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Should young teenagers be banned from using social media? That’s the question being discussed by British MPs debating a bill that proposes the government sho...
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether state and local governments can enforce laws banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado cas...
Positivity is an incredibly powerful tool. If you always look on the bright side and see the glass as half full, you’ll have less stress, a stronger immune s...
BOLIGEE, Ala. — Green lights flickered on the wireless router in Barbara Williams’ kitchen. Just one bar lit up — a weak signal connecting her to the world b...
Joseph Shea, who sells athletic wear in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, wonders and worries about the food he eats.
The chemical ingr...
Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid development of lifesaving covid sh...
Moderate daily exercise significantly reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among female cancer survivors, a new study found SolStock/Getty I...
Exercise has proven benefits in all areas of physical and mental health, and that includes sleep quality.One specific type of exercise — strength training — ...
Measles is not often seen in the United States, but Americans are growing more concerned about the preventable virus as cases continue to rise in rural West ...
This is a KFF Health News story.Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid de...
The COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the U.S. five years ago this month, leaving not only lingering mental health effects but also long-term physical symptoms.One ...
"The American people expect high quality research and transparency."The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will study whether vaccines cause au...
If you listen to some self-proclaimed exercise experts on social media, they swear that working out on an empty stomach burns more fat. But it’s a common mis...
The U.S. public health system has long been under strain, stymied by declines in funding as well as employees. And so state and local public health departmen...
Until this year, public-health officials have abided by a simple playbook for measles outbreaks: Get unvaccinated people vaccinated, as quickly as possible. ...
New research found that people who vape and smoke cigarettes are less likely to quit than people who only smoke cigarettes. Lucy Lambriex/Getty Images
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The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 198, with 39 cases reported over the last three days, according to new ...
Readers respond to an extract from Dr Suzanne O’Sullivan’s book on the pathologising of mental health problems and behavioural disordersWhile I agree with vi...
In Washington’s debate over enacting steep funding cuts to Medicaid, words are a central battleground.
Many Republican lawmakers an...
Panelists at a covid conference last fall were asked to voice their regrets — policies they had supported during the pandemic but had come to see as misguide...
From the moment she found out she was pregnant, Krystena Murray was excited to capture every step of the journey."I have always known I wanted to be a mom," ...
