
More than 40% of students currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program had considered dropping out in the past six months, up from 34% in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the sur...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/mental-health-college-dropout-survey-wellness/index.html
Everyone benefits when there is less air pollution, but it pays off more for older communities with high poverty rates and those where larger populations of Black people live, regardless of incom...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/air-pollution-equity-study/index.html
Synthetic opioids, primarily the powerful drug fentanyl, are the main driver of sky-high overdose deaths in the US. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains what makes fentanyl so dangerous and...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/fentanyl-heroin-opioids-naloxone-wellness/index.html
People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/long-covid-vaccination-paxlovid/index.html
The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops of 20 miles each and has about 67,000 feet of elevation.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/26/health/gallery/barkley-marathons-fit-nation/index.html
Bacteria from meat could be responsible for more than half a million urinary tract infections in the United States every year, a new study says.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/uti-bacteria-infection-wellness/index.html
Many of the first responders who helped fight the fire that erupted after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, last month were ill-equipped and untrained to fight the massive chemical bl...
CNN was granted rare access to the secret lab where the DEA tests and analyzes seized illicit drugs in order to stay ahead of the opioid crisis and track what could be coming next.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/health/dea-secret-lab/index.html
Tuberculosis cases reported in the United States appear to be returning to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/tuberculosis-2022-cdc-report/index.html
The scrutiny of some Big Tech and social media platforms is running high as TikTok's CEO faces grilling before lawmakers. Emma Lembke, 20, is among those taking action against what she sees as th...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/regulating-social-media-gupta-podcast-wellness/index.html
Abstaining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan is difficult for some Muslims with eating disorders, who feel they are neglecting a key part of their faith.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/ramadan-eating-disorders-muslims-wellness-intl-cmd/index.html
The rate of children diagnosed with autism in the United States has been growing steadily since 2000, but two new reports from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight disparit...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/autism-diagnosis-cdc-report/index.html
Nikki Lawson received the shock of her life at age 35.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/colorectal-cancer-young-age-mystery/index.html
Finding early signs of dementia in the back of the eye may be a way to catch the disease early and start preventive treatment, a study says.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/eye-early-alzheimers-diagnosis-wellness/index.html
Renee Martray of South Carolina has severe and permanent corneal scarring resulting in vision loss. She says it's like trying to peer through eyeglasses that have been dipped in oil.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/eye-infection-patients/index.html
A California bill seeks to ban the sale of foods with red dye No. 3 and other ingredients linked to cancer and other health issues.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/red-dye-no-3-bill-cancer-risk-wellness/index.html
Four sea otters in California have died from a rare strain of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite that scientists said could pose a risk to human health.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/24/health/otters-parasite-california-health-risk/index.html
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Some chemicals linked to health issues have been banned in food products in the European Union, while the United States has allowed use at levels determined safe. A bill recently introduced in th...
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/red-dye-no-3-bill-cancer-risk-wellness/index.html
A wolverine was spotted this week by people fishing on the Columbia River near Portland, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/americas/wolverine-sighting-oregon-scn/index.html
The United States is facing a crisis of overdose deaths. In 2021, more than 106,000 Americans lost their lives to drug-involved overdoses — including more than 1,100 teens that year alone.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/23/health/fentanyl-heroin-opioids-naloxone-wellness/index.html
A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it's in need of protection.
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/health/preterm-birth-rate-march-of-dimes-who/index.html
The respiratory virus season has started early in kids this year and flooded children's hospitals in many parts of the country -- especially with respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/health/rsv-adults-wellness/index.html
Higher Covid-19 vaccination rates among US children could prevent thousands of pediatric hospitalizations and millions of missed school days, according to an analysis published Tuesday by the Com...
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/health/covid-booster-child-hospitalization/index.html
An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer's or those who were in the early phases of the disease, the manufacturer said Monday.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/health/gantenerumab-fails-clinical-trials-alzheimers/index.html
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation around 6 months of age.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/13/health/hospital-bed-shortage-heart-surgery-baby/index.html
The increasing popularity of stylish, trendy athletic wear has made über-comfortable clothing something that's not just for the gym. It's infiltrated all corners of culture, from high fashion ru...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/cnn-underscored/best-workout-clothes-for-women/index.html
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