Health

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — A review of the medical records of thousands of adolescents treated for obesity found that kids who received the…

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: The podcast Chasing Life With Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Attention, Medicare Advantage enrollees: It’s a good idea to review your plans during open enrollment, which…

CNN Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Your nose may be more powerful than you think. In a single sniff, the human sense of smell can distinguish…

By Sam Tupper, CNN (CNN) — After years of continuously rising opioid overdoses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When you go through the chore of cleaning your home, you hope the end result is a safer, healthier…

By Shannon Carpenter, CNN (CNN) — I was one of the kids in Keller, Texas, who grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons. My brother was always…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — When computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for his work on machine learning,…

Essay by Alisyn Camerota, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost impossible to know what to say to someone in the throes of grief. We all want to say…

By Susanne Paola Antonetta, CNN Asheville, North Carolina (CNN) — On the night Helene arrived, my husband, Bruce, and I half-slept through the…

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The order from an online “pharmacy” was for oxycodone, a powerful narcotic used to treat pain. The pills…

By Jeffrey Kopp, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in Denmark have published a case report revealing an unexpected consequence of one of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — BrucePac, a producer of ready-to-eat meat and poultry items, has recalled more than 9.9 million pounds of…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic…

By Kelly Bowman, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Every October, World Mental Health Day tries to expand the conversation around mental health and brings…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Keeping your brain sharp as you age has a lot to do with your heart — and the younger you start taking better…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals across the United States are rationing critical intravenous fluids and postponing some surgeries as…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In my family, I am officially known as “Baby Spice.” No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 could be a powerful risk factor for heart attacks and strokes for as long as three years after an…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s time to think about your breasts — not just this month because it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month,…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A third farmworker has tested positive for bird flu in California, according to the state’s health department.…