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For nearly two decades, Kristin Friberg has been a librarian with the Princeton Public Library in New Jersey, where one of her many roles is to lead local book groups. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, she worried about the book club participants who had become friends over the years and the library regulars who would often stop in just to talk.

The James Webb Space Telescope has provided astronomers with a glimpse of the early universe in a new image shared on Wednesday.

Sahaj Kohli, a mental health professional and creator of Brown Girl Therapy, share the struggles tha children of immigrants on how to navigate difficult conversations.

The updated Covid-19 booster shots appear to work about as well against the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants as the original boosters they replaced, according to two new studies from research teams at Harvard and Columbia universities.

The hunt for planets that could harbor life may have just narrowed dramatically.

The social media platform TikTok has helped spread yet another potentially dangerous idea: taping your lips shut to stop mouth breathing at night.

Yes, I ironed my daughter's mattress wearing a shower cap. But after I found lice eggs in her hair, I freaked.

Although non-traditional therapies can be valuable, sometimes a line is crossed.

Pollutants in the air are known to affect brain development, but the first national study of in utero exposure and autism rates raises new concerns.

Join us for a LIVE chat with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on Twitter on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

In an open letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday, doctors asked to be allowed to treat prisoners at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, my doctor told me I had "a 60% chance of survival, or maybe a little less than that."

One word could have a big impact on the way doctors treat obesity in the United States.

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has spent his career traveling the globe researching and reporting on how to keep your brain sharp.

Heart attack risk goes up in men over 45 and women over 55, but it can happen even earlier.

One in three women experience sexual or physical violence -- most likely from their intimate partner, according to a report from the World Health Organization.

The Fairfax County, Virginia, health department is investigating a tuberculosis outbreak at an area school, officials said.

A drug used to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) could leave patients with fewer side effects than chemo.