Health

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Horrified by pasta shapes that do not hold onto sauce, Dan Pashman spent three years designing and testing a new pasta shape. Unlike spaghetti, which most sauces slide right off, or tubes that do a surprisingly poor job of holding sauces inside, according to Pashman, this noodle was engineered

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Gas and propane stoves significantly increase exposure to nitrogen dioxide in rooms throughout the home, and these unsafe levels of exposure have had harmful effects on the health of tens of thousands of people in the United States, according to a new study. The World Health Organization has set

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A US farmworker who caught bird flu after working with dairy cattle in Texas appears to be the first known case of mammal-to-human transmission of the virus, a new study shows. The dairy worker sought care in late March after developing painful red, swollen, weeping eyes with burst blood

By Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — Haley Weaver has always been anxious. When she was 5 years old, she worried that her parents wouldn’t come back home after hiring a babysitter and bit her fingernails until they returned. Her coping skills evolved as she grew up, sometimes for worse (lying to impress middle school friends)

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center. The research also found infected cattle

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — As reproductive health remains a key issue in the 2024 US presidential election, a recent executive order signed by President Joe Biden to improve women’s health research grabbed headlines. The March 18 directive is notable for its aim to integrate women’s health across federal agencies and drive new

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it’s been increasing supply of its sought-after weight-loss drug Wegovy, with at least 25,000 people now starting to take the medicine each week in the United States. That’s more than a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden, which holds 19,500 people. It’s about five times more than were able

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — “Live, laugh, love.” “Good vibes only.” “Choose happiness.” Whether you’re in a yoga studio or the doctor’s office waiting room or scrolling through social media posts, positive affirmations encouraging you to live your best life can be found almost everywhere. But what if you don’t feel like it? For

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, Black women still had higher rates of maternal deaths than other women.

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) — On Tuesday afternoon, Mikenzie Buchanan scooped up an armful of clipboards piled behind the front desk at A Woman’s Choice, an abortion clinic here; it was almost too many to hold. On each clipboard, behind a blue cover to protect personal information, were documents and charts

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Jacksonville, Florida (CNN) — On Tuesday afternoon, Mikenzie Buchanan scooped up an armful of clipboards piled behind the front desk at A Woman’s Choice, an abortion clinic here; it was almost too many to hold. On each clipboard, behind a blue cover to protect personal information, were documents and charts for

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Ongoing testing of milk and dairy products by the US Food and Drug Administration has not found any active H5N1 bird flu virus in 297 samples of products purchased in grocery stores, the agency said Wednesday. The FDA has tested samples of fluid milk and other kinds of products

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — In many countries, up to 1 in 5 new mothers experience a mood or anxiety disorder. Unfortunately, these conditions often go undiagnosed and untreated due to lack of awareness and stigma, and everyone pays the price. Today is World Maternal Mental Health Day, and it’s time to recognize the importance

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Brianna Starr, 29, and her sister, Alicia, 26, never worried much about sunscreen. While growing up in Kansas, they focused on getting a gorgeous tan, like many of their friends and the influencers they followed on social media. “It was a social thing,” Brianna said. “So many times we’d

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Does it ever feel as if your anger courses through your veins? Well, that isn’t too far off, according to new research. Feelings of anger adversely affect blood vessel health, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “There have been some studies

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — In the years leading up to menopause, a person can experience a multitude of symptoms, including emotional shifts such as depression. Now, a new study has quantified the risk of depression during the transition, known as perimenopause — showing that women in this stage are about 40% more likely

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Tuesday about a multistate E. coli outbreak connected to walnuts. Twelve people from two states have gotten sick with this particular strain of the bacteria. Seven people got so sick that they had to be hospitalized. Two people have

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Medical device maker Philips announced a nearly $1.1 billion personal injury settlement over some of its CPAP, ventilators and BiPAP machines that were at the heart of a massive recall in 2021. The company also agreed to pay $25 million in a medical monitoring settlement. The Dutch company does

CNN, JAMA By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions and influence insurance

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the Los Angeles restaurant where Nathaly Paola Castro Torres works, customers never fail to comment on her short stature. “People stare at me too much and make comments or jokes,” Torres, 42, said. “Many times they also (take) photos of me and I don’t like it. I feel