Chasing Life
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Chasing Life
All over the world, there are people who are living extraordinary lives, full of happiness and health – and with hardly any heart disease, cancer or diabetes. Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been on a decades-long mission to understand how they do it, and how we can all learn from them. Scientists now believe...
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How Far Would You Go to Replace Your Body? Mary Roach Has Thoughts
For centuries, humans have tried to repair and replace our body parts -- from brass noses and pig organs to today’s lab-grown tissue. So where do we s...
Why Does Everyone Have the Flu?
If it seems like everyone you know has the flu right now, you’re not that far off. The US has had a record-breaking flu season and isn’t over yet. Wi...
Why You're Breathing Wrong, and How to Fix It
Chronic disease, anxiety, ADHD, and even the shape of a person's face could be consequences of dysfunctional breathing. And most of us, it turns out,...
Can Sense of Smell Be Recovered After Covid-19?
Many people lost their sense of smell and taste during the early waves of Covid-19. Is there help for those who have yet to recover? CNN Chief Medical...
Pain is in the Brain
We often think of pain starting at the source of an injury, but the truth is, it’s all starts in our brain. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores how discovering...
Pain Becomes Personal for Sanjay
Even as a trauma neurosurgeon, Dr. Sanjay Gupta thought he understood pain. But, when his mother fell and broke her back, it changed the way he though...
The Year in News: Deepfakes, MAHA & AI
After a head-spinning year in the worlds of health and technology, Audie Cornish of The Assignment sat down with Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Clare Duffy from...
Sanjay’s Top 10 Health Stories of 2025
From the resurgence of measles to a new way to treat pain, 2025 was a challenge for public health while still offering moments of hope. Sanjay recaps...
How Storytelling Shapes the Way You Remember the Holidays
The holidays are full of stories, laughter, and maybe a little disagreement. Ever try telling a story and hear someone say, “That’s not what happened!...
Should We Be Drinking Cow’s Milk?
“Drink your milk,” we are told as children. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta examines our practice of continuing to drinking cow’s mil...
Why Haven't We Cured the Common Cold?
The average person gets two to four colds a year. With all the missed school and work, that adds up to an economic impact of about $40 billion, accord...
Why Everyone’s Talking About Mouth Taping
There’s a new sleep trend making waves: taping your mouth shut at night. Advocates say it can help you breathe better, sleep deeper, and even wake up...
A New Understanding of Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease, a progressive movement disorder whose hallmark is damage to the dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, afflicts almost 12 milli...
Can Collagen Supplements Make Me Look Younger?
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the science behind collagen supplements and what you should keep in mind if you’re considering them. Plus, how Transcranial...
How to Identify Medical Misinformation & Fake AI Ads
As a practicing neurosurgeon and CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta can spot false health claims from a mile away. Still, he recently...
How to Safely Store Your Leftovers
We all have our cooking rituals, but are some of them unsafe? Dr. Sanjay Gupta gets to the bottom of handwashing hygiene, especially when handling raw...
What If Comfort Food Could Help You Live to 100?
Could the secret to living longer be as simple as what’s for dinner? Sanjay sits down with explorer and bestselling author Dan Buettner to discuss the...
What You Need to Know About Hormone Therapy
The FDA is planning to remove the “black box” warning from many hormone treatments for menopause -- a major shift that could change care for millions...
Anchoring Autism: How a Father’s Devotion Helped His Son Adapt to the World
In the 1980s, Leland Vittert’s parents were told that nothing could be done about their son’s autism. But that didn’t stop them from trying. In his ne...
Do Bluetooth Headphones Cause Cancer?
It seems like everyone’s wearing Bluetooth headphones these days. But should you be worried about the risk of cancer from this technology? Dr. Sanjay...
Can Your Smart Watch Actually Help You Live Longer?
We've come a long way in integrating technology into our daily lives, but could wearable tech actually help you live longer? From detecting heartbeat ...
Do Imported Organic Foods Live Up to their Labels?
Americans are buying more organic food than ever, whether it’s apples from Washington or avocados from Mexico. But when that label says “organic,” esp...
Living with Incurable Cancer
Author Jonathan Gluck says most cancer stories take one of two forms: “He or she fought valiantly and died, or he or she fought valiantly and survive...
Why Seeing Blood Makes People Faint
Why do some people faint at the sight of blood, while others barely flinch? Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the surprising science behind blood phobia. Plus...
Why Teens Just Can't Quit Nicotine
A few years ago, vaping was at the top of every parent’s list of worries — including Sanjay’s. But in just a few short years, the landscape has shifte...
What You Need to Know for Open Enrollment
It’s that time of year again when many Americans have to choose a health insurance plan — a decision that will affect, and possibly haunt them through...
Why It Costs So Much to Get Sick
Since the 1990s, healthcare has been at the heart of America’s political debate and it’s still being contested today. Why is our health system so comp...
Are the Plastic Straws in Water Bottles Safe?
Are the straws from our reusable water bottles leaching microplastics or toxic chemicals? We sip to the bottom of that question on this week’s Paging...
Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer?
Cancer used to be something you worried about later in life — but not anymore. More and more young adults are being diagnosed, and doctors are trying...
Can Tiger Balm Help With Aches and Pains?
Does tiger balm, that intense-smelling ointment that we rub into our muscles to relieve aches and pains, actually do anything? We get to the bottom of...
Beyond the Headlines of MAHA With the FDA
Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down with Dr. Marty Makary, U.S. FDA Commissioner to dig beyond the headlines of this Administration’s latest efforts to “Make A...
What the Science Says About Tylenol and Autism
President Trump has linked the use of acetaminophen — brand name: Tylenol — during pregnancy to autism in children. In this episode of Paging Dr Gupta...
How To Use Technology and Not Lose Our Minds
Is delegating tasks and even thinking to digital devices making us lose our minds, or at least some brain function? Dr. Sanjay Gupta and neuroscientis...
Kissing Bug Disease Is Spreading; How To Stay Safe
The kissing bug disease — aka: Chagas disease — is slowly becoming endemic in certain parts of the United States. Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains what you n...
Why You Should Care About Public Health
Public health is, in the words of this week’s guest, “the organized actions of society to make people safer and healthier.” Unfortunately, to some, it...
The Dirty Truth About Showering and Handwashing
Diffusers, with their different scents, are meant to create a mood and relax you. But is it healthy to breathe in mist enhanced by essential oils? Dr...
What Ultra-Marathoner Rich Roll Learned From His Chronic Pain
You may feel pain in the body, but it really begins in the brain. To explain, Dr. Sanjay Gupta sits down at 92nd Street Y in New York to talk about hi...
Can You Eat or Meditate Your Way to Less Pain?
An estimated 51 million Americans live with chronic pain. But our understanding of pain has evolved and so has the ways we can treat and reduce pain....
Can AI Hear Cancer in Your Voice?
Voices are powerful. They can signal that we’re feeling sick, show our age, and reveal our secrets. One day, with the help of artificial intelligence,...
Is Your Immune System Ready for Fall? Here’s How to Support It
Can years teaching in a classroom make you less likely to get sick? Dr. Sanjay Gupta answers a listener’s question about immunity and shares smart str...