CNN – Health

By Carma Hassan, CNN About 14.9 million people around the world died as a direct or indirect result of Covid-19 in the period between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, according to new estimates from the World Health Organization — nearly three times more deaths than were officially reported. There were 5.4 million Covid-19

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Rock climbing may seem like a niche sport, possibly one fraught with danger. After all, it involves scaling the side of a cliff or simulated rock wall. But experts say it offers participants a wide variety of physical and mental health benefits that are not always found in other sports.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN The bright red spot, tender skin, days of peeling — it’s only part of the sun damage story. Sunburns are the most immediately annoying evidence of too much time spent unprotected in the sun, but what we often don’t see right away is the accelerated skin aging and risk of skin

By Megan Marples, CNN Women of all ages and younger men with certain mood disorders are more likely to develop certain chronic illnesses, according to new research. Researchers of a retrospective study published in the journal JAMA Network Open analyzed health data of 40,360 adults from Olmsted County in Minnesota, from the Rochester Epidemiology Project

By Virginia Langmaid, CNN US children under 5 are getting closer to authorized Covid-19 vaccines, but most parents may be reluctant to actually get them when they become available, a new survey found. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Vaccine Monitor survey, published Wednesday, only 18% of parents of children under 5 said they would

By Casey Barber, CNN It has been a long two years in the kitchen. Whether you were an enthusiastic home cook or a reluctant one, the pandemic has made everyone burned out by the act of cooking. It’s also made us realize how much work it is to cook every meal every day. It’s time

By Jen Christensen, CNN Now that the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that established the federal right to an abortion, the next battle may be over access to abortion pills. Some states have restricted the practice, but in December, the US Food and Drug Administration relaxed certain federal regulations on what

By Brenda Goodman, CNN There’s no denying the numbers: Even with spotty reporting, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising again in the United States. Cases are trending up in most states and have increased by more than 50% compared with the previous week in Washington, Mississippi, Georgia, Maine, Hawaii, South Dakota, Nevada and Montana. In

By Kristen Rogers, CNN When you think of money, do you feel like living in the moment and being responsible are mutually exclusive? Does guilt eat at you when you go out for lunch or a $7 oat milk latte? You don’t have to think or feel this way, thanks to a flexible personal finance

By Harry Enten, CNN I have a confession to make. My name is Harry Enten, and I am a millennial who sounds like a 75-year-old Jewish man. In fact, a lot of people assume I have stepped out of a time machine. I speak with what many consider a stereotypical New York accent. And yes,

By Katie Hunt, CNN The optimum amount of sleep is not too little but not too much — at least in middle and old age. New research has found that around seven hours of sleep is the ideal night’s rest, with insufficient and excessive sleep associated with a reduced ability to pay attention, remember and

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Linda Timmer wanted to practice what she preached. While working at a domestic violence nonprofit in Arizona during the height of the Covid-19 summer wave in 2020, Timmer wrote pandemic policies for her workplace, encouraging her colleagues to wear masks and, if they had been exposed to the coronavirus or had

By Alaa Elassar, CNN Much has been said about the healing power of nature. Now, some medical professionals in Canada are increasingly prescribing it. Doctors are instructing their patients to wander park trails, feel the crunch of leaves beneath their feet and breathe in fresh air. It’s part of BC Parks Foundation’s growing PaRX program,