Congo's health minister says the country will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States
August 19, 2024
Woman who fell 40 feet from cliff returns to thank caregivers
August 19, 2024
Running-averse man commits to monthly half-marathons for a good cause
August 19, 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by next week, following promises from the United States and Japan to help it fight its outbreak,
August 19, 2024
Danielle Fishel, ‘Boy Meets World’ star, reveals she has breast cancer
August 19, 2024
Dermatologist Anthony Rossi shows CNN medical correspondent Meg Tirrell the right way to use sunscreen.
August 19, 2024
In Gaza, a mother worries that her month-old son, Mohammed, could be infected with polio after the Palestinian health ministry confirmed the first case
August 19, 2024
One case of the mpox virus has been detected in Pakistan of the clade 2 variety, the country's ministry of health said on Monday, adding that no cases of the clade 1b strain of
August 19, 2024
Why it’s important to prosecute celebrity drug deaths and the message it sends, according to legal experts
August 19, 2024
Jordan Spieth to undergo wrist surgery and miss the rest of the season
August 19, 2024
After working as a doula for 10 years, Kortny Feutardo took her first Maryland Medicaid patient in January, providing the new mom with care coordination and
August 19, 2024
The United Nations says that a record number of aid workers were killed in conflicts around the world last year, and this year may be on course to be even deadlier
August 19, 2024
Hundreds of doctors are protesting near India's Health Ministry to demand stringent laws to protect health care workers from violence and to seek justice for their colleague who was raped and killed at a state-run hospital
August 19, 2024
Thousands of Indian junior doctors on Monday refused to end protests over the rape and murder of a fellow medic, disrupting hospital services nearly a week
August 19, 2024
School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover
August 19, 2024
The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December last year, its health department said on Monday, adding it was awaiting test
August 19, 2024
Mike Tyson says he is feeling good and has resumed training after a health scare forced the postponement of his boxing match against Jake Paul
August 18, 2024
Check your freezer
August 18, 2024
A cholera outbreak has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more recently in Sudan, which has been roiled by a 16-month conflict and devastating floods
August 18, 2024
Acute malnutrition is rapidly increasing in areas of Yemen controlled by the government, with the most critical cases along areas of the Red Sea
August 18, 2024
Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals
August 18, 2024
About 100 treated for heat-related illness at a Colorado air show, officials say
August 18, 2024
Some Indian junior doctors remained off the job on Sunday as they demanded swift justice for a colleague who was raped and murdered,
August 18, 2024
After a brain bleed, a Georgia hospital temporarily removed part of a man’s skull. Employees lost the bone, lawsuit says
August 17, 2024
Even before Matthew Perry’s death, experts worried about the ‘Wild West’ of ketamine treatment
August 17, 2024
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 Syrian nationals including a woman and her two children
August 17, 2024
The threat of polio is rising fast in Gaza, prompting aid groups to call for an urgent pause in the war so they can ramp up vaccinations and head off a full-blown outbreak
August 17, 2024
Anger at the Indian government’s failure to deter rising violence against women has fueled protests by medics and women’s groups across Indian cities after a trainee doctor was raped and killed last week
August 17, 2024
10-month-old contracts Gaza’s first case of polio in 25 years
August 17, 2024
States across the country have implemented strict restrictions around livestock after an outbreak of avian influenza, commonly referred to as “bird flu.”
