Health Archives

An Arizona woman can’t use her frozen embryos after divorce, state Supreme Court rules

January 27, 2020 1:51 pm CNN

An Arizona woman cannot use frozen embryos fertilized by her ex-husband to have children and has to donate them, according to a ruling by the…

Psychedelics: Can getting high improve your mental health?

January 27, 2020 9:02 am CNN

Can the mind-blowing effects of psychedelics help heal our traumas? “The Goop Lab,” Gwyneth Paltrow’s new Netflix mini-series,…

What we know about the coronavirus cases in the US

January 27, 2020 7:21 am CNN

There are at least five confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the US, a number the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts will…

Ivory Coast tests first person in Africa for coronavirus

January 27, 2020 7:10 am CNN

Health authorities in Ivory Coast are investigating a suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus in a female student who arrived from China, officials have…

A visual guide to the Wuhan coronavirus

January 27, 2020 6:18 am CNN

An outbreak of new coronavirus has sickened about 1,400 people worldwide and killed at least 41 in mainland China, while spreading to countries…

If you want your kid to eat healthier, let them watch certain cooking shows

January 27, 2020 3:57 am CNN

If you want your kids to make healthier food choices, have them watch more television — certain cooking shows, anyway. A recent study published…

China’s unprecedented quarantines could have wider consequences, experts say

January 26, 2020 4:29 pm CNN

With Chinese authorities warning the coronavirus outbreak is accelerating, placing millions of people in more than a dozen Chinese cities under…

China says coronavirus can spread before symptoms show — calling into question US containment strategy

January 26, 2020 2:23 pm CNN

China’s health minister Ma Xiaowei made a startling statement Sunday about the Wuhan coronavirus: He said people can spread it before they…

The deadly new coronavirus has reached the US. Here’s how to protect yourself

January 26, 2020 1:40 pm CNN

What started as a mystery virus last month in Wuhan, China, has now killed more than 50 people and infected hundreds more around the world. In the…

Stores in central Texas are running out of medical masks after possible case of coronavirus reported

January 26, 2020 5:46 am CNN

Medical supply stores in central Texas are experiencing a medical mask shortage after a Texas A&M student, having recently traveled to Wuhan,…

Why traumatic brain injuries can be dangerous

January 26, 2020 2:11 am CNN

Almost three dozen US service members were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries after the Iranian missile attack earlier this month, the Pentagon…

Raw ground beef recalled in nine states due to possible plastic contamination

January 25, 2020 4:01 am CNN

A Chicago company is recalling about 2,020 pounds of raw ground beef that was shipped to nine states, federal health officials said. The beef is…

Toxic chemicals that never break down were found in the drinking water in several major US cities

January 24, 2020 9:37 am CNN

Potentially toxic chemicals are in the drinking water supplies of several major metropolitan areas in the US, including Miami, New Orleans and…

CDC confirms second US Wuhan coronavirus case

January 24, 2020 8:04 am CNN

A second case of Wuhan coronavirus in the United States has been identified in Chicago, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday…

A man diagnosed with Wuhan coronavirus near Seattle is being treated largely by a robot

January 24, 2020 2:07 am CNN

The first person diagnosed with the Wuhan coronavirus in the United States is being treated by a few medical workers and a robot. The robot, equipped…

Michigan pediatric healthcare employee with TB worked for months, officials say

January 23, 2020 2:12 pm CNN

A pediatric healthcare worker in Michigan was ill with tuberculosis and didn’t know it while working in several locations over nine months, the…

Wuhan coronavirus is not yet a public health emergency of international concern, WHO says

January 23, 2020 1:39 pm CNN

The Wuhan coronavirus does not yet constitute a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced Thursday.…

CDC advisers concerned about lack of basic information about new Wuhan coronavirus

January 23, 2020 1:27 pm CNN

Advisers to the CDC say a lack of data from China about the Wuhan coronavirus is curtailing international efforts to quell the outbreak. While the…

Cremation has replaced traditional burials in popularity in America and people are getting creative with those ashes

January 23, 2020 11:17 am CNN

The days of most Americans choosing a casket and traditional graveside burial for their funerals are over. Cremation became the top choice in 2015…

US surgeon general says doctors aren’t encouraging enough smokers to quit

January 23, 2020 10:57 am CNN

A new report by the US surgeon general points to tobacco smoking as the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the United…