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By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as a state surgeon general ordered health officials to stop promoting mass vaccination, will serve as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s principal deputy director. In February, as Louisiana surgeon general, Abraham instructed health department staff to stop promoting vaccines for preventable illnesses.

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — The food people consume has long been understood to shape them in some way. “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are,” French gourmand Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin famously wrote in 1826. How you choose to nourish yourself plays a large role in health and

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Rose Dexter was just a month old in August when she developed constipation, gas and tummy discomfort, symptoms that her pediatrician chalked up to normal baby development. “Looking back at the photos, she was losing weight. She looked sick,” said her dad, Stephen Dexter. “And the entire time during

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Until last week, parents who looked at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website on autism and vaccines would see a few key points: Studies have not found links between vaccines and autism, nor have links been identified between any vaccine ingredients and autism. At the direction

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are a time of gratitude, connection and celebration, but it can also be physically demanding and mentally draining. Simple mind-body strategies woven throughout your day can help you avoid that fate, supporting your energy, digestion and nervous system from morning through bedtime. The 12 tips below require

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — An oral version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, failed to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in closely watched trials, drugmaker Novo Nordisk said Monday. In two Phase 3 trials of more than 3,800 adults receiving standard care for Alzheimer’s, the company evaluated

By Katherine Dillinger, Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an older adult with underlying health conditions who had been hospitalized and undergoing treatment for infection with

CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The table is set, friends and family draw near, and you already know what comments or questions are going to come your way. Maybe the remarks are about food, your weight, money, relationships, career or kids — whatever the topic may be, the position you’re in isn’t unusual.

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — A health condition many people have never heard of has become one of the most common liver diseases in the United States. Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, often develops quietly, so many people do not realize they have it until it is more advanced and signs show

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — And all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Except me, at age 7. I woke up so excited just as the clock struck midnight that my mother ended up giving me my first Christmas present — the latest Shaun Cassidy album. I can

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Scientific information on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website was replaced Wednesday with anti-vaccine talking points that don’t rule out a link between vaccines and autism, despite an abundance of evidence that there’s no connection. Bullet points on the top of the page now state that

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — You fall asleep at an appropriate hour, giving yourself enough time to rest before a big day ahead — only to be jolted awake by racing thoughts: Was your friend secretly offended by your joke? Are your kids safe when they’re at school? Will international conflict and political division

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US House Ways and Means Committee said Wednesday that it is investigating the organ procurement organization for the New Jersey region for what it called “extreme abuse of public trust” and possible illegal activity, including trying to procure organs from people who didn’t volunteer to be donors and,

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The longstanding public health practice of adding fluoride to community drinking water is facing heavy scrutiny in the United States over questions about whether the benefits outweigh the potential risks. But new research challenges recent claims about the risks of fluoride in drinking water — and instead suggests that

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Certain ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to an unprecedented three-part series authored by 43 global experts in nutrition and supported by the

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Last winter’s season was extreme, too. The US had its highest rates of flu hospitalizations

By Jacqueline Howard, Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Some women rush to their doctor just days after getting a positive pregnant test, but Dr. L. Joy Baker said she often sees patients for the first time just weeks or even days before they give birth. “At least once a week,” a woman may start prenatal

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Facing increased competition in the weight loss market and intense pressure from President Donald Trump, Novo Nordisk announced Monday that it is lowering prices for its blockbuster obesity and diabetes drugs for cash-paying patients. The move is the latest step in drugmakers’ efforts to provide discounts to Americans willing

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve ever caught yourself slouching at your desk and immediately jerked your shoulders back and straightened your spine, you know the struggle. Within minutes, you’re slumped over again. Here’s why: Rigid corrections are impossible to maintain because they treat posture like a static position to hold rather than

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — In Europe and other spots around the globe, it’s common to see people striding around the countryside with trekking poles in hand. Many folks even click their way through city centers with these poles — also known as walking sticks or hiking poles — because they provide support,

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — The sound of your morning alarm may not inspire you to think “party time!” But if you ask Dan Pelosi, with the right recipes and a bit of planning, morning can be one of the best times to host. A party doesn’t require decorations, dancing or even a specific

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before. It’s the first reported case of bird flu in a human in the US in nine months,

By Asuka Koda, CNN (CNN) — Carol Saffran started taking Ozempic a year ago to regulate her blood sugar after other medications were ineffective. She was prediabetic, a condition in which blood sugar levels are higher than normal, and her doctor prescribed Ozempic to help her avoid developing diabetes. She’s now close to her ideal

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — In the summer of 2024, a previously healthy 47-year-old father collapsed and died in the bathroom of his New Jersey home. An autopsy provided no answers. Everything looked normal, and his death was ruled sudden and unexplained. His widow reached out to a friend, a pediatrician. Would she read

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — As colon and rectal cancers in young people are on the rise globally, especially in the United States, consumption of ultraprocessed foods has been in lockstep. The fare now makes up roughly 70% of the US food supply and nearly 60% of US adult caloric intake, and several studies

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Doctors at New York University say two new studies show that they are a significant step closer to making kidney transplants from other species a real option in the near future. Scientists have been searching for years for an alternative to human transplants because the donor supply cannot keep

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Global rates of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in childhood and adolescence have nearly doubled since 2000, putting more kids at risk for poor health later in life. “In 2000, about 3.4% of boys and 3% of girls had hypertension. By 2020, those numbers had risen to 6.5% and

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — On Monday, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced that after 20 years, they were righting a medical wrong — what Makary has called “maybe one of the greatest screw-ups of modern medicine” — by

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Six people have died due to a multistate outbreak of listeria linked to recalled prepared pasta meals sold at major grocery chains, including Albertsons, Kroger, Sprouts Farmers Market and Trader Joe’s. The warning by federal health officials noted at least 27 reported cases of infection across 18 states, and

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The baby formula company ByHeart said Tuesday that it has recalled all of its infant formula products nationwide, including cans and single-serve sticks. The US Food and Drug Administration and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism that may be