August 17, 2024
Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research universities have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South as part of an ambitious and unusual new health study
August 17, 2024
A humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo is contributing to mpox outbreaks there and elsewhere in Africa that have been deemed a global health emergency by the World Health Organization
August 17, 2024
Hospitals and clinics across India turned away patients except for emergency cases on Saturday as medical professionals
August 17, 2024
Perdue recalls frozen chicken nuggets, tenders over possible metal contamination
August 17, 2024
FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say
August 16, 2024
Chicagoan uses baking skills to combat PTSD makes sweet treats for DNC
August 16, 2024
Prosecutors in Michigan have struck a deal with a pharmacist who is blamed for deaths from a national meningitis outbreak in 2012
August 16, 2024
Palestinian health officials say the first case of polio has been recorded in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah
August 16, 2024
Woman delivers baby on highway; Father reunites with lost wedding ring days later
August 16, 2024
Rutgers athletic director Pat Hobbs has resigned, citing health reasons for deciding to leave the school after nine years
August 16, 2024
Parental consent law may prevent school nurses from performing basic functions without permission
August 16, 2024
Lincoln Unified adds sensors to high school campus restrooms to catch students vaping
August 16, 2024
Philadelphia singer and three-time cancer survivor launches new flexible bra line
August 16, 2024
$646 million set aside to rebuild N.Y. health care workforce devastated by COVID, Gov. Kathy Hochul says
August 16, 2024
St. Charles rallies around 16-year-old wrestler recovering from heart transplant
August 16, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the ongoing outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency, requiring urgent action to curb the virus’ transmission
August 16, 2024
Ketamine is the drug involved in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry and a powerful anesthetic approved by U.S. health regulators for use during surgery
August 16, 2024
How doctors and a ‘Ketamine Queen’ took advantage of Matthew Perry and played a role in his death, according to prosecutors
August 16, 2024
Many rural hospitals have closed in the last decade in the United States and a recent report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says about 700 more are at risk of shuttering
August 16, 2024
Fusarium oxysporum can infect over 120 plant species. Whether it destroys Cavendish bananas as it did their predecessor depends on the agricultural industry and consumers.
August 16, 2024
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains possible reasons why the Covid-19 virus surges during the summer.
August 16, 2024
The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years
August 16, 2024
In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?
August 16, 2024
Greece said on Friday that it would partially lift a ban on transporting sheep and goats that it imposed last month after goat plague was detected in the country.
August 16, 2024
More imported cases of a new mpox strain will appear in Europe in the coming weeks but the risk of sustained transmission remains low, the head of
August 16, 2024
Thousands of people, including doctors and paramedics, are marching through various Indian cities to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital last week
August 16, 2024
5-second breaks can help reduce aggression between couples, study finds
August 16, 2024
Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg says he is cancer-free
August 16, 2024
Euthanized puppy tests negative for rabies following health warning after adoption event
August 15, 2024
What is mpox, and why is this outbreak so concerning?
August 15, 2024
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed into law a bill that would phase out the use of PFAS in firefighters’ protective gear
August 15, 2024
Bayer won a legal victory in its fight to limit liability from claims its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, as a U.S. appeals court said on Thursday that federal law
August 15, 2024
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have arrived in Colombia, where they will participate in several events promoting mental health for young people and how to combat cyberbullying, one of the couple’s latest philanthropic causes
August 15, 2024
Iowa abortion providers are opting to dismiss their lawsuit against the state since the Iowa Supreme Court allowed a strict abortion law to be enforced
August 15, 2024
Swedish health officials say they have identified the first case of a person with the more infectious form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo
August 15, 2024
Independent experts with the United Nations have urged Bahrain to ensure those held at its Jaw prison have access to adequate food, water and medical care
August 15, 2024
Nassau County's controversial mask ban signed into law. Here's what it does.
August 15, 2024
An 88-year-old Missouri woman was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar's Head deli meats
August 15, 2024
PepsiCo can be sued for marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you though they have more sugar than protein and more sugar than typical candy bars, a federal
August 15, 2024
The Biden administration says Medicare recipients will save about $1.5 billion dollars on medications to for diabetes, heart disease, types of arthritis and other ailments under new prices negotiated with drug companies that will take effect in 2026
August 15, 2024
A Texas woman forced to leave the state for an emergency abortion is urging other voters to back Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate,
August 15, 2024
The World Health Organization had declared mpox a global health threat in 2022 and 2024. While most mpox infections are mild, some can be fatal, and cases are spreading in Africa.
