Health

By Jacqueline Howard and Nadia Kounang, CNN After more than a year with two types of Covid-19 vaccines in use in the United States, another will be…

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Moderna said on Wednesday its bivalent Covid-19 vaccine booster that contained a vaccine targeting the Omicron variant showed…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at listeriosis, a serious infection generally caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN As the number of monkeypox cases climbs amid an ongoing global outbreak, US health officials said Friday that they are…

By John Duffy, CNN There’s a crisis in teen mental health, suggesting a marked increase in mental illness, sadness and teen hopelessness,…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN American producer, writer and director Norman Lear, creator of such iconic 1970s television characters as the bigoted blowhard…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In molecular biologist David Sinclair’s lab at Harvard Medical School, old mice are growing young again. Using proteins…

By Jacqueline Howard and Michael Nedelman, CNN A monkeypox outbreak continues to grow in countries where the virus isn’t normally found,…

CNN Editorial Research Hoof-and-mouth disease (also known as foot-and-mouth disease) is a communicable virus affecting cattle, pigs and other…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at E. coli outbreaks in the United States. General Information (from the CDC) There are many strains of…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome. MERS is a viral respiratory illness…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the H1N1 influenza virus, also known as swine flu. There was a pandemic outbreak across the globe which…

By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, we have reached a crossroads. On one hand, “this is the most teachable…

By Nadia Kounang and Katherine Dillinger, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech announced Wednesday that they have completed their submission requesting emergency…

By Brenda Goodman, CNN Even as the US grapples with its most recent wave of Covid-19, new research suggests that variants on the horizon may keep…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The first time molecular biologist Doris Taylor saw heart stem cells beat in unison in a petri dish, she was spellbound.…

By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent More infant formula from abroad is on its way to the US as part of the government’s…

By Elizabeth Cohen and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN More infant formula from abroad is on its way to the US as part of the government’s Operation Fly…

By Megan Marples, CNN The earthy, caffeine-infused coffee drink may hold more power than waking you up in the morning. Drinking either sweetened or…

By Ayana Archie and Brandon Griggs, CNN June is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment for Covid-19, was hailed as a game-changer in the pandemic thanks to its strong…

By Virginia Langmaid, Arnaud Siad and Emmet Lyons, CNN The World Health Organization is now counting more than 550 monkeypox cases worldwide, the…

By Megan Marples, CNN Cigarette smoking is very addictive and can have long-term, adverse health effects. But there is hope for those who want to…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN A slower walk as you age has always been a warning sign of increasing frailty that could lead to falls and other disabilities,…