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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Having a cat or a dog to keep you company could boost your wellbeing as much as being married or meeting up regularly with friends and relatives, new research suggests. The study, which was published on March 31 in the journal Social Indicators Research, concludes that having an animal

By Neha Mukherjee and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly urged people to get the measles vaccine in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday. “We encourage people to get the measles vaccine,” Kennedy told the network’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Jon LaPook. “The federal

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 70% of all food in grocery stores in the United States is ultraprocessed, meaning the foods contain additives used to add flavor and color, create texture, extend shelf life and keep ingredients from separating. Yet little research on the health impact of additives exist, and what data there

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When Dr. Luc Beaudoin was an undergraduate student nearly 40 years ago, he often had trouble falling asleep on Sunday nights and was eager to find a solution. He found inspiration in a cognitive psychology class he was taking and a professor’s theory regarding visual motion detection, Beaudoin, now

By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiment within federal and state governments may derail emerging and cutting-edge vaccines that are now awaiting regulatory approval in the United States – essentially leaving those vaccines in limbo. Just last week, the US Food and Drug Administration delayed a

By Jen Christensen and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that it is reconvening the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of public health and prevention experts, “to study and make a new recommendation on fluoride.” HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. also told

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When Penny Ashford’s father was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease at age 62, she knew the devastating brain disorder might one day steal her memory. In her late 50s, her free-floating anxiety turned to outright panic when she began struggling to find words. “I couldn’t tell a story. I

By Deidre McPhillips, Neha Mukherjee and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the ground in Texas for the second time this year, as an ongoing multistate measles outbreak centered in the western part of the state has grown to one of the worst the United States

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — More women could die in pregnancy and childbirth due to “unprecedented” aid cuts that threaten to undo two decades of progress in maternal healthcare, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a statement on Monday. Maternal deaths declined by 40% globally between 2000 and 2023, making women more likely

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — What does it take to reach age 70 and not have any chronic diseases? A team of researchers led by scientists from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health sought to answer this question by following over 100,000 Americans in their 40s, 50s and 60s for up to

By John Bonifield, Lauren Mascarenhas and Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he has arrived in West Texas after a school-aged child died at a local hospital where they were receiving treatment for measles – marking the second death of a minor in the state

By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assure that they’re shielded from things that could damage their health.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For many middle-aged and older people, getting a driver’s license was their first taste of long-awaited freedom –– and one they seized as soon as they could. But many of today’s teens are putting off this rite of passage, data shows. Nearly 40% of teens delayed getting their license

Opinion by Dr. Josh Green (CNN) — America’s children are in danger. Measles outbreaks are spreading in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and beyond, threatening lives, overwhelming health-care resources and exposing vulnerable communities. Texas alone has confirmed more than 400 measles cases and the death of the first child from measles in our country in more

CNN By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Sweeping job cuts and reorganizations taking place at the US Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leave the United States “weaker as a nation,” Dr. Peter Marks told CNN on Friday. Marks, the former director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Sweeping job cuts and reorganizations taking place at the US Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leave the United States “weaker as a nation,” Dr. Peter Marks told CNN on Friday. Marks, the former director of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Center

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — More than 55 million people worldwide have dementia, a number expected to nearly triple by 2050. Deaths from strokes may double by the same year, and 10% to 20% of adults experience depression later in life. While the numbers are striking, there’s a growing body of evidence showing that

Personal essay by Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN (CNN) — Josh the line cook leaned on the doorframe, burgers steaming on the hot plate behind him. He was arguing that “Point Break” is the best sports movie of all time. I disagreed. “Point Break” is no “Friday Night Lights.” “Hot take, Ruskell!” He handed me a

By Deidre McPhillips and Neha Mukherjee, CNN (CNN) — As the United States faces one of its worst measles outbreaks in decades, with at least 569 reported cases in multiple states, a new analysis finds that nearly a third of young children who were eligible to be vaccinated against the disease did not get their

By Brenda Goodman and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Some personnel and programs affected by sweeping reductions at federal health agencies on Tuesday will be reinstated, including a program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that monitors lead in kids, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Thursday.