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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — From the very first play this season, NFL football has looked a lot different. The league has dramatically changed its kickoff rules in an effort to reduce injuries. A kickoff starts each half and takes place after a touchdown or field goal. Under the old rules, the kicking team

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will examine the potential harm to women of heavy metals such as lead and arsenic found in tampons. The FDA’s action follows the July publication of a small pilot study that found arsenic and lead in organic and nonorganic tampons.

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who used the weight loss drug liraglutide in a late-stage trial lost significantly more weight than children who got a placebo, according to a new study. Doctors say it can be extremely difficult for anyone with obesity to lose weight, no matter their age. Most adults and children

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — College students are carrying a lot of baggage with them as they head off to campus this fall — and not just the usual dorm accoutrements. And many parents may be worried about whether their kids are going to be all right. Besides facing the usual stressors of family

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The United States is facing an ongoing maternity health crisis in which 1 in every 3 counties does not have a single obstetric clinician, affecting women’s access to care, according to a new report. The report, released Tuesday by the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes, says that

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Exercise doesn’t just help you lose fat. It could also promote healthier fat, according to a new study. “Living a physically active lifestyle, exercising regularly over time, makes our fat tissue a more accommodating place for extra energy under conditions when we do gain weight,” said senior study author

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Apple juice sold at chain retailers across the country has been recalled over concerns about arsenic levels. The recall applies to certain bottles of Great Value, Market Basket, Weis, Urban Meadow, Natures Nectar, Wellsley Farms, Solevita and Clover Valley apple juice, according to manufacturer Refresco Beverages US and recall information posted

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It is possible to drink too much caffeine, as actor Dakota Johnson recently found out after she had lots of caffeine-infused energy drinks while directing her first movie and found herself feeling jittery and having trouble sleeping. Johnson, who was making her directorial debut in the short film “Loser Baby,” thought

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — The pandemic’s effects on teenagers were profound — numerous studies have documented reports of issues with their mental health, social lives and more. Now, a new study suggests those phenomena caused some adolescents’ brains to age much faster than they normally would — 4.2 years faster in girls and

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — There are chemicals in cookware, food, water, clothes and furniture that could cause problems for people’s health. These PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances — sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they don’t fully break down in the environment — have been used in consumer products since the 1950s. As

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Having dense breasts can put women at higher risk of breast cancer and make it more difficult to spot cancer on a mammogram, but many don’t realize it’s a significant risk. Starting this week, all mammography reports and result letters sent to patients in the United States will be

By Carma Hassan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group health plans and health insurance issuers for plan years starting January 1 or

By Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Guns continue to be the leading cause of death for US children and teens since surpassing car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for 18% of childhood deaths (ages 1-18) in 2022, the most recent data available from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wonder database. About 3,500 children died in gun-related incidents that year.

By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-five people in nine states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. Of 63 cases with information available, 24 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The CDC says the outbreak may be difficult

By Amy O’Kruk and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — As the demand for mental health care grows across the United States, so will an expected demand for service providers. Employment growth in the mental health field — for psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, counselors, psychiatric aides and social workers — is expected to be triple the projection

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — When she goes to the grocery store, Lilianna Wilde will sometimes go for the shopping cart from which everyone else steers clear, the sad-looking one with the squeaky wheel. When she puts the dishes away, she’ll swap the bottom plate and put it to the top, so the it

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — A person in Missouri is the United States’ first case of H5 avian influenza without a known exposure to a sick animal, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. “This is the 14th human case of H5 reported in the United States during 2024 and the

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — After nearly 20 cases of Valley fever were identified after a summer music festival in California, state health officials are warning that risk from the fungal infection rises in the late summer and early fall. “We’re preparing for another possible increase in Valley fever cases in the coming months,

By Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — While school administrators and parents focus on phone bans in schools as kids head back to school — and rightfully so — we also need to pay attention to the other places where phone use (and overuse) occurs. As a therapist who works with teenagers, I routinely hear from

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Teens in the United States are far less likely to use e-cigarettes than they were a few years ago, but experts warn that any tobacco use among youth is unsafe — and now, the rise of nicotine pouches is a growing concern. At the peak in 2019, more than