CNN – Health

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Key measures of respiratory virus activity in the United States have been trending down for weeks, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the worst of the season may be over – but virus levels still remain elevated across the country. During the week ending on

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — The benefits of exercise are great for everyone – but may be even better for women, according to a new study. Many studies have shown that any amount of physical activity helps to reduce risk of premature death, but a new study published Monday in the Journal of the American

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Olive oil has many health benefits, including lowering the risk for dementia, poor heart health, cognitive decline or early death. How beneficial the Mediterranean diet staple actually is depends on how the product is harvested, processed, stored and used — in farms or mills, grocery stores and your own

By Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — The exaggerated strut of a runway model is a far cry from how regular folks walk. Yet everyone moves in a unique fashion, and your personal gait can indicate a lot about your overall constitution. Gait is the way in which you walk. While everyone’s gait differs, you

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Whether it be the latest prized Stanley cup or that 10-year-old plastic spout bottle you don’t go anywhere without, “emotional support water bottles” seem to be stuck to our sides and not going anywhere. The term for the self-care accessory has been circling social media for several years, with the hashtag

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a new, first-of-its-kind therapy that could help patients with metastatic melanoma, a rare but deadly form of skin cancer. The drug, made by the California-based Iovance Biotherapeutics, is approved to treat patients for whom other medicines have failed and the

By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Ten people have been sickened by E. coli in a multistate outbreak linked to raw milk cheese, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a food safety alert on Friday. “Four people have been hospitalized and one person developed hemolytic uretic syndrome. This is a serious condition that

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a medication called Xolair to help lessen the severity of an accidental allergic reaction in people who are allergic to multiple foods. Xolair, which is developed and co-promoted by Genentech and Novartis in the US, was originally approved in 2003 for the treatment

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to a mom’s mental health, grandparents are a big deal, according to a new study. “Mothers are less likely to purchase antidepressants if their own parents are younger than 70, employed and do not have severe health problems,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Niina Metsä-Simola,

CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking drugs rose sharply in recent years, overtaking injection as the leading route of drug use involved in such deaths, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, looked at information

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking drugs rose sharply in recent years, overtaking injection as the leading route of drug use involved in such deaths, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, looked at information from

By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Diseases spread by ticks and other insects are becoming more common in the United States, but a new methodology for tracking Lyme disease may overestimate the significant spike in cases seen in 2022. There were more than 62,000 cases of Lyme disease reported to the US Centers for Disease

CNN By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When people eat foods they love, sometimes those treats don’t love them back, causing digestive discomfort that has them reaching for a remedy. At times, that’s in the form of digestive enzyme supplements — but whether people should take them and how well they work depends on how

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Research has long found that medication abortion is safe and effective, but a new study shows that to be true even when the patient gets the medicine through a telehealth appointment. Medication abortion, also known as medical abortion, is the method by which someone ends their pregnancy using pills

By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When people eat foods they love, sometimes those treats don’t love them back, causing digestive discomfort that has them reaching for a remedy. At times, that’s in the form of digestive enzyme supplements — but whether people should take them and how well they work depends on how you’re

By Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — By now, it is pretty clear that the new weight loss and diabetes medications have achieved blockbuster status. Semaglutide (sold as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight loss) and tirzepatide (sold as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for weight loss) work by mimicking one or more naturally occurring

By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — California and Oregon recently became the first states to break with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how long a person infected with Covid-19 should isolate, saying that people who test positive are no longer expected to isolate for at least five days — and those without

By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When a wave of depression hits, exercise may sound like the last thing you want to do. But a new study says it could be crucial to feeling better. Many types of exercise — including walking, jogging, yoga, tai chi, aerobic exercises and strength training — showed benefits as

By Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first treatment for severe frostbite to reduce the risk of finger or toe amputation in adults. Iloprost injection, marketed under the brand name Aurlumyn, is a vasodilator, a drug that opens blood vessels and prevents blood clotting. “Having this

By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Smoking tobacco is so harmful to the body that it changes a person’s immune system, leaving them vulnerable to more disease and infection even years after they’ve quit, a new study found. Although smoking rates have been declining since the 1960s, it’s still the leading cause of preventable death