CNN – Health

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN For centuries, people in the sunny Mediterranean would get up after long, leisurely meals and take a walk, often to the town…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, signed off Thursday on the…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN There’s a new kind of Covid-19 shot coming soon to a pharmacy or clinic near you. The US Food and Drug Administration…

By Elissa Strauss, CNN Among the many devastating, long-term impacts of Covid-19, the pandemic delivered a one-two punch preventing many children…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Eating a lot of ultraprocessed foods significantly increases men’s risk of colorectal cancer and can lead to heart…

By Ben Tinker and Katherine Dillinger, CNN The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning Tuesday about “brightly-colored fentanyl…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer. This…

By Jack Guy, CNN African American adults who participate in frequent religious activities, or hold deeper spiritual beliefs, are more likely to score…

By Melissa Mahtani, CNN If you’ve ever been bitten by a mosquito, you know how frustrating their bites can be. The little red bumps swell up…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN After a historic drop in 2020, life expectancy in the United States took another significant hit in 2021. According to…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Taking oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to curb inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune disorders,…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Most places in the United States with heavy monkeypox caseloads have shifted their vaccination strategies to the Biden…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side…

By Naomi Thomas, CNN Older heart disease patients who took a combination “polypill” made up of three different medications had a lower…

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York state health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against polio after the virus was identified in wastewater…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Just like people, dogs can get dementia as they age. The spry speedster that used to zoom out the door may one day amble…

By Jen Christensen, CNN The US Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that it proposes to label certain “forever chemicals”…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the coronavirus evolves, the number of treatment options that remain effective against new variants has dwindled.…

By Jen Christensen, CNN Photographs by François Brunelle Sometimes when Charlie Chasen or Michael Malone would be out and about on their own in…