A consumer advocacy group calls federally-funded research on babies "shocking." CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has more.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on a ruling ordering the morning-after pill to be available to all, without a prescription.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on research teaching athletes how to avoid injury.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the use of ADHD medications among children without the condition.
Research about the deadly bird flu virus was published in a scientific journal. Elizabeth Cohen explains.
A group says 91% of kids' meals at chain restaurants exceed the industry's 600 calorie "Kids Live Well" requirement.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses a new tough abortion law in Arkansas.
When Crystal Kelley agreed to carry someone else's baby, she didn't, in her words, "dot every 'i' and cross every 't.'"
A new study finds that less sitting, and more breaks between sitting, reduces risk factors for diabetes.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the approval of a drug for breast cancer and explains what type of cancer it treats.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on embryo donation and one little girl's story.
A study shows mixing diet instead of regular soda with alcohol makes people more intoxicated. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Former White House physician Dr. Connie Mariano says NJ Gov. Chris Christie's health is "like a time bomb."
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on some cancer death rates declining in African-Americans.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses new proposals by the Obama administration regarding contraception coverage.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on new research looking at treatment options for breast cancer patients.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses a new study, which finds foods are not always what they seem.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses a study of Facebook users, which finds some are envious of their friends.
How will you know if the flu has crossed the line to become deadly? Elizabeth Cohen has the story of a boy's close call.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen previews new numbers of flu cases from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The flu outbreak spreads, straining emergency rooms in some parts of the country. CNN's Mary Snow reports.
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta takes a look at the neurodegenerative brain disease NFL player Junior Seau had before his death.
Max Schwolert was a healthy 17-year old athlete who simply caught the flu while on vacation. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the unusual death of a Texas teen after he came down with the flu.
A sperm donor in Kansas is being told he must pay child support. Hear from him, his attorney and CNN's Elizabeth Cohen.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses Sen. Mark Kirk's comeback after a stroke, along with doctors' role in gun control.
In many ways, Josh Stepakoff's childhood came to an abrupt halt at 10:49 a.m. on August 10, 1999.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen speaks to two teens who survived a mass shooting in 1999. They offer advice for Newtown parents.
In a battle over healthier school lunches that pitted the Obama administration against school children, chalk up a point for the kids.
A form of the virus that causes AIDS was used in the therapy. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has more.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on a new study showing how CTE progresses in those with a history of repeated blows to the head.
What is acute morning sickness? CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains.
The Food and Drug Administration advised patients Friday to keep taking a popular cholesterol drug even though it might contain specks of glass, reversing advice it gave just a day ago.
The Food and Drug Administration advised concerned consumers Thursday to stop taking a popular cholesterol drug that may be contaminated with specks of glass if the pills came from one of 41 recalled lots.
Despite a recall, millions of people may continue taking a generic form of Lipitor that might contain specks of glass.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the connection between repeat job loss and heart health.
Generic Lipitor was recalled by Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, but it's still not clear what patients should do.
Elizabeth Cohen brings you the top five trends in baby boomer health for CNN's "Age Against the Machine" series.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the health-related ups and downs of marijuana use.
An HLN viewer asks how Gov. Romney would help those with pre-existing conditions get health insurance.
When you're a patient, you trust you're in good hands, but even the best doctor or nurse can make a mistake on you or someone you love.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen speaks with nurses who evacuated patients, including babies, during Sandy.
Sewage, chemicals and debris contaminate the water following Hurricane Sandy. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses the evacuation of 300 patients, including babies, from a N.Y. hospital during the storm.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses what people need to have to be prepared for the monster storm.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the pharmacy at the center of the meningitis outbreak.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on a study looking at healthy middle-aged men, multivitamins and risk of cancer.
The first presidential debate of the 2012 election will included 15 minutes dedicated solely to health care.
After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlin Hunter found herself battling a devastating bacterial infection in her colon that also threatened her life.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses the pros and cons to using gadgets to monitor one's own health.
A study shows grouping breast cancers by genes could lead to new treatments. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
It's happened so many times that Dr. Raymond Pitetti has lost count: A child comes into the emergency room with, say, a broken leg, and doctors give him strong narcotic painkillers in the ER, but then send the child home with no pain medication at all.
A federal jury awards a Colorado man with "popcorn lung" $7.2 million. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has details.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on two women receiving a uterus from their own mothers.
A new report predicts extremely high rates of obesity in the U.S. in the future. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen breaks it down.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has a closer look at the report from the Institute of Medicine.
