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'Enriched' Baby Formula Won't Boost School Grades Later: Study
EPA Proposes Limits on Dangerous Chemical Used by Medical Sterilization Plants
Epidural in Delivery Not Linked to Autism: Study
ER Visits by Teens in Mental Health Crisis Have Declined: CDC
ERs Are Flooded With Kids in Mental Health Crisis, U.S. Doctors' Groups Warn
Estrogen, Testosterone Deficiencies May Raise Risk of Rotator Cuff Tears
Even a Little Extra Weight Can Raise Kids' Odds for High Blood Pressure
Even Before Lockdowns, Young Americans Were Having Less Casual Sex
Even for Preschoolers, Healthier Hearts May Mean Healthier Brains
Even in a Pandemic, Child Vision Tests Are Crucial
Even Low-Intensity Exercise Can Help During Cancer Treatments
Even Preschoolers Want to Be in the 'In Crowd,' Study Finds
Even Rich Americans Don't Get World-Class Health Care: Study
Even 'Social Smokers' Up Their Odds of Death From Lung Disease
Even T. Rex Had Bone Trouble
Even When Cancer Is in Remission, Patients' Risks of Severe COVID Rise
Even With Mild COVID, Obesity May Mean Worse Symptoms
Eviction During a Pregnancy Is Dangerous for Women and Newborns
Exercise Could Help Fight 'Chemo Brain' in Breast Cancer Patients
Exercise May Boost Tumor-Fighting Immune Cells in Cancer Patients
Exercise No Threat to People With an Inherited Form of Enlarged Heart
Exercise, Not Bed Rest, Can Speed Concussion Recovery
Exercise, Sports: A Natural Antidepressant for Teens
Existing Drugs Could Treat Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Experts Cast Doubt on Notion That New Strain of Coronavirus Is More Infectious
Exposing Kids to Safe Levels of Peanut When Young Might Prevent Allergy
Exposure to Zika Virus in Womb Might Alter Kids' Development
Extra 10 Minutes of Daily Activity Could Save 110,000 U.S. Lives Annually
Extra Pounds Could Bring More Painful Joints
Eye-Tracking Device Could Be More Accurate Test for Autism in Toddlers
Families With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autism's Origins
Family Factors Affect Child's Odds for Cleft Palate
Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency
Fans Could Help Cancer Patients Breathe Easier: Study
Far More American Teens Carrying Guns These Days, Study Finds
Fast-Food Companies Spending More on Ads Aimed at Youth
Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis
Fatigue Before Treatment Starts Might Affect Cancer Survival
Faulty Gene Could Raise Vulnerability to Asbestos-Linked Cancer
FDA Approves First AI Tool to Boost Colonoscopy Accuracy
FDA Approves First Lymphoma Drug for Dogs
FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers
FDA Bans Sale of Nearly a Million E-Cigarettes; Allows Juul to Remain on Market
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
FDA Panel to Weigh Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
FDA Plans to OK Pfizer Vaccine for Those Aged 12 and Up
Fear Keeps Some Cancer Patients From Getting COVID Vaccine
Federal Court Backs Indiana University's Vaccine Mandate
Federal Court Orders EPA to Re-examine Whether Roundup Causes Cancer
Feeling Down? Support Via Social Media May Not Be Enough
Fertility Treatments Might Affect Kids' Growth, But Not for Long
Fetal Surgery Is Changing Lives for Kids With Spina Bifida
Fewer American Adults Are Getting Malignant Brain Tumors
Fewer Food Allergies in Kids If Mom Drinks Milk While Breastfeeding: Study
Fewer Kids in Cancer Trials, Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing
Fewer Kids May Be Carrying Coronavirus Without Symptoms Than Believed: Study
Fewer Painful Procedures Could Help Preemies' Brain Development: Study
Fiber: It's Important to Your Child's Diet, Too
Final Exams Don't Have to Be High Stress for Your Teen
Firearms Now the Leading Cause of Death Among U.S. Kids, Teens
First Good Evidence That Babies React to Taste, Smell in Womb
First People in the Americas Probably Brought Their Dogs
First Trial of Gene-Targeted Asthma Rx in Kids Shows Promise
Flat-Footed: What Works Best to Fix 'Fallen Arches'?
