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An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these 'abortion pills.'

Mayor Donna Deegan speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper

Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of "The Anxious Generation," explains the dangers of exposing children and teens to smartphones and social media before a certain age and offers tips for parents on how to handle these challenges.

Read CNN's Fast Facts on mpox, formerly monkeypox, in the United States. The virus was declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of smallpox.

The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops of 20 miles each and has about 67,000 feet of elevation.

CNN's Victor Blackwell talks to Jazmin Evans who was kept off the transplant list for years.

This year, 28,000 pounds of human waste was removed from base camp. The Mount Everest Biogas Project plans to convert this waste into a usable product.

Sen. Mark Kelly joins The Lead

Sibling estrangement, such as the rift between Prince Harry and Prince William, isn't uncommon. Here's how to know whether your sibling relationship is worth repairing or ending, according to psychologist Joshua Coleman.

Mobility coach Dana Santas demonstrates the most important exercise in all of the programs she creates: the breathing bridge. It improves breathing, restores pelvic alignment, releases tension and boosts overall movement.

For some who see a therapist, just talking things through isn't enough. Drama therapy allows the patient to relive a moment or play out their biggest fears.

Mobility coach Dana Santas shares a quick, total-body workout you can do at home with just a paper plate. The instability of using the plate works your core and makes all four exercises even more challenging.

Rep. Brad Wenstrup speaks with CNN's Jake Tapper

Why would a person pick a potential life partner without feeling the spark of sexual attraction? And can these relationships survive and thrive? Can sexual attraction be cultivated later? Therapist Ian Kerner shares what he's learned in his practice.

Americans' mental health issues are not identified and treated as readily as physical symptoms, especially among children - in part due to a shortage of clinicians. "We're looking for ways to integrate mental health into settings where children and families are every day," says Dr. Tami Benton, President of The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. "For example, schools - it's an excellent opportunity to reach more kids in an environment that's not stigmatizing."

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The New York Times he experienced a series of health issues in recent years, including an abnormality that he said was caused by a worm that entered his brain and then died. CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how this could have happened.

Since Tupperware, the iconic kitchen brand that's been a household name for decades, signaled recently that it might be going out of business, you might be wondering how long your stash of its food storage containers is safe to use — especially if it's vintage.

The first photo ever taken of a black hole looks a little sharper now.

It's a bird... It's a plane... It's a paper airplane!

We leave behind our fears of monsters under the bed as we say goodbye to our childhoods, but one can follow us into adulthood and loom over our heads.

Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a new species.

The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.

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.

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 Commonwealth Fund and the Yale School of Public Health.

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.

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.

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 runways to the offices of Silicon Valley executives — and really, it's appropriate for any occasion when you just want to be comfortable.