Health

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive exams, such as pelvic, breast or prostate exams – especially if patients will be under anesthesia during the exam. Top officials from HHS, Centers for Medicare and

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Flame retardants added for decades to thousands of consumer products in the United States may raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to new research. People with the highest levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs, in their blood had approximately a 300% increased risk of dying from

By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — On its surface, The Zero Co looks like any other bottle shop. It’s a small space, just 600 square feet, with wide windows welcoming the sunlight. Wooden shelves line the white walls, holding rows of glass liquor and wine bottles, bitters, six packs of beer, seltzer, and the like.

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — The internet and social media are rife with marketing ploys: It’s hard to surf the Web or scroll through platforms such as Instagram, Facebook or TikTok without having a slew of ads pop up left, right and center about exactly what you were just viewing. The cookies and algorithms (and

By Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill and Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — Several outbreaks of measles in the United States are driving case counts up and raising alarm among public health officials, especially as vaccination rates among children lag. By the end of March, there were already more reported cases in 2024

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to a risk of heart perforation, according to an alert issued by the pump’s manufacturer and posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website. The pumps, left-sided

By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Sex equals intercourse. If you’re not having sex like porn stars, you’re not having good sex. Scheduled sex is unnatural. We live in a society in which we are barraged with those sex myths. One of the most pernicious myths is that sexual desire is “an electric spark of

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare, serious meningococcal infections that are on the rise in the United States. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new health alert that these infections, which are caused by a certain strain of Neisseria

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, women in the US can walk into a store and buy a supply of birth control pills right off the shelf, without the need for a prescription or health insurance. Opill, the first oral contraceptive approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for over-the-counter

By Rafy Rivera and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a surging number of dengue cases. Puerto Rico Secretary of Heath Carlos Mellado said the health department has registered 549 cases of dengue so far this year, far exceeding historical numbers. “Our teams have been working on an integrated

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all of your major core muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, external obliques and internal obliques. Yet despite the popularity of various 10-minute plank challenges, planking is actually one of the most dreaded

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Mpox cases in the United States are twice as high as they were at this time last year, and experts are stressing the importance of improving vaccination coverage as transmission risks rise. There have been 511 cases reported this year through March 16, according to data from the US

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has settled a lawsuit over some of its posts about ivermectin, including what may have been one of its more popular pandemic-era social media campaigns. In August 2021, to discourage people from using ivermectin to prevent or treat Covid-19, the FDA tweeted “You

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Visualizing a memory is a common occurrence for many people. A whiff of cinnamon and ginger may whisk you back to your childhood kitchen to relive eating freshly baked cookies, while hearing a particular tune may trigger images of dancing with a special someone. Mary Wathen has never had

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — American gamer and Twitch superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins revealed he was diagnosed with melanoma, a form of skin cancer. The 32-year-old, who boasts 19 million Twitch followers, shared his diagnosis in a post on X on Tuesday. “I’m still in a bit of shock but want to keep you

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Sniffling a bit more than usual? Welcome to spring allergy season in the Northern Hemisphere. Even if you don’t think you have allergies, it’s worth paying attention to those sniffles. More than 1 in 4 adults and nearly 1 in 5 children have seasonal allergies, according to the US

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Not getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new studies. “Sleep plays a causal role in how old individuals feel,” Leonie Balter, a sleep researcher at Stockholm University in Sweden and lead author of both studies,

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Tired from a restless night spent awake? One of the most helpful things to do might be to get some exercise, according to a new study. “Physically active people have a lower risk of insomnia symptoms and extreme sleep duration, both long and short,” said lead study author Dr.