Every winter, millions of Americans end the year with tighter waistbands, leading to another annual ritual: the New Year's pledge to lose weight. Nearly 1 in 4 Americans vowed to live healthier in 2022, making it the number one New Year's resolution.
After two years of muted celebrations, New Year's Eve events are back in a big way, even as the US faces a triple threat of RSV, flu and Covid-19. CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen shares ways to stay safe if you're attending social functions.
"12 Weeks to a Sharper You: A Guided Program" features all the practical tools you need to stave off brain decline, and also help you feel less anxious, sleep better, improve energy, think more clearly, make better decisions, become more resilient to daily stress, and even lose weight and boost immunity.
How do older adults know when the potential benefits from surgery are worth the risks? And what questions should they ask as they try to figure this out? Here, guidance from experts on how to navigate the process with family and doctors.
This year, humankind glimpsed the universe in ways that were never before possible, and space missions took unprecedented leaps forward in unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos.
No matter where they live in the world, no matter what their cultural or family influences: In general, women are better at empathizing with other people than men, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS.
Every year, Google lets shares what everyone searched for the most. This year, among health topics, the biggest concerns were exercise and better mental health, according to the results. Here's what to do if you're still searching for answers.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a connective tissue disorder. When Sarah Lazarus' daughter was diagnosed with it, she discovered that the majority of cases are going undiagnosed for decades.
The emergency contraceptive pill sold as Plan B One-Step does not prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in the womb and does not cause an abortion, the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The agency said it is updating the information included on the leaflet provided with the drug.
Seasonal flu activity remains high in the United States, but continues to slow in most parts of the country, according to data published Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Gift guilt" is a real phenomenon. There's plenty of anxiety leading up to the holidays, but receiving gifts can be just as stressful -- if not more so -- than giving them. Here are some tips to turn your guilt into gratitude.
During a pandemic, the "Seinfeld"-created holiday of Festivus takes on a new meaning. It's a special day reserved traditionally for those who are more apt to want to embrace their inner "bah humbug" than their Christmas spirit.
The premise of cycle syncing is relatively simple. Instead of doing the same type of workouts throughout the month, you instead tailor your workouts according to the current phase of your menstrual cycle.
This winter, Covid-19 trends are again on the rise across the country. For older adults, the situation is much more severe. Hospitalizations among seniors are nearing the peak from the Delta surge and rising fast, and the age gap has never been wider.
From a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator plowing into an asteroid (deliberately) to a helicopter trying to catch a rocket plummeting back to Earth, 2022 offered surreal moments in space that could have been ripped from the pages of a science fiction movie script.
Target stores are recalling more than 200,000 weighted blankets for children that have been sold by the retailer from December 2018 through September 2022. The Pillowfort brand blankets can trap children inside if they unzip them and enter the blanket.
Officials at NASA and Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, are working to decide how to bring home several people at the International Space Station after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft sprang a leak last week.