Flavored Vapes Still in Stores Despite Federal Ban
Flavored-Cigarette Ban Led to Smoking Decline Among Young Americans
For Cancer Patients, Holiday Season Can Be a Stressful Time
For Kids Who Hit Puberty Early, Risk of Self-Harm Rises
For Kids, Mental Trauma From Gun Injury Far Exceeds That of Car Crashes
For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
For Over 1 in 10 Young U.S. Adults, Vaping Is a Regular Habit
For People With Heart Failure, Statins May Lower Cancer Risk Too
For Preemie Babies, Preschool Plus Parenting Can Spell Academic Success
For Some Young Drivers, Smartphone Use Is One of Many Bad Habits
For Toddlers, More Time Watching Screens Mean Less Time Reading
For Transgender People, Starting Hormone Therapy in Teens Helps Mental Health
Formaldehyde in Hair Straighteners Prompts FDA Warning
Frequent COVID Tests Key to College Reopening: Experts
Frequent Social Media Checks May Affect Young Brains
From a Lock of Hair, Beethoven's Genome Gives Clues to Health, Family
From 'Dead Man Walking' to Dancing Once More: One Man's Cancer Journey
Future of 'Artificial Wombs' for Human Preemies to Be Weighed by FDA Advisors
Gene Changes Made This Season's Bird Flu More Severe
Gene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
Gene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer's
Gene Differences Could Have Black Patients Undergoing Unnecessary Biopsies
Gene Editing Technique Corrects Sickle Cell Disease in Mice
Gene Found in Amish Helps Protect Their Hearts
Gene Study Probes Origins of Addison's Disease
Gene Study Reveals Brain's Complex Organization
Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy
Gene Test Spots Those Vulnerable to Rare but Severe Side Effect of Drugs for MS, Other Conditions
Gene Tests Could Spot 1 Million Americans at Risk of High Cholesterol
Gene That Shielded Some Against Black Death May Be Helping, Harming People Today
Gene Therapy May Reverse Hurler Syndrome, a Rare and Severe Illness in Kids
Gene Therapy Used for First Time to Correct Fatal Illness Before Birth
Gene-Based Embryo Selection: Are 'Designer Babies' on the Horizon?
Genes Could Raise COVID Risks for People With Down Syndrome
Genes for Stillbirth May Be Passed Down by Male Relatives
Genes Help Explain Role of Race in Prostate Cancer Risk
Genes or Lifestyle? How a Person Becomes Obese Could Influence Heart Health
Genes 'Switched On' Much Earlier in Human Embryos Than Thought
Gene-Targeted Drug Shows Promise Against a Form of Pancreatic Cancer
Genetic Research May Help Identify Causes of Stillbirth
Geneticists Probe Origins of Painful Cluster Headaches
Genetics Might Explain Some Cases of Cerebral Palsy
Get First Colonoscopy at 45, not 50: U.S. Expert Panel
Get on the Bus: Lifesaving Lung Screens Hit the Road
Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule
Getting Young Athletes Ready for a New School Year
Give Your Family the Gift of Regular Exercise
Global Consortium Finds Genes That Drive Severe COVID-19
Global Study Shows Loneliness Can Shorten Life Spans
Going to Bed a Little Earlier Greatly Increases Total Sleep Time for Teens
Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
Grief Can Strike Even Before a Loved One Is Gone
Growing Up Poor May Rewire a Child's Brain: Study
Growing Up With Lead in Drinking Water May Dull Brain in Old Age
Gun Sales in Homes With Teens Rose During Pandemic
Gun Suicides Are Rising Steeply Among American Youth
Gynecological Cancers Not a Risk for Severe COVID-19: Study
Half of Moms of Children With Autism Have Depression
Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows
Half of U.S. Teens Plan to Get COVID Shot, But Can Numbers Go Higher?
Happy, Loved Teens Become Heart-Healthier as Adults
Harmful Flame Retardants Detected in College-Classroom Dust
'Harsh' Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study
Have Tasmanian Devils Turned a Corner in Fight Against Cancer?
