Health

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rate of premature birth in the United States remains high, especially in the southern region of the…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Infants born to mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy were twice as likely to be underweight and nearly…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has greenlit the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea that will allow…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When your tolerance for marijuana goes up, often usage does, too. That’s a problem many regular users of…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The suicide rate in the United States spiked in 2021, reversing two years of decline, and rates among older…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Pesticides used in our homes, gardens and lawns and sprayed on foods we eat are contributing to a dramatic…

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ trust in science and scientists has dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating higher amounts of ultraprocessed food raises the risk of being diagnosed with multimorbidity, or having…

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration approved the medication Zepbound last week to treat chronic obesity. The…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Over the past five years, the five-year survival rate for lung cancer in the US has increased a significant…

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning health care providers to be on the lookout for…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 49 million people in the US ages 12 and older – more than 1 in 6 – had a substance use disorder…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — When my father died of bone cancer last year, I received an outpouring of messages from friends and…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Women in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men, as disparities in deaths from…

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Zachary Watson looked at the blueberry muffins his wife just pulled out of the oven, steam rising off the…

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide has helpful hints to…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a…

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Results from a landmark clinical trial this summer suggested, for the first time, that a medication given for…

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Puerto Rico Department of Health declared an influenza epidemic Thursday, with at least 900 hospitalizations…