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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — He was healthy and fit at 54, an avid runner with no vices — he didn’t smoke, drink or do drugs. So when he suddenly experienced left-sided weakness, numbness and difficulties with balance, walking, swallowing and speech, a family member rushed him to a nearby stroke clinic. “His blood

By Andrea Kane, CNN The “Shaking Palsy.” Those are the words Dr. James Parkinson used in an essay more than 200 years ago to group together symptoms and describe a mysterious infirmity afflicting six individuals in London. The British physician was the first to identify and document the condition now known as Parkinson’s disease, a

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking abortion trends for decades, but this year’s report — including some of the earliest federal data reflecting the effect of significant changes to abortion access nationwide – has been pushed back until spring amid turmoil at the federal

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — With so much to do heading into the busy holiday season, is anyone getting enough sleep? Most sleep experts advise that adults get seven to nine hours of sleep per night for good health and emotional well-being (although that changes as you get older). And studies warn that sleeping

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers for Disease and Control Prevention’s vaccine advisers recommended a major change to the immunization practice. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, whose members were chosen by

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Diego Ramonfaur is often sleep-deprived. In his third year of an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, Ramonfaur faces schedule changes every one or two weeks. With workloads that vary depending on the rotation, going to sleep and waking up at a consistent time is

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Many people view aging as an inevitable breakdown. Muscle loss, in particular, can carry a sense of dread: the fear that our bodies will become less capable with each passing year. The good news? You have more control over this process than you might think. The most effective strategy

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could not hear music, laughter or any sounds at all. But today, the 6-year-old revels

By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about the hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices,

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about the hepatitis B disease and vaccine safety, the Advisory Committee on Immunization

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Who’s tired of being sick? Me, definitely. So many family members, friends and coworkers would raise their hands right now, too, if I asked them. Since temperatures dropped across the United States, my family has gotten through some nasty colds and undiagnosed viral infections, bronchitis, and several Covid-19 tests

By Katia Hetter, Lily Hautau and Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — Everyone knows what it’s like to be stuck in a boring meeting or class, or watching a long performance, or overseeing a Cabinet meeting, and slowly feel the seemingly unstoppable force of sleepiness creep over you. You know how bad it’ll be if you’re

CNN, POOL, CDC, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Former US public health officials are sounding alarms about significant changes being made to the country’s vaccine policy under the Trump administration. Two public letters this week — one from former commissioners of the US Food and Drug Administration and one from former

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Former US public health officials are sounding alarms about significant changes being made to the country’s vaccine policy under the Trump administration. Two public letters this week — one from former commissioners of the US Food and Drug Administration and one from former leaders at the US Centers for

CNN By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — The childhood vaccine schedule in the United States could soon see major changes, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked advisers expected to revise the timing of hepatitis B shots for newborns and re-examine long-established vaccination practices. The hepatitis B decision would be the most

By Matt Villano, CNN (CNN) — In the middle of an intense workout, Kristina Lazzaro stepped back and heard a sound like a cork coming out of a bottle of champagne. The 35-year-old Buffalo, New York, resident was doing a partner workout at her local gym, pushing herself to finish strong on a shuttle run

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — The childhood vaccine schedule in the United States could soon see major changes, with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked advisers expected to revise the timing of hepatitis B shots for newborns and re-examine long-established vaccination practices. The hepatitis B decision would be the most significant

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US stillbirth rate dropped 2% last year, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a hopeful improvement after a turbulent few years. But there were still nearly 20,000 fetal deaths in 2024, CDC data shows, more than 5.4 for every 1,000

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — George Mycock’s fitness routine had gotten out of hand. The 22-year-old was terrified of putting on body fat but eager to develop more muscle. He tracked his food so thoroughly that he was weighing lettuce leaves. And he was exercising –– way too much, in fact. “If I halved

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Certain glucose monitors from Abbott Diabetes Care are providing users with incorrect glucose readings, an error that has been linked with the deaths of at least seven people and more than 700 serious injuries worldwide, according to an alert from the US Food and Drug Administration. Incorrect glucose readings

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — It was a pain worse than childbirth, said a TikTok mom as she described bouts of uncontrollable vomiting after marijuana use. “I was crying and screaming and I was like ‘I can’t take this anymore!’ I hate my life,” she said. “I’m just begging God, like please make it

By Sarah Owermohle, Adam Cancryn, Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s longtime oncology chief has filed to retire from the agency just weeks after he was chosen to lead the FDA’s drug division, according to four people familiar with his decision. Dr. Richard Pazdur was named director of

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The shingles vaccine not only offers protection against the painful viral infection, a new study suggests that the two-dose shot also may slow the progression of dementia. Shingles, caused by the varicella-zoster virus, presents as a painful rash and it’s estimated that about 1 in every 3 people in

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is not commemorating World AIDS Day this year as it has done for decades in the past. The commemoration has been marked every December 1 since 1988. The day is meant to raise awareness of efforts to fight the deadly disease and remember those died from

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later. But new research suggests that even once you’re 45 or older, it’s not too late to try. Having the highest levels of physical activity in midlife and late life was

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Whenever I see Kim McAdams, she is never wearing shoes. Every year, she checks my car emissions from her workstand at a parking lot in Roswell, Georgia. In the four years that I’ve known her, come rain or shine, she is always barefoot. I had heard of people who

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — For decades, measles vaccination has been a global success story. Deaths from measles dropped 88% around the world from 2000 to 2024, according to a new report from the World Health Organization, with an estimated 58 million lives saved in that time. But now, with vaccine coverage well below

By Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN (CNN) — Millions of tons of food are wasted each year in the United States alone. About 35 million tons, to be specific, according to the latest ReFED report. Nearly one-third of food that is grown and produced goes unsold or uneaten in the US, estimates ReFED, a nonprofit organization