Having a Hip, Knee Replacement? Some Tips to an Optimal Recovery
Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
Healthier School Meals Program Led to Less Overweight Kids: Study
Healthy Living Helps Ward Off Deadly Prostate Cancers in Men at High Risk
Heart Defects Don't Increase Risk of Severe COVID-19
Heart Disease Gaining on Cancer as Leading Cause of Death in Young Women
Heart Failure Patients May Be at Higher Cancer Risk
Heart Issue Spotted in a Few Young COVID Vaccine Recipients; Experts Say Shots Still Needed
Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
Heavy Drinking in Youth Could Harm Arteries
Heavy Drinking Tied to Raised Stroke Risk, Study Finds
Helmets Protect Young Lacrosse Players, Study Finds
Help Kids Hit 'Reset' on Sleep as They Head Back to School
Herpes Virus Yields Up Genetic Secrets
'Hidden' Prostate Cancer on Biopsy Usually Means Good Outcome: Study
High Curiosity in Infancy Carries Through to Toddler Years
High Levels of PFAS 'Forever' Chemicals in Kids' School Uniforms
High School Football Doesn't Affect Brain in Middle Age, Study Says
High Viral Loads Make Kids 'Silent Spreaders' of COVID-19
High-Fiber Diets May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer
Highly Inbred, French Bulldogs Face Higher Odds for 20 Health Issues
High-Tech Drug Infusion Pumps in Hospitals Vulnerable to Damage, Hackers
Hints That Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Fight Solid Tumor Cancers
Hip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
Hormonal Therapies Are Boosting the Mental Health of Trans Youth
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer May Raise Heart Risks
Hospitalizations for Teens With Eating Disorders Rose Sharply During Pandemic
How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
How Did the Pandemic Affect Cancer Clinical Trials?
How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
How Effective (and Safe) Is Shoulder Surgery?
How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
How Safe Is a 'Holiday' From Bone-Strengthening Meds?
How Soon Can You Resume Tennis, Golf After Shoulder Surgery?
How Streetlights Might Affect Your Colon Cancer Risk
How the Pandemic Changed Breast Cancer Care
How Your Kid's Education Could Make You Healthier
How Your Neighborhood Can Hamper Your Teen's Sleep
HPV 'Herd Immunity' Now Helping Vaccinated, Unvaccinated Women
HPV Vaccination Could Rid U.S. of Most Mouth, Throat Cancers in Men
HPV Vaccination Rises Among U.S. Kids, But Many Still Unprotected
HPV Vaccination Rises in States That Don't Require Parental Consent
HPV Vaccination When Young Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk by 87%
HPV Vaccine Is Reducing Cervical Cancers in Teens, Young Women
Humans Started Loving Carbs a Very Long Time Ago
If a Child's Grades Falter, Consider Hearing Loss
Illinois Study Shows Big Jump in Suicide-Linked ER Visits by Teens
Immune-Based Drug Fights Advanced Endometrial Cancer: Study
Immune-Based Therapy May Help Some Battling Advanced Colon Cancers
Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 Vaccine Might Still Protect You
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival for Lung Cancer Patients
Immunotherapy Drug Boosts Survival With Bladder Cancer
Immunotherapy Drug Can Beat Back Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Immunotherapy Safe for Cancer Patients with COVID-19: Study
Improved Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplants Mark a Major Advance
In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles'
In Breast Cancer Survivors, Obesity Raises Odds for Cancer's Return
In Cancer Patients, COVID Vaccine Immunity at 6 Months Is Similar to General Population
In Florida County Where 3 Teachers Died, School Board Member Pleads for Safeguards
In Girls as Young as 7, Weight May Predict Odds for Eating Disorder
In Medieval Times, Plagues 'Sped Up' With Each New Outbreak
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
In NYC at Least, Routine Child Vaccinations Rebound After Lockdown
In One U.S. School District, Nearly 10% of Students Identify as 'Gender-Diverse'
In Rare Cases, COVID-19 May Be Causing Severe Heart Condition in Kids
In Some U.S. Schools, 1 in 4 Kids Said They've Misused an ADHD Drug
In Study, Almost Half of Obese Teens Were No Longer So After Taking Wegovy/Ozempic
In Survey, Half of U.S. Parents Believe Social Media Is Harming Their Kids
'Income Inequality' Could Be Dragging Down Math Skills in U.S. Kids
Injections of Your Own Fat Could Help Arthritic Hands
Injury More Likely When Teens Focus on One Sport
Insight Into Why a Prostate Cancer Therapy Works Better for Black Men
Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
Insomnia Tied to Raised Risk of Aneurysm
Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Intervening in Infancy Might Help Prevent Some Cases of Autism: Study
Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
Is a Night in the Hospital Necessary After Hip, Knee Replacement?
Is Alzheimer's Disease Genetic?
Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Is Any Amount of Coffee Safe for Baby During Pregnancy?
Is Empathy Born in Mom's First Hugs?
Is Obesity Especially Dangerous for Women at Genetic Risk for Breast Cancer?
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?
Is There a Better Therapy for Hospitalized Anorexia Patients?
