Health

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you spend the bulk of your day seated — at a desk, in a car or on a couch — your body does what bodies do: It adapts. Hips stiffen, shoulders drift forward, breathing becomes shallow and your nervous system responds by triggering your stress response, effectively locking

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Earlier this month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told residents to brace themselves for an “extraordinarily challenging summer.” A flesh-eating parasite that did hundreds of millions of dollars of damage across the state in the 1960s and ’70s, one that had been considered eradicated from the US for decades, has

By Katia Hetter, CNN Like many parents, I often worry about how much time my teen spends on screens. But I also hear lots of feedback at home about the amount of time I spend on screens. Not for CNN of course, but on all the cute dog, World Cup and Stanley Cup videos. Now

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services is requesting revisions to the labels on testosterone replacement therapies for men after reviewing new data and evidence on their safety and benefits. These updates could pave the way for easier access to testosterone replacement therapy. The requested label changes would

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN I was 8 years old when I learned that my father had multiple sclerosis. By age 12, I was his arms and legs. While my mother worked a full-time job, took us to baseball practices and cooked dinner, I repaired broken dishwashers, fixed lawn mowers and shaved him on occasion. At

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — On the dusty backroads of Radiator Springs, where Lightning McQueen and his pals live, a shower of meteors threatened to bring destruction upon the quarter-size cars in a scene that disaster movie king Roland Emmerich would endorse. Thankfully, Buzz Lightyear was on his way to save the day, driving

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — If you’re taking an omega-3 fish oil or algae supplement to stave off Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, take note: A new clinical trial finds these supplements did nothing to improve memory, cognition or brain cell loss. “Omega-3 supplements as a blunt instrument do not work,” said lead study author

By Jacqueline Howard and Andrew Quimby, CNN (CNN) — With the World Cup now in full swing, many doctors warn that the risks of extreme heat extend far beyond the action on the field – especially at certain venues, potentially affecting millions of fans and thousands of workers. Summer always brings the heat, but the

CNN By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise has been ordered by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stay in federal quarantine, despite being cleared to return home to Florida by a federal health expert. Angela Perryman says that

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A woman who was exposed to hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise has been ordered by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to stay in federal quarantine, despite being cleared to return home to Florida by a federal health expert. Angela Perryman says that she

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Once the school pick-up routine begins in the afternoon, it can feel like mental arithmetic getting everyone to the right place at the right time: One child has math tutoring from 2 to 4 p.m., and then it’s straight to soccer practice from 4:30 to 7. The other has

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Consider the established entrepreneur and world traveler who says he checks off boxes for both “over 6 feet” and “over 6 figures.” Or the CEO seeking a beautiful muse to share “international adventures” and a “curated lifestyle.” Then there’s the dude pictured in the driver’s seat of a blue

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — Smartphone location tracking can help parents gain a little peace of mind about the whereabouts of their underage children — and some families may even make its use mandatory for their kids. But what about the parents tracking their adult children? Is it easing parental worries — or is

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Fertility may not be a reason for men to avoid GLP-1 medications. In fact, they could see an improvement. After 24 weeks of treatment with GLP-1s, a class of medications that treats diabetes and is prescribed widely for weight loss, men ages 18 to 65 saw improved testosterone levels,

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — When Jayden started catching feelings for one of her friends, she immediately jumped to the worst-case scenario. “If this doesn’t work out, you know what a breakup feels like, and you know what being made to feel like a fool feels like, and I really don’t want to endure

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — The minimum age requirement for most social media platforms is 13 years old, but nearly 40% of adolescents between the ages of 8 and 12 use social media. Doing so could lead these tweens to earlier experimentation with drugs and alcohol. New research published this week in The American

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US fertility rate has been trending down for decades, leaving researchers and policymakers searching for causes that may help pinpoint solutions. There have been all kinds of theories, including soaring costs of childcare, the rise of birth control and even the role of car seat regulations. A new

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — When today’s teenagers and young adults are struggling emotionally, some are turning not only to friends, family members and therapists but also to artificial intelligence. Nearly 1 in 5 adolescents and young adults have used AI chatbots for advice or help when they felt upset, nervous or anxious, according