she recalls. “My poor kid is at home not sleeping through the night and waking up coughing,

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Zepbound, a popular weight loss drug, also seems to help people with obstructive sleep apnea, drugmaker Eli Lilly said Wednesday. Based on results from trials in people with sleep apnea, the company said it plans to submit the material to the US Food and Drug Administration to potentially expand

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is warning that dangerous counterfeit versions of Botox have been identified in multiple states, putting the safety of consumers at risk. Some serious symptoms – including blurred vision, difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, difficulty lifting one’s head and even hospitalizations – have been

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — For years, conventional wisdom in fitness culture has promoted the belief that stretching to become more flexible leads to better movement and injury prevention. But what if I told you that the road to improved mobility isn’t always paved with stretching? As a mobility coach in professional sports, I’ve learned

CNN By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — For years, conventional wisdom in fitness culture has promoted the belief that stretching to become more flexible leads to better movement and injury prevention. But what if I told you that the road to improved mobility isn’t always paved with stretching? As a mobility coach in professional sports, I’ve

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. He tried various treatment programs, but none worked for him before he reached his insurance maximum and was forced to discharge. “I was trying to die; just putting myself through torture because I didn’t feel like I

By John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — Nineteen people from nine states have reported harmful reactions after receiving cosmetic injections — commonly known as Botox — that were administered from unlicensed or untrained individuals or in non-medical settings, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Some people received injections of counterfeit or mishandled

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Makers of melatonin supplements have 18 to 24 months to voluntarily add child-deterrent packaging and improve cautionary language on labels of over-the-counter products, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, the leading trade association for the dietary supplement and functional food industry. Demand for melatonin, which is a hormone produced by the

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, may be linked to an elevated risk of death even decades after giving birth, according to a new study. The study, published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that women who experienced major complications during pregnancy had an increased

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You’ve just started dating someone new, and things are heating up when you realize you haven’t asked them about their sexual health status.  Maybe you don’t want to ruin the moment or make the other person feel judged. And since they haven’t said they have a sexually transmitted infection,

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 what weight really tells us about our health and the new weight loss medications. You can listen here. (CNN) — Actor and podcast host

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A Houston hospital has temporarily stopped liver and kidney transplants after it says it learned one of its physicians altered patient records in a government database, which may have prevented them from getting new organs. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston confirmed that it is investigating “inappropriate changes” to liver

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — There are more active drug shortages in the United States than ever, according to data from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the University of Utah Drug Information Service. The organizations first started tracking drug shortages in 2001. Active shortages previously peaked in 2014, with 320 drugs in active