Is There a Link Between Vaping and Eating Disorders in the Young?
Is Your Child Lagging in Reading Skills? An Expert Offers Tips
Is Your Teen Unmotivated at School? That Might Change
It's Back-to-School, and Who's Popular or Not Remains Key
It's Snow Season: Stay Safe on the Slopes
Jail Dims Hopes for Recovery for Young People With Mental Illness
'Jeopardy' Host Alex Trebek Tells Fans Cancer Treatments Are 'Paying Off'
Job Done: Scientists Fill in Missing Gaps to Complete Map of Human Genome
Junk Food Ads Reaching Kids Through Livestream Gaming Platforms
Just 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
Just 2% of U.S. Teens Eat Recommended Amount of Veggies
Juul Reaches $462 Million Settlement With Six States, D.C.
Juul to Pay $40 Million in N.C. Case Over Vaping's Harm to Teens
Juul to Pay $438.5 Million for Its Role in Teen Vaping Crisis
Keep Flossing: Study Ties Gum Disease to Higher Cancer Risk
Key to Good Sleep for Toddlers Starts in Infancy
Kids' Behavior Worsened With Remote Learning: Study
Kids Born After Elective Induced Labor Performed Worse in School: Study
Kids Born Premature Lag in Elementary School, But Most Catch Up Later
Kids Born Through Fertility Treatments Have No Higher Cancer Risk
Kids Breaking Fewer Bones During Pandemic, But More Fractures Happening at Home
Kids Can Carry High, Infectious Levels of COVID Coronavirus
Kids Conceived Via IVF Have No Higher Risk of Heart Issues
Kids' ER Visits for Mental Health Problems Soared Over 10 Years
Kids Happier, Healthier Away From All Those Screens: Study
Kids in Marching Bands Under Threat From Heat Illness
Kids Much Less Prone to Coronavirus Infection Than Adults: Study
Kids Who Read for Pleasure Grow Into Better-Adjusted Teens: Study
Kids Who Witness Domestic Violence May Suffer Mentally for Decades
Kids Whose Moms Took HIV Meds While Pregnant May Be at Higher Risk for Developmental Delays
Kids With Autism Find It Tough to Read Hidden Emotions: Study
Kids With Autism Have Unique Gut 'Microbiomes'
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID
Kids With Cancer Not at Greater Risk for Severe COVID-19
Kids With Congenital Heart Disease Face Higher Odds of Mental Health Issues
Kids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language
Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19
Kids, Teens Usually Have Mild COVID-19 Infections, Rarely Fatal Ones: Study
Knee Replacement Won't Keep Golfers Off the Course
Know the Signs of Rare But Deadly Gall Bladder, Bile Duct Cancers
Know Your Boundaries: Tips to Teach Kids About Body Safety
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Lab-Made Heart Valves Can Grow Along With Youngest Heart Patients
'Lab-on-a-Chip' Blood Test Could Spot Breast Cancer Early
Later School Start Time, Fewer Migraines for Teens?
Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
Later School Start Times Mean Better-Rested Kids: Study
Lead Exposure Harms Kids in Many Ways
Lead Poisoning Plus Systemic Racism Are Harming Black Kids' Test Scores
Leaded Gas, Banned Decades Ago, Might Still Harm People Today
Leading U.S. Pediatricians' Group Issues Guidelines to Prevent Patient Abuse
LeBron James' Son Suffers Cardiac Arrest During Basketball Practice, Now in Stable Condition
Less Sleep Brings Worse Grades for College Kids, Study Finds
Let Babies Eat Eggs to Avoid Egg Allergy Later: Study
LGBQ Teens More Likely to Contemplate Suicide at Younger Age
LGBTQ Youth Have Double the Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
LGBTQ+ Support Groups in Schools Boost Students' Mental Health
Like Flu, COVID-19 May Turn Out to Be Seasonal
Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in California Cut Use
Lockdown Loneliness Making Things Even Tougher for Cancer Patients
Lockdowns Are Leaving Kids With ADHD in Crisis
Lockdowns Gave Boost to Type 1 Diabetes Control in Kids
Logic's Hit '1-800-273-8255' May Have Saved American Lives
Loneliness Can Cut Survival After a Cancer Diagnosis: Study
Lonely Childhoods Make Adult Drinking Problems More Likely
Long Distance to Care Can Mean Worse Outcomes for Young Cancer Patients
Long, Regular Sleep Key to Kindergarten Success
Longer Breastfeeding in Infancy, Better School Grades for Kids?
