Health

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — The importance of sleep for overall health cannot be overstated — it improves mood, boosts energy and lowers disease risk, to name just a few benefits. Yet many people struggle to achieve restful nights. In the United States, 39% of adults ages 45 to 64 report not getting enough

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Newly updated vaccines against Covid-19 will be in pharmacies soon, just as the US is experiencing a surge of infections. But is it a good idea to get in line for a new shot pronto, or should you wait a few weeks to get optimal protection against a possible

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long questioned whether human papillomavirus, or HPV, infections in men could affect their sperm health and fertility. Now, an early study finds that high-risk HPV infections might be linked with slightly increased levels of sperm death. Infections with high-risk strains of HPV appear to be associated with

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Moderna and Pfizer said updated mRNA shots will be available in pharmacies and clinics in the days

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — An experimental once-a-day pill that works without hormones significantly reduced the number of hot flashes experienced by women going through menopause and improved their sleep compared to a placebo, according to two new trials from drugmaker Bayer. The drug, called elinzanetant, works by blocking the brain chemicals responsible for

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — A man records himself eating fast food amid piles of cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches, chicken nuggets, hashbrowns and fries, and, of course, copious amounts of sauce — all with heightened sound to hear his chewing, chewing and more chewing. It’s too much food for anyone to eat at one meal

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — When he was a kid watching American movies in Thailand, Jack Titus’ one dream was to become an American. After the model made it a reality a few years ago with a move to Las Vegas, he developed a new dream: To look more like an American. And to

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A healthy diet has long been hailed by some experts as one potentially important factor influencing the risk of Covid-19, or how bad someone’s case gets. But a team of researchers in Indonesia looked into how a specific lifestyle might affect these odds — finding that following the Mediterranean

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Having a severe case of Covid-19 appears to be linked with

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The supermarket baby food aisle in the United States is packed with non-nutritious foods containing far too much sugar and salt and misleading marketing claims, a new study found. Sixty percent of 651 foods that are marketed for children ages 6 months to 36 months on 10 supermarkets’ shelves

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Worried about your type 2 diabetes risk? You might want to look at the kinds of meat you are eating, according to a new study. Regularly eating red and processed meats in particular is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of data

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — People taking semaglutide, the popular medication for diabetes and weight loss, are more likely to report having thoughts of suicide compared with those taking other drugs, according to a new study of an international drug safety database. But the finding is the latest see-saw of scientific evidence on the

By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. In a study published in the journal Nature Aging, scientists at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore followed 108 participants over several years to observe aging changes

By Riane Lumer, CNN (CNN) — It doesn’t often feel as if we’re living in empathetic times. Over the past two decades, partisan gaps on all the issues included in a Gallup analysis have widened or remained roughly the same. Some argue that in this tumultuous landscape filled with social and political divisions, the United

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — A three-year study of tirzepatide – a medication approved in the US as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss – found that when adults who had prediabetes and obesity or overweight used it weekly, it lowered their risk of progression to diabetes by 94% compared with a

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States are having babies less often, and the fertility rate reached a record low in 2023, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, with particularly steep dips after the Great

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Puppies, dancing babies, celebrity soundbites: A common go-to salve for a bout of boredom is to swipe through videos on your social media platform of choice. But that habit is likely making your problem even worse, according to new research. “Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Even though summer is winding down in the Northern Hemisphere and school has started or is right around the corner, don’t put your sunscreen away just yet. You still need it to protect against skin cancer and premature aging. Despite the clear benefits of sunscreen, questions about sunscreen safety

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You’re hitting it off with a new fling or friend when suddenly, they drop off the face of Earth without warning and with absolutely no explanation. You then realize you’ve been ghosted, perhaps vowing to never treat anyone how you were treated. “Ghosting has probably existed since the dawn

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia couple is suing a health care system after they say staff at one of its Atlanta hospitals misplaced a portion of the husband’s skull, which had been temporarily removed and later scheduled to be reimplanted, according to a complaint. Fernando Cluster was admitted to Emory University Hospital Midtown