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Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Steroids Other Than Dexamethasone May Also Help Battle COVID-19
Stomach Ills May Signal COVID-19 in Kids, Study Says
Strep Throat Doesn't Worsen Tourette But May Affect ADHD: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Strict, Costly Measures Needed to Reopen Schools: Study
Strong Blood Thinners May Help COVID Patients, But Degree of Illness Is Key
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Confirms Safety, Effectiveness of Children's Vaccines
Study Will Track Coronavirus in Kids, Their Families
Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
Sudden Obsessions, Tantrums: What Is PANS in Kids?
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Thin Ice: Global Warming May Be Raising Drowning Risks
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping
To Prevent Injuries, Give Your Kids a Pass on Cutting the Grass
Toddler Tantrums? Pediatricians Offer Tips to Curb Bad Behavior
Too Many Kids With Special Needs Are Going Without Adequate Support
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Up to 50,000 U.S. Kids May Be Hospitalized With COVID-19 by Year's End
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Very Little Spread of Coronavirus at Kids' Day Camps: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Do Black Children Get Fewer Scans When They're Seen in ERs?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Your Kids' Playground Is Unsafe During COVID-19 Pandemic
Wildfire Smoke Can Send Kids With Asthma to the ER
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will Schools Reopen in September? And What Will That Look Like?
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With 3D Printer, N.Y. Hospital Converts Sleep Apnea Machines Into Ventilators
With COVID Vaccine in Works, 1 in 5 Americans Doesn't Believe in Shots
With Safety Steps, Moms Unlikely to Pass COVID-19 to Newborns: Study
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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