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Look Out for the Early Signs of Autism
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Lots of Sugary Drinks Doubles Younger Women's Colon Cancer Risk: Study
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Loving Partners May Be Key to Breast Cancer Survivors' Health
Loving, Supportive Daycare Tied to Better Grades Years Later
Low Risk of Mom Passing COVID to Newborn
Low-Dose Aspirin Might Lower Odds for Digestive Cancers
Low-Dose Colchicine Might Prevent or Delay Knee, Hip Replacements
Low-Fiber Diet During Pregnancy May Harm Baby's Brain
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lupus Drug Prevents Low Heartbeat in High-Risk Newborns: Study
Lupus More Deadly for Asian and Hispanic Americans: Study
'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
Major Gene Study Looks at Origins of Bipolar Disorder
Major Gene Study Spots DNA Tied to Autism, Other Disorders
Male Breast Cancer Patients Face Higher Heart Risks
Mammogram Rates Have Rebounded Since Pandemic Began, But Concerns Remain
Mammograms Do Save Women's Lives, Study Finds
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
Many Black Men Missed Out on Prostate Cancer Care During Pandemic
Many Blood Cancer Patients Get Little Protection From COVID Vaccine
Many Breast Cancer Survivors Have Healthy Babies: Study
Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
Many Cancer Patients Worry Pandemic Will Impact Their Care: Survey
Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Many High-Risk Patients Don't Know They Need Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Many Kids With Asthma Are Unprepared for Adult Asthma Care
Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
Many Overweight Kids Already Have Hardened Arteries, Diabetes
Many Parents Support 'Teens Helping Teens' Mental Health Programs at Schools: Poll
Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
Many Parents Worry That Kids Fell Behind in Schooling During Pandemic
Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
Many Teens Easily Fooled by Fake Online Health Messages
Many Thyroid Cancer Ultrasound Scans Unnecessary
Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
Many U.S. Mammography Centers Aren't Following Expert Guidelines: Report
Many Women May Overestimate Risks From Genes Tied to Breast Cancer
Marijuana Can Affect Fetal Development, Even If Used Early in Pregnancy
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Masks Don't Mask Others' Emotions for Kids
Massive Gene Study Probes Origins of Depression
Mastering the Violin Won't Help Your Child Master Math: Study
Measuring Up: Scientists Spot Genes Linked to Height
Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Melanoma Can Strike Your Nails: Here's How to Check
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Men More Prone to Cancer Than Women, But Why?
Men Often Die Before Women, and the Y Chromosome May Be to Blame
Men, Make Health Your Goal This Year
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Million-Person Study Finds Genes Common to Many Addiction Disorders
Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
Mindfulness Approach Helps Ease the Stress of Parenting a Child With Autism
Mindfulness Helps Young Women After Breast Cancer: Study
Mixed Progress Against Cancers in Teens, Young Adults
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Highly Effective in Kids 12 and Older
Moderna Says Its COVID Vaccine Works Well in Children Aged 6 to 11
Mom's Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Child's Stroke Risk Decades Later
Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
Mom's Exposure to Dirty Air in Pregnancy Could Harm a Toddler's Development
Mom's Heart Health While Pregnant Could Influence Her Child's Health for Years
Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
More Breast Cancer Survivors Opting to 'Go Flat' After Mastectomy
More Clues to the Genes Behind Hearing Loss
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More DNA Errors Seen in Brain Cells of Alzheimer's Patients
More Education May Slow Start of Early-Onset Alzheimer's
More Evidence Spanking Kids Doesn't Work, Can Cause Harm
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Screen Time for Babies Could Slow Development
More Teens Are Getting Weight Loss Surgery, If Families Can Afford It
More Teens Worldwide Are Underestimating Their Weight
More Than 1 Million U.S. Kids Diagnosed With COVID in Single Week
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
More Than Half of Cancer Survivors Fear a Recurrence
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
More U.S. Teens Are Getting Heavily Addicted to Vaping
More Young Adults in the U.S. Are Saying No to Alcohol
More Young Americans Are Going Without Sex
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Cancer Screenings Make Big Rebound After Pandemic Decline
Most College Athletes With Genetic Heart Trouble Can Safely Play Sports: Study
Most Day Care Programs Don't Give Kids Enough Exercise
Most Dog Breeds Are Highly Inbred -- and Unhealthy
Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Most Transgender Children Stick With Gender Identity 5 Years Later: Study
Mother and Son Draw Hope, Healing From Shared Cancer Treatment
Music Classes Strike a Chord in Kids' Brain Development: Study
Mutant Gene Stops At-Risk People From Getting Alzheimer's: Could It Lead to Treatment?
