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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Loss of slow-wave sleep as you age may increase your risk of developing dementia, according to a new study. “We found that aging was associated with a decline in the amount of the deepest stages of sleep, known as slow wave sleep,” said Matthew P. Pase, senior author of

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to require private health insurance plans to fully cover the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the United States, which is expected to hit store shelves starting early next year. The US Food and Drug Administration approved the medication Opill

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat can take a heavy toll on the heart, and a new report shows how much more deadly the effects of climate change may become over the next few decades in the United States. Black adults, seniors and people living in urban areas are particularly vulnerable. Between 2008 and

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Have you ever been hiking with your partner when you suddenly imagine pushing them off a cliff? Or on your way home from work, you can’t shake the feeling that you hit someone with your car without realizing it? What about loving your colleague’s cologne and fretting it must

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back Pain Relief.” As the seasons change so do some of your inside and outside chores, especially

By Giri Viswanathan and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is sharing a new warning about the risks of probiotics for hospitalized preterm infants. The products have been linked with over two dozen reported adverse events since 2018 and one death in 2023, the agency said. On Thursday, the agency announced

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — People with type 2 diabetes who followed a time-restricted diet lost belly fat and improved their blood sugar as much as those who counted calories, according to a new randomized clinical trial that followed a group of 75 people for six months. “Our findings show time restricted eating is

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, Dr. Ankit Patel will become a pharmaceutical pioneer. He’ll be the first pharmacist to legally sell medical cannabis from a pharmacy counter in the United States. “It’s awesome,” Patel said. “It’s historic.” Patel’s Robins Pharmacy and two others in the same region, Omega Pharmacy and the Allen

By Andrea Kane, CNN Editor’s note: Season 8 of the podcast Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets back to basics with an in-depth examination of the brain in different states. Each episode will focus on one of those states — the distracted brain, the frightened brain, the depressed brain and others — to spotlight what

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s health agency is warning the public not to buy pre-filled pens claiming to contain the weight loss drugs Ozempic and Saxenda without a prescription, after a small number of people were hospitalized. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said those hospitalized experienced serious side effects, including hypoglycemic shock and coma,

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Men who have sex with men and others who are at high risk of mpox infection should get two doses of the Jynneos vaccine, even now that the recent public health emergency in the United States has passed, according to an independent panel of experts that advises the US

By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s still one of the biggest mysteries in science: How does a human cell — too small to see with the naked eye — divide and reproduce to ultimately become a human body made up of more than 30 trillion cells? From the moment sperm fuses with an egg,

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down? Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 5, moving the clocks in most US states back an hour – and that is no small thing for our health, according to Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta,

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Patti Wukovits still thinks about how she had to bury her daughter in her prom dress. In June 2012, 17-year-old Kimberly Coffey had a fever and body aches. She told her mom it felt like her ankles were bleeding. When Wukovits looked, she noticed a purple rash. Wukovits, a

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Vaccines for Covid-19 and influenza may slightly increase the risk of strokes caused by blood clots in the brains of seniors, particularly when the two vaccines are given at the same time and when they are given to adults who are age 85 and older, according to a new

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the disease, may be able to be given as a set of two weekly shots at home, a study from drugmaker Eisai suggests, potentially providing a more convenient way for patients to get treatment. The drug,

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN (CNN) — When Adele debuted her 2011 single “Someone Like You,” her bittersweet ballad resonated with millions worldwide. More than a decade later, it remains one of her most popular tunes. Her artistry, as well as that of many others who have mastered the art of tugging at our heartstrings with

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — An RSV vaccine approved for use in older adults could help protect people as young as 50 who have certain underlying medical conditions and are at increased risk from the respiratory virus, according to preliminary data released by vaccine maker GSK. The company said it would submit the information to the

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A multistate salmonella outbreak has caused at least 73 illnesses across 22 states, including 15 hospitalizations, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC has issued a food safety alert for certain diced onion products from Gills Onions that have been linked to the outbreak,

By Jessica DuLong, CNN (CNN) — Ever lost your cool with your kid? Really, who hasn’t? Fortunately, there are steps we can take to mend ties with our children — or anyone, for that matter — and heal relationship disruptions after tempers flare. “Parenting whisperer,” clinical psychologist and author of the bestseller “Good Inside: A