August 15, 2024
Despite higher than average rates of HIV infection, Hispanic women have relatively low awareness of PrEP, an effective HIV-prevention medication.
August 15, 2024
Survival rates far worse for Black women after bystander CPR, study finds
August 15, 2024
The U.S. announced the final prices of its first ever negotiation over prescription drugs on Thursday, with Merck's diabetes drug Januvia seeing the steepest percentage cut at 79%.
August 15, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made their first formal joint appearance since Biden ended his reelection bid. Harris and Biden both spoke in Maryland about how they worked to allow Medicare to negotiate for lower prescription drug prices.
August 15, 2024
A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions
August 15, 2024
The U.S. bird-flu outbreak in dairy cattle is much larger than official figures suggest due to farmers' reluctance to test their animals
August 15, 2024
Older Americans are having little success getting prescriptions for weight-loss drug Wegovy covered by Medicare despite the federal healthcare program's
August 15, 2024
Biden admin announces results of historic Medicare drug price negotiations that will save $6B
August 15, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for
August 15, 2024
Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the list prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs
August 15, 2024
What parents don’t know about student drug use
August 15, 2024
AstraZeneca said on Thursday the U.S.
August 15, 2024
As climate change fuels the intensity and frequency of wildfires, it's also driving up the health risks for farmworkers who often have no choice but to continue working amid dangerous levels of smoke
August 15, 2024
Years after COVID, nearly every state is still struggling with school attendance
August 15, 2024
Another Alabama IVF clinic is to close at year’s end
August 15, 2024
Beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets helped an 89-year-old hiker’s ‘very unlikely’ survival in Idaho wilderness
August 14, 2024
Disney is asking a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the husband of a New York doctor who suffered a fatal allergic reaction after eating at a restaurant in Disney Springs
August 14, 2024
The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled a fetus can be referred to as an "unborn human being" in pamphlets for voters to decide about the constitutional right to an
August 14, 2024
Alzheimer’s risk rose up to 42% with untreated high blood pressure, study finds
August 14, 2024
Family embarking on epic road trip to raise money, awareness of daughter's rare disease
August 14, 2024
UNICEF says children in West and Central Africa are increasingly exposed to extreme heat, creating health concerns
August 14, 2024
Montana's highest court on Wednesday ruled that a law requiring minors to get parental consent when seeking an abortion violated the state's constitution, upholding a
August 14, 2024
Kamala Harris’ complicated history with Medicare for All becomes a Trump campaign attack line
August 14, 2024
WHO declares mpox outbreak a global health emergency
August 14, 2024
The creeks around East Palestine, Ohio, were so badly contaminated by last year’s disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment that some workers became sick during the cleanup
August 14, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreaks in Congo and elsewhere in Africa a global emergency
August 14, 2024
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following an outbreak of the
August 14, 2024
Pennsylvania mom chronicles lung cancer journey on TikTok, hoping to raise awareness, empower others
August 14, 2024
People who have ADHD are starting to turn to AI to help them break down once-insurmountable tasks like emails, business plans and proofreading
August 14, 2024
Ryan Reynolds opens up about his late father’s long battle with Parkinson’s
August 14, 2024
The Defense Department is going to require cognitive assessments for new personnel as part of updated guidance aimed at protecting personnel from “blast overpressure” as leaders seek to mitigate risks of brain injury associated with repeated blasts
August 14, 2024
A town hit hard by two hurricanes, downpours and a deep freeze, all in the midst of a pandemic, offers crucial lessons for everyone’s disaster planning and recovery.
August 14, 2024
Cerebrospinal fluid can sometimes leak or collect in the brain without an identifiable cause, leading to symptoms that can be difficult to diagnose.
