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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The United States is experiencing several major salmonella outbreaks connected to food and pets. Hundreds of people have gotten sick in dozens of states, and one death has been reported.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that salmonella causes about 1.35 million infections every year, with about

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve spent any time in a gym, you’ve probably heard the cue: Brace your core.The intention behind that advice is sound. Your core needs to stabilize your spine during movement and lifting. But when bracing becomes your default — forcefully tightening your abs during every exercise and throughout

By Elise Haulund, Katherine Dillinger, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the United States’ first mRNA-based flu vaccine for adults 50 and older, drugmaker Moderna said.“Flu remains a significant public health challenge, and mFLUSIVA provides an important new option for America’s seniors,” Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said

By Brenda Goodman, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — As cyclospora cases slow, Michigan residents can go back to eating lettuce and salad greens, state health officials said Thursday.“New cyclosporiasis case reports and emergency department visits are on the decline,” the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement. “The broad, precautionary recommendation

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The federal government is moving to shut down the organization that manages organ donations in the Kentucky region, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday, calling the organization a “bad apple.”“When an organization entrusted with the gift of life repeatedly puts patients at risk, the

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Avoiding three health factors may delay the odds of developing dementia by about 13 years, a new study has found: type 2 diabetes, smoking and high blood pressure.Scientific research has long established that these risk factors are three of the strongest for dementia, and that the neurodegenerative disease’s development

By Sarah Owermohle, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Senate voted 51-44 on Wednesday to confirm Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Schwartz, a former deputy surgeon general and retired US Coast Guard officer, was nominated for the job in April and is the first Black woman

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 has killed more than a million people in the United States, but in an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash on Sunday, US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that lockdowns were “the thing that did the most damage to our country.”This assertion

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Suffolk County Department of Health in New York said Monday that it’s seen three probable cases of tularemia, a rare but serious infection that’s also known as rabbit fever. It can occur after a bite from a tick or a fly that has previously bitten a sick mammal,

By Nadia Kounang, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that led to seven deaths and 84 people hospitalized has ended, the New York City Department of Health announced in a statement on Friday.The city noted that the two week incubation period for any new cases has passed.“All

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — When most people think about staying fit as they get older, they focus on the usual suspects: strength, mobility and cardio. But reaction time is a crucial cognitive and physical skill that rarely makes the list, despite its decline quietly affecting everything — including whether you catch yourself before

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has quickly grown into the second-largest on record, with cases taking just weeks to reach levels that had taken years in previous outbreaks.There have been at least 3,553 confirmed cases since this outbreak was identified in mid-May, according to

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — Two nominees to lead public health at the Health and Human Services Department cleared a committee vote Thursday, moving them closer to being confirmed into the roles after extended talks between federal officials and senators about vaccine misinformation.Sen. Bill Cassidy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee,

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Four out of five foods sold for toddlers in the United States are ultraprocessed, according to research that analyzed more than 2,700 products on grocery store shelves. Nearly half of those items also failed to meet at least one nutritional benchmark for children set by the World Health Organization.“We

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — An estimated 21.5 million additional adults in the United States may now be eligible for statins under updated cholesterol treatment guidelines, according to a new study.The researchers aimed to estimate how many adults in the US would be considered eligible for statin therapy under the new 2026 blood cholesterol

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — As cases of explosive diarrhea continue to rise across the US this summer, health officials are grappling with a longstanding question about the tiny parasite that’s behind all this torment: Just how the heck is poop getting into our food?The appalling truth about cyclospora is that humans are its

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Measles has continued its historic resurgence in the United States this year, with a second record-breaking year in a row. Just over halfway through 2026, the country has recorded more cases than in any other year since 1991 – surpassing a grim milestone that was just topped last

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Measles has continued its historic resurgence in the United States this year, with a second record-breaking year in a row. Just over halfway through 2026, the country has recorded more cases than in any other year since 1991 – surpassing a grim milestone that was just topped last year.The

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Nine states now have related cases of diarrheal illness caused by the microscopic cyclospora parasite and thought to be linked with iceberg lettuce, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Four more states — Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania — have been added to the outbreak that

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Drink tart cherry juice for sleepmaxxing! Add protein in everything for proteinmaxxing! Eat raw garlic for spermmaxxing! Online influencers are telling you to take your health to the max with highly specific — and sometimes highly unusual — changes.“Maxxing” is an online trend applied to advice for aspects of

By Sarah Owermohle, CNN (CNN) — The Senate’s health committee on Thursday pushed back a vote to advance two top health care nominations to the Senate floor but indicated that one, the pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would win the necessary votes after some assurances by the Trump administration

By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — “How long do I have to live ?”When I tell a patient he has prostate cancer, this is usually what he asks me first.With early-stage or low-grade prostate cancer, I can offer strong reassurance: Your life expectancy is good — expect a five-year relative survival rate of greater

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A little-known advisory group to the US Food and Drug Administration met this week to mull over whether to ease restrictions on certain peptides. The injectables are popular among wellness influencers and some doctors, who say they improve muscle recovery, reduce inflammation, promote longevity or simply boost your overall

By Katia Hetter, CNN You know what’s never given someone explosive diarrhea? Cookies, many people say on social media.While some may be looking for more reasons to eat cookies, many more are simply hesitating to eat salads and other fresh produce amid a multistate outbreak of cyclospora, known for that unpleasant symptom, among others.The parasite

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in every 1,000 people in Michigan has had cyclosporiasis over the past three months amid a multistate outbreak that has grown to the largest on record and killed two people.More than 11,500 cases have been reported in Michigan during the outbreak investigation period, according to the state

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — As the use of artificial intelligence continues to proliferate, AI-generated sexual content is already impacting teenagers. Nearly 75% of teens have seen online pornography and more than half are encountering this type of content as early as age 12, according to new research from Common Sense Media. The survey

By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — I just learned from a firefighter on Instagram that leaving my child’s bedroom door open at night makes it much more likely he would die in the event of a fire. Closing it, on the other hand, would keep the flames outside his room and ensure his survival,

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Produce supplier Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 US states because of potential contamination with cyclospora, the parasite causing thousands of cases of diarrhea across the country. The company said it’s “actively removing” the products, has suspended distribution of iceberg lettuce from Central Mexico to the