Health

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization has notched up the status of the coronavirus strain BA.2.86 and its offshoots, naming it a “variant of interest,” although the organization says the current risk from this family of viruses appears to be low. Previously, the organization had been following this lineage as a

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Amy often picks up the latest tween terminology during middle school drop-off for her two daughters, ages 11 and 12. “They were talking about a fellow student, and how she was so annoying because she’s a total ‘pick-me girl,’” the Florida mother of two said. Her daughters were referencing

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has launched an investigation into certain treatments for cancer and whether these therapies themselves may be associated with the risk of developing secondary cancers. The FDA announced Tuesday that it had received reports of T-cell malignancies or cancers, including a type of lymphoma, in

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Your phone pings. It’s a text from your credit card company — someone is trying to purchase a $2,500 laptop using your account number. Your frantic call to the provided number never reaches a real person, yet it’s not long before that disembodied voice asks you to enter your

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, dating to at least 1941, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 – more

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Life expectancy in the United States has started to rebound after historic drops earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, but it’s far from recovering. In 2022, a 1.1-year increase brought overall life expectancy at birth to 77.5 years, according to provisional data from the US Centers for Disease Control and

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Overweight and obese adults who took the injected medication Mounjaro lost more weight and were more likely to meet specific weight loss targets than people on a similar competitor, Ozempic, according to a new study of people taking the drugs in the real world. Both Ozempic, or semaglutide, and

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to walking and type 2 diabetes risk, it’s not just how much you do it that helps — it’s also how fast you move, a new study has found. Brisk walking is associated with a nearly 40% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Peaches, plums and nectarines that have been recalled due to contamination concerns went to major retailers across the country, the US Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday. The stone fruit has been linked with a Listeria outbreak that has caused at least 11 illnesses in seven states, with 10

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals in northern China and Beijing have reported a surge in the number of children with respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia. Last week, the World Health Organization asked China to provide more information on the cases. Based on what is known thus far, how concerning are these cases? Why might there be

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — At age 99, former President Jimmy Carter has been many things: humanitarian, Sunday school teacher, woodworker, naval lieutenant, father, husband. Now he’s facing a role that’s new to him but familiar to millions of older adults: that of a widower. Carter’s wife of 77 years, Rosalynn, died November 19.

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans think of school shootings as mass casualty events involving an adolescent with an assault-style weapon. But a new study says that most recent school shootings orchestrated by teenagers do not fit that image — and they are often related to community violence. The study, published Monday in

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you snore the house down, you may be suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA — a potentially dangerous condition in which people stop breathing for 10 seconds or more at a time. The condition has been linked to smaller brain volume, damage to the white matter communication

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Gratitude gets credited with making improvements in just about every life sphere, including benefiting decision-making, self-esteem and stress reduction and boosting cardiovascular health, immunity and sleep. You don’t have to look far to find countless recommendations for a gratitude practice as a key to happiness. But is making a

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Humans are hardwired to love, according to biological anthropologist Dr. Helen Fisher. She is a senior research fellow at the Kinsey Institute who has spent much of her career studying love and attachment. This drive is so essential and buried so deeply in our brains, Fisher said, it actually

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — ’Tis the season of sales and shopping — but are you confident you’ll be able to stop when you have enough? Between the decorations, feasts and gift-giving, the winter holidays give us plenty of reasons to spend money, which human brains find rewarding. As good as the initial feeling

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back Pain Relief.” When you see your favorite actors looking fit on the red carpet, you might think

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — With holiday season underway, you may be realizing that you forgot to get your Covid-19 and flu vaccines, and now you’ll be sitting across the table from your elderly relatives. The good news is that it’s not too late to get your shots, but what about knocking them both