August 14, 2024
Alcohol’s healthy halo dims as study finds drinking may be harmful for older adults, even at low levels
August 14, 2024
Vikings rookie QB JJ McCarthy to miss season after surgery for meniscus tear
August 14, 2024
The World Health Organization has declared the increasing spread of mpox in Africa a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders
August 14, 2024
Most women in the US worry that abortion bans could put them or a loved one in danger, survey finds
August 14, 2024
Palestinian health officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Wednesday killed at least 17 people, including five children and their parents
August 14, 2024
Firefighters battled on Wednesday to extinguish the remnants of a wildfire near Athens that killed a woman, torched buildings, devoured woodland
August 14, 2024
A proposed amendment to New York's constitution meant to protect abortion access is a crucial part of Democrats' plans to drive voter turnout in the state this fall and potentially flip vital congressional districts
August 14, 2024
A top Democrat in the U.S. House says it will take a shift of power in Congress to ensure that legislation is finally passed to extend and expand a compensation program for people exposed to radiation following uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out by the federal government
August 14, 2024
Rep. Steny Hoyer suffers ‘mild ischemic stroke,’ responding well to treatment
August 13, 2024
Common respiratory virus that dwindled during the pandemic is on the rise, CDC warns, with higher risk for certain groups
August 13, 2024
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the former House Democratic leader, is recovering after experiencing a mild stroke on Sunday
August 13, 2024
A California man died from overheating at Death Valley National Park after hiking on a day where temperatures reached nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit (48.3 degrees Celsius)
August 13, 2024
With ‘Cancer Moonshot’ announcement, Biden turns to causes most important to him in final months in office
August 13, 2024
Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion
August 13, 2024
Google's Fitbit has partnered with Peloton Interactive to give its premium users access to the exercise equipment maker's fitness content, starting early September, the companies said on
August 13, 2024
How a term widely debunked by medical groups came up in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death inquiry
August 13, 2024
Free mental health training available for Pennsylvania schools
August 13, 2024
Vape-sniffing dog helps detect nicotine, THC in St. Clair Shores schools
August 13, 2024
Consumers spent more at small businesses in July, a rebound fueled by strong sales of general merchandise and health and personal care products
August 13, 2024
Eating these foods lowers dementia risk, even with type 2 diabetes and heart disease, study says
August 13, 2024
Missouri voters will decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to create a right to abortion
August 13, 2024
Organoids of mammary glands can help researchers more efficiently study lactation, with findings that could apply to fields ranging from agriculture to medicine.
August 13, 2024
Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.
August 13, 2024
A 3-month-old infant was the only member of her family to survive an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip late Monday
August 13, 2024
FDA rejection of MDMA-assisted therapy rattles advocates but doesn’t spell end of psychedelics in medicine, experts say
August 13, 2024
Hospital services were disrupted in several Indian cities on Tuesday after a doctors' protest spread nationwide following the rape and murder of a trainee
August 13, 2024
Abortion rights measures will be on November ballots in Missouri and Arizona
August 13, 2024
President Joe Biden visited New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration’s “moonshot” initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths
August 13, 2024
The FDA’s decision shines a light on some of the unique obstacles that psychedelic drugs may face on the path to approval.
August 12, 2024
The unprecedented mental health crisis for children in the United States often surfaces where they spend much of their days: school
August 12, 2024
Aaron Rodgers says in a soon-to-be published book that he should have handled discussing his COVID-19 immunization status differently
August 12, 2024
Middle- and low-income U.S. families now have significantly fewer liquid resources like bank deposits than they were on track to have before the disruptions of the COVID-19
August 12, 2024
Lebanon’s health care system has been battered by multiple crisis but is now preparing for the possibility of a devastating wider conflict with Israel
August 12, 2024
Pfizer's CEO Albert Bourla is trying to reposition the global pharmaceutical giant for a post-pandemic world
August 12, 2024
More than 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated since 2022
August 12, 2024
Worldwide, the number of people with dementia is set to dramatically rise in the next 25 years. But a new report shows it doesn’t have to happen.
