CNN – Health

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Two years after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched, the service has answered over 10 million texts, calls and chats, according to new data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The lifeline, formerly a 10-digit number, transitioned to three digits in July 2022 as part

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Searing heat may have played a role in the infections of five workers who fell ill last week while culling a large flock of chickens infected with the H5N1 virus in Colorado, health officials said Tuesday. “At the time transmission is thought to have occurred, Colorado was experiencing 104-plus-degree

By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19 have been trending up for weeks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most recent data shows that during the week ending July 6 there was a 23.5% increase in emergency

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — As a youth mental health crisis persists in the US, a new report highlights a significant gap between the level of support that teenagers feel and the amount that parents think their children have. Only about a quarter of teens said they always get the social and emotional support

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that has been hailed as a major milestone in the battle against one of the world’s most deadly diseases. The R21 vaccine, developed by the Jenner Institute at the University

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The Mediterranean diet has been linked to many health benefits for adults. Now, a new study suggests it could be beneficial to children’s heart health as well. An analysis of nine earlier studies including 577 participants from the ages of 3 to 18 has found incorporating the Mediterranean diet for at

By Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Five cases of bird flu have been identified among workers culling poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado, the state department of health said on Sunday. The commercial egg operation was impacted by H5N1 outbreaks that have also affected wild birds and dairy cows in several

By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Although the Covid-19 pandemic saw unprecedented speed in the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines, experts say it was also marked by a significant and concerning drop in the rate of routine vaccinations. New data from the World Health Organization and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund shows the world

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Everyone has encountered them: people who always appear to know what they are doing. They gladly take control of a situation, express their opinions as if they were established facts or plunge into a project believing they are going to succeed — with or without the required experience. What

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Hamilton was in such pain he refused to open his eyes. When the 4-year-old English bulldog tried, his misshapen eyelids would roll inward, causing his eyelashes to scrape against his cornea. “Have you ever had something scratch your cornea? It is profoundly painful,” said Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Three people helping cull poultry at a farm in northeast Colorado have been identified as presumed positive cases of avian influenza, according to the state health department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the latest cases in a multistate outbreak affecting birds and dairy cattle. The

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Sex and gender are often conflated or equated in everyday conversations, and most American adults believe a person’s gender is determined by sex assigned at birth. But a new study of nearly 5,000 9- and 10-year-olds found that sex and gender map onto largely distinct parts of the brain.

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Longevity isn’t just about living a long life but also about living well. More than 1 in 5 Americans will be 65 or older by 2040, the Department of Health and Human Services projects. And more than 56% of those turning 65 will need some sort of long-term service.

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Appreciating the little things in life can leave a lasting impact on your health. Experiencing gratitude is beneficial for physical health and emotional well-being, past research has shown. Now, a new study has found those who experience more gratitude also have a lower risk of dying. The report is

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The average menstruating person will spend about five years of their total reproductive lifespan using an estimated 11,000 tampons, sanitary pads, panty liners and other menstrual products, experts say. What if some of those menstrual aids contain heavy metals or potentially toxic chemicals linked to chronic diseases and reproductive

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Children who live in homes where adults use e-cigarettes are exposed to significantly less nicotine through secondhand aerosols than children in homes where adults use traditional cigarettes, a new study shows. But vaping still exposes kids to nicotine and may present other risks, too. To keep children completely nicotine-free,

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 40% of new cancer cases among adults ages 30 and older in the United States — and nearly half of deaths — could be attributed to preventable risk factors, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society. “These are things that people can practically change how they

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Did you sculpt your “bikini body”? Is your skin soft and tan and free of body hair? Are you ready for your summer vacation? The pressures around how people’s bodies look can feel particularly high in summer, and it can come from everywhere: advertisements, celebrities, influencers, your friends on

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The care that comes after a cardiac arrest should include supporting mental health — especially for women, new research has found. In the five years that followed an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or OHCA, in which the heart suddenly stops beating, women were more likely than men to receive medication

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Pharmacy benefit managers, which negotiate the terms for prescription drug access for hundreds of millions of Americans, are racking up profits while squeezing patients and independent pharmacies, according to an interim staff report released Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission. The commission, which launched an inquiry into the opaque