The U.S. Census Bureau reported a drop in the number of people without health insurance. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Authorities added 58 types of cancer to covered illnesses for people who were at Ground Zero in the aftermath of 9/11.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses specifics of how Mitt Romney would replace Obamacare.
Author Judy Blume has breast cancer. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen and Brooke Baldwin discuss what to do following a diagnosis.
Stacey Lihn, whose daughter has a congenital heart defect, says she worries every day that Romney will repeal Obamacare.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on a study about organic versus conventional produce and pesticide levels.
Jen Matlack's husband teases her about buying organic. It's not worth the extra money, he says, but she insists.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains Mitt Romney's proposed health care reforms.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses what Paul Ryan said about Obamacare and Medicare.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has details on Mitt Romney's health care plan for seniors.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen looks at what health care would look like under Romney-Ryan.
Flesh-eating bacteria survivor Aimee Copeland goes home. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen explains a study looking at a father's age and risk of their child having autism.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has an update on the West Nile virus outbreak.
The recent West Nile virus outbreak is the largest ever seen in the United States, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on aerial spraying and how to protect yourself.
More than 4.3 million people tuned in to watch the U.S. women's soccer team beat Japan in a 2-1 victory in the gold medal Olympic game.
Betty West knew that something was wrong when her husband Howard slept through a NASCAR race on television.
Michael Petrina's mother passed away from Alzheimer's disease 15 years ago. That's one of the reasons the 67-year-old retired attorney works his mind so hard.
The marketer of a popular children's vitamin is refunding nearly $2.1 million to customers after acknowledging its pills contained only a fraction of a nutritional substance the packaging claimed.
We read with great interest Debbi Wynn's description of her life with Crohn's disease and commend her for sharing her personal story so that others can learn about this difficult disease.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses the Medicare proposal of Vice Presidential Candidate, Paul Ryan.
Elizabeth reports on brain imaging research suggesting a difference between how hoarders and persons with OCD think.
The day after Nelly Divricean gave birth to twin sons Andrew and Patrick, doctors gave her terrible news: one of her tiny, premature babies was in serious trouble.
The technician suspected of spreading Hepatitis to patients had previously surrendered his license in Arizona.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on an outbreak of the disease involving a suspected "serial infector."
CNN's Brooke Baldwin and Elizabeth Cohen discuss the connection between a traveling lab tech and the disease outbreak.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses immunotherapy as a treatment for food allergies.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen discusses "tripblings" and how common this is.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on inactivity and the effects it has, according to new research.
CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports on the obesity treatment, Qnexa, and the potential side effects.
Lana Kuykendall will go home soon when she departs a South Carolina hospital. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
A new study confirms that some men may have sexual side effects from the hair loss drug Propecia, even after they stop.
A rare genetic mutation protects against Alzheimer's, says research in the journal Nature. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
A new report looks at mental health and substance abuse in the elderly, and concludes better access to care is needed.
A new study looks at pets, children and respiratory infections. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Elizabeth Cohen and Brooke Baldwin speak with the mother of a young girl with epilepsy.
Elizabeth Cohen has more on the new drug to help with weight control in some overweight and obese people.
Elizabeth Cohen explains how the Supreme Court's ruling on health care affects people with real-world examples.
A federal health panel discusses doctors' role in the fight against obesity. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
A new report urges industry to eliminate the use of antibiotics in meat. Elizabeth Cohen brings us details.
A teen boy survives a spear accidentally shot into his head. Elizabeth Cohen reports.
A youth football organization is changing its rules for practices. Elizabeth Cohen has the details.
When you're a patient, you trust you're in good hands, but even the best doctor or nurse can make a mistake on you or someone you love.
Elizabeth Cohen and Kyra Phillips discuss an E. coli outbreak. One person has died; several others have gotten sick.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on a strain of a STD becoming resistant to drugs in some countries.
Patients, beware of wrong-side surgeries. Sr. Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen reports.
Elizabeth Cohen discusses Sheryl Crow's benign brain tumor with Kyra Phillips.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on how high-powered magnets ruin the intestines when swallowed unknowingly by children.
Several months ago, Meaghin and Jonathan Jordan were strolling through a shop near their home in Kiln, Mississippi, when they spotted a box of high-powered magnets that could be arranged and rearranged into various shapes.
Preview "The Empowered Patient: 25 Shocking Medical Mistakes," reported by Sr. Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen.
Elizabeth Cohen reports on a breast cancer survivor who has a genetic test to see if her daughter is also at risk.
The FDA warns of counterfeit versions of Adderall sold online. Elizabeth Cohen has details.
In the four weeks since his daughter cut her leg in the Tallapoosa River, Andy Copeland has experienced several low points. But nothing was as desperate as a moment in the surgical waiting room on May 4.
