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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — “Life in plastic; it’s fantastic,” so the song goes, but in reality, plastics and the chemicals used to create them have been increasingly linked to numerous harms to human health and the environment. And with new plastic chemicals entering the market all the time, it’s been difficult for regulators

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. Measles cases are increasing in the United States, with 45 infections reported in 17 states as of March 7, according to the

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best. Recent research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an effective tool to prevent and treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. Exercises that engage muscles without movement —

By April Dembosky, KQED and KFF Health News (KQED/KFF Health News) — A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance

WFAA, CNN By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander. His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe

By Jen Christensen and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The Chicago Department of Public Health said Wednesday that everyone who is eligible for vaccination at a temporary shelter housing migrants that’s at the center of a measles outbreak has now been vaccinated. The city learned last week that it had its first measles case since

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A tool that’s available as an online calculator played a key role in actress Olivia Munn’s discovery that she had breast cancer – even after she had “a normal mammogram,” according to a social media post. The “X-Men: Apocalypse” star, 43, wrote in an Instagram post Wednesday that she

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander. His death was announced Tuesday on a GoFundMe page set

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man with worsening migraines was found to have parasitic tapeworm larvae in his brain, according to a report published this month in the American Journal of Case Reports. Doctors believe that the tapeworm infection originated from his habit of eating undercooked bacon. The unidentified 52-year-old initially went

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — For decades, a diagnosis of glioblastoma – an aggressive, hard-to-treat cancer in the brain – has been a death sentence for patients. Only 3% to 5% of people who are diagnosed with this type of brain tumor will be alive three years later. On average, patients live about 14

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A systematic review of scientific studies on the Wim Hof method of cold water therapy found the quality of the research inadequate to support most claims of effectiveness without addition investigation. Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete and motivational speaker, is well-known for his ability to withstand the cold. “It must

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — If you decompress by playing with dogs or checking their adorable videos on social media, you might be onto something. Interacting with dogs in such ways may strengthen people’s brain waves associated with rest and relaxation, as measured by brain tests, according to a small study published Wednesday in

By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Six veggies, five fruits, four proteins, three starches, two sauces and one fun thing — if that’s your grocery shopping list this week, you are probably a fan of Will Coleman, a New York City-based chef, television personality and social media content creator. Coleman went viral on TikTok after

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, dubbed the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. Naloxone, sometimes sold under the brand name Narcan, is a medication that can rapidly reverse

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — High school seniors’ use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a legal alternative to weed, is “appreciable,” according to a new study, particularly in states that don’t have a legal weed option for adults. Delta-8 THC, or delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is one of more than

By Deidre McPhillips and Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of women in the United States die from complications related to pregnancy, childbirth and the time after giving birth each year, and the country’s high maternal death rate makes it an outlier among developed nations. Federal data shows that maternal mortality has surged in the US

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A team of experts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention arrived in Chicago on Tuesday to help local public health officials manage a measles outbreak there. The Chicago Department of Public Health said last week that the city had its first measles case since 2019. The

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Now wide awake from a once peaceful slumber, you roll over to check the clock and find it’s 3 a.m. That’s the same time you woke up last night. And the night before. If that sounds familiar, it’s because nocturnal awakenings happen to a lot of people. Waking up several times

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — For many Americans, a morning routine is not complete without a cup of joe. The National Coffee Association reports the average American drinks just over three cups daily. And some people opt to get their caffeine through energy drinks or caffeine pills. While everyone’s tolerance is different, there is