Why you keep having recurring dreams and what it means
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For years, dreams of my teeth cracking, loosening or falling out plagued my sleep. Some of my loved ones have…
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Check your pantry: Frito-Lay issues allergy alert for an undeclared salsa dip ingredient
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Frito-Lay has issued a voluntary recall of Tostitos Avocado Salsa Jar Dip because it may contain an…
Continue ReadingWhat scientists say keeps mosquitoes at bay
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But…
Continue ReadingDaily pill from Eli Lilly leads to 15% weight loss in midstage study, rivaling Wegovy results without the shot
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Eli Lilly’s experimental pill for weight loss helped people lose an average of 15% of their body weight after 36…
Continue ReadingExperts question decision to vent and burn toxic vinyl chloride from derailed tankers in East Palestine, Ohio
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Experts called by the US National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, to testify about the February train…
Continue ReadingIs cortisol sabotaging your weight loss efforts? Experts sound off
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — You might believe cortisol is the culprit sabotaging your fitness and weight loss efforts if you’re getting…
Continue ReadingAbortion is ancient history: Long before Roe, women terminated pregnancies
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Abortion today, at least in the United States, is a political, legal and moral powder keg. But for long stretches of…
Continue ReadingFrozen fruit sold at Walmart, Aldi, Trader Joe’s, Target, Whole Foods recalled over possible listeria contamination
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Sunrise Growers has recalled frozen fruit products sold at chain stores nationwide over possible listeria…
Continue ReadingFDA approves $3.2 million gene therapy for rare muscular dystrophy in kids ages 4 and 5
By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a rare and devastating muscle…
Continue ReadingE-cigarette sales spiked between 2020 and 2022, new CDC report says
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — E-cigarette use is flaring up across the United States, according to a new study by the US Centers for Disease…
Continue ReadingUS median age reached a record high in 2022, according to the US Census Bureau
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The United States population has been aging for decades and is now older than it has ever been. The median…
Continue Reading5 ways to repair a friendship (or leave it behind if toxic)
By Christine Koh, CNN (CNN) — When a friendship hits a stumbling block, how do you know whether to work on the relationship or let it go? It…
Continue ReadingMaternal deaths in US hospitals are declining, study suggests, but birthing complications are rising
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The rate of pregnant women dying of delivery-related causes in the hospital appears to have declined…
Continue ReadingOne year after Dobbs decision, families describe terror, trauma and putting ‘pain to purpose’
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent (CNN) — As Amanda Zurawski walked into a Capitol Hill hearing room in April, she was…
Continue ReadingReport finds nationwide spike in preventable deaths, maternal mortality and medical bills
By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — A new report puts US states’ health care systems on a scorecard, with Massachusetts coming out on top. But…
Continue ReadingCDC vaccine advisers’ vote sets stage for first RSV shot for older adults this fall
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Adults 60 and older will be eligible to get a shot that could protect them from respiratory syncytial virus, or…
Continue ReadingCDC will investigate sample from woman who reportedly died of swine flu in Brazil
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will test a sample from a 42-year-old woman who is…
Continue ReadingFDA to test new package labels that could change how consumers make food choices
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The United States Food and Drug Administration will test out labels on the front of food packages in the hope…
Continue ReadingWhat you should know about muscle memory to help you stay fit
By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — When you hear the term “muscle memory,” it conjures up images of your muscles being able to…
Continue ReadingMost ob/gyns are concerned about negative effects the Dobbs ruling has had on care, survey finds
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Most US obstetrician/gynecologists worry that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision has had significant…
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