Health

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that the White House says will use artificial intelligence to transform the way scientists fight childhood cancer. However, the move comes amid cuts to hundreds of millions of dollars in science research grants and proposed cuts to the budget of the

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — One recent weekend, I didn’t drink much while out in the sun. That Monday morning, after seven hours of sleep, I still felt exhausted. I was irritable, moody and unfocused. My first instinct was coffee, which only made me jittery. Then I realized I was dehydrated. I drank

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Before a heart attack, stroke or other cardiovascular disease hit, there are almost always warning signs, according to a new study. Those warning signs are well-known cardiovascular disease risk factors, but more can still be done to reduce cases of heart disease, according to a study published Monday in

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized marketing of the first eyeglass lenses in the United States that not only correct nearsightedness in children, they can slow the progression of the condition. The FDA said Thursday that it had issued marketing authorization for Essilor’s Stellest eyeglass lenses for

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When most people think of training their legs, they focus on quads, hamstrings and calves. The inner thighs rarely get the same attention. Yet your adductors — the muscles along your inner thighs — are crucial to pelvic stability, hip mobility and balance. Neglecting them can set you up

By Issy Ronald, CNN When a supercentenarian, someone who is older than 110 years old, is interviewed, they are inevitably asked to share their tips for longevity. But what if their secret could be studied scientifically? What could their genome tell us about ageing and why they avoid the diseases that claim so many other

By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Hours after President Donald Trump’s announcement linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy with autism in children, a mother sat in my office, sobbing. Had she caused her child’s autism by treating the debilitating headaches she suffered while she was pregnant? In the room next door, a mother of three who had

CNN By Edith Bracho-Sanchez (CNN) — Hours after President Donald Trump’s announcement linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy with autism in children, a mother sat in my office, sobbing. Had she caused her child’s autism by treating the debilitating headaches she suffered while she was pregnant? In the room next door, a mother of three who

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Suicide is a top cause of death among adolescents in the United States — second for children ages 10 to 14 and third among those 15 to 19. These adolescents most often use firearms to end their lives. For kids ages 10 to 17, the guns are 10 times

By Annette Choi and Way Mullery, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s health leaders are turning their focus to one of the common drugs used in medication abortion, mifepristone, according to a letter to 22 Republican attorneys general. The letter, signed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — If you’re a parent or guardian, you’ve heard about the importance of respecting your child’s feelings. Teaching our kids can help them work through the negative emotions they experience as they grow up. But what about your feelings as a parent? Hilary Jacobs Hendel, a licensed clinical social worker

By Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is reviewing evidence about the safety and efficacy of one of the drugs used in medication abortion to investigate how it can be safely dispensed, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr.

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease in a “pivotal” Phase 1/2 study, according to drugmaker uniQure, marking a major step toward a potential first genetic treatment for the condition. The Amsterdam-based company announced Wednesday that patients who received a high dose of

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Six months ago, 4-year-old Jose Morales-Ortiz was struggling to say two-word sentences. Jose has severe autism, and he couldn’t have a conversation and wouldn’t answer to his name most of the time — all things that kids his age are supposed to be able to do. By the end

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new health advisory about the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven confirmed cases and 19 deaths have been reported as of September 18 during this outbreak. The CDC also issued a

By Amanda Musa, Lily Hautau, Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata, Gordon Ebanks, CNN (CNN) — At a very young age, Maxwell Huffman knew that he absorbed the world around him differently than most of his classmates. He was diagnosed with autism as a teenager, and nearly 20 years later, Huffman is an executive at Aspiritech, a Chicago-based nonprofit

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating a lot of fruits or vegetables with higher levels of pesticides may raise the levels of dozens of pesticides in your urine, according to a new study. “We compared the amount of pesticides on fruits and vegetables to actual measurements of pesticides in people,” said lead study author