Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN For women around the globe, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic brought more health challenges than the first. In 2020, the medical technology company Hologic launched a global survey in partnership with Gallup to assess how well women’s health needs were being met. Countries were scored based on women’s responses

By Megan Marples, CNN When Rajagopal Raghunathan told family and friends he would be running his first marathon, he didn’t anticipate the twinge he felt in his foot while training a couple months later. Raghunathan pushed through the pain, continuing to run to prove that he was physically and mentally strong. He later learned he

By Brenda Goodman A perfect storm of “systemic vulnerabilities” at the US Food and Drug Administration unfolded as the agency investigated contaminated baby formula, hampering its response to a worsening baby formula shortage, a new internal review shows. The FDA’s investigation of bacterial contamination in baby formula in January ultimately resulted in a recall of

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Drinking black, green or oolong tea might have more benefits than a little energy boost — a certain amount could reduce risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research has found. Drinking at least four cups of any of these teas per day has been linked with a 17% lower risk

By Naomi Thomas, CNN The US Preventive Services Task Force says for the first time that adults under the age of 65 should be screened for anxiety, according to a draft recommendation posted on Tuesday. The USPSTF is a group of independent disease prevention and medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions. The draft

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased sharply throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reaching record levels in 2021. But the burden on different racial and ethnic groups has changed, according to a study by federal researchers published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open. For people ages 15 to 34, White people had

By Carma Hassan, CNN In a new study, researchers say that the experiences of residents of Flint, Michigan, show that environmental disasters like the water crisis can have long-term consequences for mental health. Flint residents reported changes to the water’s color, smell and taste soon after the city turned to the Flint River as a

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to cook chicken in NyQuil? Overdose on antihistamines? Swallow laundry detergent pods? While most of us would recoil in horror from such dangerous suggestions, adolescents and young adults continue to be susceptible to social media dares like these, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. “One social media trend

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The vast majority of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers in the United States are preventable, according to a new report. For more than 4 out of 5 women who died during pregnancy, during delivery or up to a year postpartum — more than 84% — death could have been

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN The vast majority of deaths among pregnant women and new mothers in the United States are preventable, according to a new report. For more than 4 out of 5 women who died during pregnancy, during delivery or up to a year postpartum — more than 84% — death could have been

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN About 36% of all US counties are “maternity care deserts,” and the number of counties where there is limited or no access to maternity care appears to be growing, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes, found that between

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, “the pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with Covid.

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN A recent study of more than 6 million people 65 and older found that seniors who had Covid-19 had a substantially higher risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease within a year. The study does not show that Covid-19 causes Alzheimer’s, but it adds to the growing body of research drawing

By Lauren Lee, CNN For NASCAR driver Armani Williams the cockpit of a race car is his sanctuary. “Being in a race car, it’s just sort of like a comfort zone,” said Armani. “I just love being in it, just pushing it to the limit.” The 22-year-old is defying expectations and helping foster inclusivity as

By Jen Christensen, CNN First, there were flavored cigarettes that tasted like chocolate or grape. Then came the e-cigarettes in flavors like cotton candy or gummy bear. Now, there are flavored gummies made with nicotine, and the US Food and Drug Administration isn’t happy about it. The agency has been warning parents to keep an