August 12, 2024
Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief
August 12, 2024
Despite rising temperatures, an inconsistent patchwork of guidelines puts workers in danger
August 11, 2024
The Senate’s top Democrat says he'll work to block a plan that would significantly cut the proposed budget of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
August 11, 2024
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy isn’t shying away from politics, as his mother had once hoped when he was a kid
August 11, 2024
The Israeli military has ordered more evacuations in southern Gaza a day after health authorities said an airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in the north killed at least 80 Palestinians
August 11, 2024
The ritualized circumcision of thousands of boys, known as Imbalu, began Aug. 3 in a remote corner of Uganda and will continue until the end of 2024
August 11, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was taken to a local hospital with a dislocated clavicle, a potentially significant setback for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions
August 11, 2024
Texas’ abortion ban has left doctors with their hands tied. New Mexico’s governor is inviting them to her state
August 10, 2024
Palestinian health authorities say an Israeli airstrike has killed at least 80 people in a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza City
August 10, 2024
Noah Lyles’ decision to race with Covid-19 was a risky one, experts say
August 09, 2024
FDA declines to approve novel MDMA therapy to treat PTSD, with request for more trial data
August 09, 2024
It was a dramatic night for the United States in track and field at the Paris Olympics, and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won gold after facing scrutiny over misconceptions about her sex
August 09, 2024
McLaren Health Care's cyberattack delays cancer patient's treatments
August 09, 2024
Why Black women are pushing to diversify health care industry
August 09, 2024
Republican states challenge Biden effort to extend Obamacare coverage to DACA recipients
August 09, 2024
First nasal spray epinephrine drug for emergency allergic reactions gets FDA approval
August 09, 2024
Meta Platforms defeated an appeal by Children's Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Robert F.
August 09, 2024
U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen
August 09, 2024
Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 during the Games
August 09, 2024
Team USA rugby medalist becomes free healthcare advocate after discovering it in Olympic Village
August 09, 2024
Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within acceptable levels on the days that athletes swam in the famed waterway
August 09, 2024
Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the powerful painkiller OxyContin, despite protest from parents whose children fatally overdosed
August 09, 2024
A newly opened camp for displaced Palestinians with disabilities is providing some much needed help for around 100 vulnerable people in the town of
August 09, 2024
Many countries are enacting measures to counter population decline, but manipulating fertility is an inefficient means of solving social, economic and environmental problems.
August 09, 2024
The human tendency to form group affiliations and vilify outsiders can help ramp up your anxiety during a contentious election cycle. But you can push back on those fears.
August 09, 2024
Proper hygiene, vaccinations and healthy habits can all reduce the spread of diseases in school.
August 09, 2024
She was told she wouldn’t live past her 8th birthday. Now, her life’s mission is to fight for patients with this deadly disease
August 09, 2024
In Kenya, where sickle cell cases are high but resources are scarce, CNN Hero Lea Kilenga is getting patients the care they desperately need.
August 09, 2024
Old pantry staple is new again with people using it to improve fitness, disease and more. But it has risks
August 09, 2024
It’s been 15 years since a teenage runner from South Africa was publicly scrutinized over her sex at a major sports event
August 09, 2024
A Philippine appeals court has reversed a regulator’s 2018 order to shut down a prominent news outlet, marking a legal victory for journalists who angered former President Rodrigo Duterte by reporting critically on his deadly crackdown on illegal drugs and alarming human rights record
August 09, 2024
Therapist accused of throwing autistic child against wall arrested
August 08, 2024
3-year-old recovering after being kicked in the head by a wild horse
August 08, 2024
How Asian pharma suppliers cash in on Ozempic copies
S.Korea factory activity shrinks again in Oct as output drops, PMI shows
Georgia says disinformation about US election coming from 'foreign interference'
Brazilian ex-police officers get decades in prison for 2018 murder of Rio politician
North Korea boasts of its new long-range missile targeting the US
US economic outperformance to keep dollar strong- Reuters poll
RBA to hold cash rate this year, first cut seen in February- Reuters poll
Dodgers' World Series-ending win averages 18.6 million; series averages 15.81 million for 5 games
Young Thug speaks from courtroom
Prince of Wales' environmental roadshow to arrive in Africa next week