Health

By Brenda Goodman Americans ages 12 and up are eligible to get their first updated Covid-19 shots now, and they probably won’t be their last.…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN You may have up to a 50% higher risk of developing long Covid-19 if you suffer from common psychiatric issues such as anxiety…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Want to reduce your risk for dementia? Slap on a step counter and start tallying your steps — you’ll need between…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN At this point in the Covid-19 pandemic, much of the United States has slowly moved away from following or enforcing…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Influenza is always unpredictable. Infectious disease experts like to hedge their forecasts with a caution: When you’ve…

By Matt Villano, CNN Youth sports are supposed to be fun, build character and improve fitness. In many cases, however, they’re also causing…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at monkeypox in the United States. In 2022, an outbreak was declared a public health emergency of…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN Suicide is a leading cause of death among children and adults, but spotting risk factors and warning signs isn’t easy.…

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Wendy’s restaurants have been associated with an E. coli outbreak now reported in six states, with 97 people infected,…

By Jen Christensen, CNN The organizers of Atlanta Black Pride, an LGBTQ celebration held each Labor Day weekend, have big plans. There will be…

By Jacqueline Howard and Jorge Engels, CNN Three people have died and several others in Argentina have become sick after developing pneumonia with no…

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…