Health

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As multiple measles outbreaks simmer across the United States, cases are accumulating nearly as quickly as…

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A sperm donor with a rare genetic mutation linked to an increased risk of developing cancer fathered at least 197…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t…

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is looking into whether deaths “across multiple age groups” have…

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — He was healthy and fit at 54, an avid runner with no vices — he didn’t smoke, drink or do drugs. So when he…

By Andrea Kane, CNN The “Shaking Palsy.” Those are the words Dr. James Parkinson used in an essay more than 200 years ago to group together…

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking abortion trends for decades, but this…

By Gina Park, CNN (CNN) — With so much to do heading into the busy holiday season, is anyone getting enough sleep? Most sleep experts advise…

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Parents will still be able to get the hepatitis B vaccine for their children at no cost even though the US Centers…

By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Diego Ramonfaur is often sleep-deprived. In his third year of an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland…

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Many people view aging as an inevitable breakdown. Muscle loss, in particular, can carry a sense of dread: the fear…

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he…

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — In a meeting punctuated by conflict and…

By Deidre McPhillips, Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…