At 3:30 a.m., Stefany Shaheen awoke to a feeling of uneasiness. Something was not quite right with her daughter, Elle.
It was early evening when Lee Ferrero got in his car to make the trip home from a meeting for work. He'd done the trip many times over the years, and he looked forward to the drive.
It's happened so many times that Dr. Raymond Pitetti has lost count: A child comes into the emergency room with, say, a broken leg, and doctors give him strong narcotic painkillers in the ER, but then send the child home with no pain medication at all.
Imagine going in for a cancer screening, and the technician turns to you and says, "We're finished, but if I push this button over here, the machine can detect even smaller cancers. But here's the hitch: You have to pay $700 if you want me to push this button."
Julie Perrault shudders when she remembers some of the dumb things she did when her kids were babies.
At his son's 11th birthday party, just before everyone was about to sing "Happy Birthday" and cut the cake, 46-year-old Dr. Carlos Zayas stepped on to the porch of his Atlanta home to take a call from another doctor about a particularly sick patient.
When Dr. Rachel Wellner got a text from her brother Tuesday night that his wife was in labor, she was speaking at a fancy charity event for breast cancer research. As soon as her speech was over, she raced in her evening gown to Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan to watch her nephew, Lincoln Jacob Wellner, come into the world.
It's never easy when you get that phone call, even when you've known for years that it might be coming. But on Friday, I got the call that someone I loved had died.
A few months before her second birthday, a small bump about the size of a pimple appeared on Audriana Willman's right leg. Her parents, Andrew and Chelsea, noticed the boil in the evening, as they prepared their daughter for bed.
If you're a woman contemplating surgery on your female parts, you'll find plenty of ladies chatting and blogging away about their experiences, often on websites adorned with pink ribbons.
Looking back on it, Wendy Fox thinks it was the M&M's that did her in.
There I was at a long-awaited dinner with friends Saturday night, when in the midst of our chatting, I watched my right hand sneaking away from my side to grab my phone sitting on the table to check my e-mail.
When Dr. Carolyn LaFleur was in a car accident six years ago, she couldn't move her neck for a year and a half, she had terrible pain in her hip, and she would get headaches at her temples.
For two years after a hip surgery that didn't work out as well as he'd hoped, pain shot down Jim Heckler's leg like electrical shocks. Several doctors, eager to help Heckler feel better, prescribed various narcotic painkillers.
You might not realize it, but your doctor could be complaining about you online.
Elaine Farstad got antsy as she waited for her doctor, who was late for her scheduled appointment. Then she got downright impatient. Then, as nearly two hours passed, she got mad. Then she came up with an idea.
When Hilarie Cash arrives home from work in the evening, she has a choice: She can go outside and tend to her garden or she can hop on her laptop.
The first time Wilson Alvarado got lost on the way to a neighborhood park, he told his wife, Patricia, not to worry about it -- he was 62, he told her, and just getting a little forgetful.
As part of the Catholic wedding vows they took four years ago, Melissa and Jacob Arnold promised to be "open to children."
As a parent, you might look at the government's new nutrition icon and think, "Really?"
As much as she would like to, Dr. Lissa Rankin, a gynecologist, will never forget the woman who planned her wedding while lying naked on her examining table.
Dylan Ryan and Danny Wylde knew each other online -- she's read his blog, he's seen her tweets -- before they met in person in Los Angeles a few weeks ago. A bit awkward, they made small talk, spending an hour or so getting to know each other.
The Saghin family was getting ready for church last month in Phoenix when 2-year-old Brooke sneaked out a back door that had been left open, fell into a swimming pool and started to drown.
Early one morning in April, Tasha Gaul and Dale Matlock took their young son, Jesse, to a hospital in Portland, Oregon, for surgery to correct his lazy eye. It was supposed to be an easy procedure: Jesse, who was 3 at the time, wouldn't even have to spend the night at the hospital.
All newborn babies cry, but Anika Reese seemed to be in a category all her own. She screamed in pain nearly all the time, grabbing her own little cheeks so forcefully she sometimes drew blood.
Fifty-one years ago, Frank lost something he considers valuable. It was his foreskin, and Frank would like it back.
It's become a classic scenario: You have a headache and after Googling it, you find out a headache can be a sign of a brain tumor.
I was in the security line at an airport a few months ago when I watched a fellow passenger do something I'd never seen done before: He dissed the scan.
Ryan Jeffers finds it hard to believe his daughter, Malyia, went from being a perfectly healthy 2-year-old who loved to dance, sing and entertain to an amputee facing a lifetime of medical care.
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