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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Nicole Sponenberg’s son has been in a neonatal intensive care unit in Danville, Pennsylvania, for almost two months while his underdeveloped lungs and gut grew strong enough to handle regular breathing and feeding. Last week, Sponenberg said, she sat silent on the phone with a doctor while he

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines for many Americans. Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday that the agency had approved their mRNA-based Covid shot for all adults 65 and older, as well as anyone ages 5 through 64 who has a condition that

By Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health this week recorded its first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years, both in people who were unvaccinated. The agency declined to provide further details, saying it was protecting patient privacy. What came next was a war of words. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are getting a step closer to understanding exactly how autism develops in the brain – and what might work to treat it. Using artificial intelligence and data on tiny brains grown in the lab, researchers have mapped out the ways in which certain genetic mutations that are associated

By Elissa Strauss (CNN) — In October, Dolly Parton gave her fans a health update. In a video titled “I ain’t dead yet!,” the singer explained: “Back when my husband Carl was sick, that was a long time, and then he passed, I didn’t take care of myself, so I let a lot of things

Reuters (CNN) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Revolution Medicines’ targeted drug for adults with ​metastatic pancreatic cancer who have received prior treatment or ‌cannot receive combination chemotherapy. The drug, branded as Rasonque and also known as daraxonrasib, is a once-daily pill designed to block several forms of the RAS protein,

By Faye Chiu, CNN (CNN) — Among adults 65 and older, having a larger waist circumference was linked to a higher risk of early death, according to a new study. But being classified as overweight by body mass index, or BMI, was associated with a lower risk of early death. That’s confusing. Obesity, we know,

By Nadia Kounang, CNN (CNN) — At least 1 in 4 former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a new study. The study, released Tuesday in the journal BMJ, is “one of the most informative estimates to date of CTE burden among former NFL players,”

By Jamie Gumbrecht, Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — One of the two deaths related to measles reported in Pennsylvania was an infant, state health officials said Wednesday, a day after announcing that two unvaccinated residents had died. They mark the first US deaths related to measles reported in 2026 and the first in

By Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Before even beginning their workout, nearly every participant in Sylvia Borowska’s recent Liftonic class was crying. The instructor asked each of the 30 participants to grab the heaviest weight they could pick up. Pretend it’s on your shoulders or on your back or in your chest, Borowska told them. “Do as

By Elise Haulund, CNN (CNN) — Consider two messages that might land in a doctor’s patient portal: One is pretty brief: “I’ve had a cough and congestion for a few days now, and it’s been pretty uncomfortable. Still no fever, but it’s been dragging on and making it harder to get through the day.” Another

CNN Essays by Sabina McMahon, Kate McMahon, Sean McMahon and Charlie McMahon with Caleb Hellerman (CNN) — Sabina McMahon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, when she was 12 years old. After chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to remove the affected leg bone, she was cancer-free for more than a year, but the

By Diana Anos, CNN (CNN) — Cases of Candida auris, a fungus found in healthcare facilities, are rising rapidly this year, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. As of July 25, 3,437 clinical cases in 27 states have been reported, CDC data shows. The agency recorded 4,290 clinical cases in all of

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — “Kuh, kuh, kuh.” It was a Friday, and staffers at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Atlanta headquarters were getting ready to pack up and head home for the weekend. They thought the steady pneumatic sounds they heard outside their windows were coming from some kind of

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — White House officials are mulling an executive order that would target vaccines and autism amid a push by President Donald Trump to take more action on the issue, an administration official familiar with the deliberations told CNN. The potential order is expected to focus on the childhood vaccine schedule

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Scientists used an artificial intelligence program to create new viral genomes that are different from any known natural viruses and that targeted specific hosts, according to a new study. The development is a hopeful step toward medical advances, but it also raises concerns around the potential for misuse. The

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The United States is experiencing several major salmonella outbreaks connected to food and pets. Hundreds of people have gotten sick in dozens of states, and one death has been reported. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that salmonella causes about 1.35 million infections every year, with

By Dana Santas, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve spent any time in a gym, you’ve probably heard the cue: Brace your core. The intention behind that advice is sound. Your core needs to stabilize your spine during movement and lifting. But when bracing becomes your default — forcefully tightening your abs during every exercise and

By Elise Haulund, Katherine Dillinger, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the United States’ first mRNA-based flu vaccine for adults 50 and older, drugmaker Moderna said. “Flu remains a significant public health challenge, and mFLUSIVA provides an important new option for America’s seniors,” Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel