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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN People who often nap have a greater chance of developing high blood pressure and having a stroke, a large new study has found. “This may be because, although taking a nap itself is not harmful, many people who take naps may do so because of poor sleep at night. Poor sleep

By Rachel Fadem, CNN Thinking of reaching out to old friends but nervous it will be awkward or that they won’t appreciate it? You should make those phone calls or send a text or email, according to new research. A study published July 11 in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology found that people

By Ian Kerner, CNN It isn’t every day that Bruce Springsteen opens up about his experiences in couples therapy, in this case in the foreword of a book by renowned marriage and family therapist Terrence Real. What happens when you stop focusing solely on individual needs and start viewing your relationship as a shared ecosystem

By Carma Hassan and Carolyn Sung, CNN The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO convened its second emergency committee on the issue on Thursday. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency

By Elissa Strauss, CNN I used to be a bit cynical about social and emotional learning programs, or SEL as they are known in educational circles. My 9-year-old’s previous school tried to teach him skills such as self-regulation and empathy, but in practice the whole thing felt like just another item on his busy teacher’s

By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The two cases are unrelated and probably the result of household transmission, the CDC said. One case is a toddler who is a resident of

By Alaa Elassar and Kacey Cherry, CNN Los Angeles County is maintaining a high Covid-19 community level, which means a universal indoor masking mandate could be enacted as soon as next week, health officials say. In Los Angeles, the average test positivity rate remains high, at 16%, Department of Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN An ancient virus, polio has crippled and killed humans for centuries. Etchings on Egyptian vessels show people with withered legs on crutches. Striking children younger than 5 the hardest, the worst form of the virus causes nerve injury that can lead to paralysis, difficulty breathing and death. During 20th century epidemics,

By Katy Milkman, CNN Most of us make to-do lists to keep track of all the things we need to tackle around the house, to keep our families running and to stay on top of tasks at work. But those lists can get unwieldy. If you often find it hard to check everything off your

By Jen Christensen, CNN Not 24 hours after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, ending the right to an abortion in the United States, Myisha Malone-King got a call from her insurance company. It said that the medication she takes for a condition totally unrelated to abortion would no longer be

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Verónica Cruz says she’s been getting frantic calls from women in the United States. Abortion clinics have canceled their appointments, and they’re scared, she says. “As soon as the Supreme Court decision came out, they were left without service. There are many people who call us crying, very desperate,” Cruz

By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s not your imagination: As the rapidly spreading BA.5 coronavirus subvariant causes a surge in infections across the United States, more people are catching Covid-19 for the second or third time. But on average, these reinfections do not seem to be happening more rapidly, according to a new analysis from the

By Deblina Chakraborty, CNN Covid-19 cases are increasing across the United States once again, driven by the most contagious strain of the coronavirus yet, BA.5. Federal health officials are urging Americans to stay up to date on their vaccines by getting additional boosters if they are due for them, but many people are confused. Who

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Keeping your body and brain fit has long been a prescription for better mental health as you age. A new study has now revealed that women’s mental processing speed may actually benefit more than men from a boost of exercise, such as brisk walking or biking for at least 15 minutes