Nap at Preschool May Boost Tots' Learning
Narcolepsy Drug Doesn't Raise Odds for Birth Defects: Study
Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Children Has a Developmental Disability: CDC
Nearly 15% of School-Age Children in U.S. Have Received Mental Health Treatment
Nearly 600,000 U.S. Kids Had COVID Last Week
Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion
Nearly Half of Teens Get Behind the Wheel Shortly After a Concussion
Need to Pee? Scientists May Have Found the Gene for That
Neighborhood Gun Violence Means Worse Mental Health for Kids
Nerve Gas Sarin Probably Caused Gulf War Syndrome
Neurodevelopmental Issues Double in Babies Exposed to COVID in Womb: Study
New Blood Test May Improve Liver Cancer Screening
New Clues to How Cancers Originate in the Brain
New Clues to How Ovarian Cancer Begins -- and Might Be Prevented
New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
New Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
New Coronavirus Strain More Contagious, Scientists Say
New Drug Combo Boosts Survival Against Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer
New Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Might Be Non-Surgical Option for Common Skin Cancers
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Genetic Insights Into Cause of ALS
New Hope Against a Rare but Incurable Eye Cancer
New Hope Against 'Incurable' Liver Disease That Kills Children
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Hormonal Pill May Boost Outcomes for Older Breast Cancer Patients
New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
New Insights Into What Might Drive Parkinson's Disease
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New 'Mu' Coronavirus Variant Being Watched Closely: Fauci
New Polio Vaccine Promising in Early Test
New Research Links Another Gene to Alzheimer's Risk
New Study Examines Sexuality of People With Autism
New Technique 80% Effective in Selecting a Baby's Gender
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
New Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
New Type of Treatment Tackles Tough-to-Treat Prostate Cancer
Newborns' 'Random' Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
Newer Hormone Treatments for Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk of Depression
Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug May Help Ease Tough-to-Treat Cases
Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No Genetic Damage to Kids of Those Exposed to Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Study
No Health Issues for Babies Born to Women Who Had COVID in Pregnancy
No 'Last Goodbye' for Cello: 5-Hour Surgery Saved Dog's Life
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
No Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child's Later Development
No Sign That COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Raises Birth Defect Risk
Not All Kids With Autism Will Benefit From Therapy Dogs
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
Obamacare Boosts Colon Cancer Diagnosis, Care: Study
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obese Men May Have Better Survival With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Raises a Woman's Odds for Broken Bones
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Odds for Mental Illness Rise in Kids After Concussion
Ohio State Warns of Fake Adderall Pills After Two Students Die
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
One App Is Especially Bad for Teens' Sleep
One Form of Fertility Treatment May Raise Long-Term Cancer Risk in Offspring
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Online Therapy Works for Kids Battling Social Anxiety
Online Therapy, Coaches Help Ease Eating Disorders
Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
Opioid Overdose Antidote Urged for Schools After Student's Fentanyl Death
Opioid Use a Hazard for Young Patients Battling Sarcomas
Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis Can Take Big Toll on Women's Mental Health
Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
Over Half of American Children Have Detectable Lead Levels in Their Blood
Pandemic Brought Big Rise in New Cases of Anorexia
Pandemic Brought Surge in Fatal Drug Overdoses in U.S. Teens
Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
Pandemic Can Overwhelm Those With Autism
Pandemic Caused Rise in Telemedicine Visits for Kids, But Will the Trend Continue?
Pandemic Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Closures, Fears Keep Patients From Lung Cancer Screening
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Especially Tough on Kids With ADHD
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
Pandemic Has Greatly Diminished Services for Kids, Adults With Autism
Pandemic Has Greatly Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
Pandemic Has Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Lockdown Increases Child Abuse Risk
Pandemic Lockdowns May Have Slowed Babies' Communication Skills
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Pangolins Hold Clues to How COVID-19 Began -- and Might End
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
Parents' Input Key When Screening Toddlers for Autism
Parents' Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing
Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
Parents' Poll Finds Strong Support for Vaccination of Students, Teachers
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Patients' Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
Pediatricians' Group Says School Is Priority, With Proper Safety Measures
Pediatricians' Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes
Penis Birth Defects Are on the Rise – Are Environmental Toxins to Blame?
Pentagon Study Finds Higher Cancer Rates Among Pilots, Ground Crews
People Are Still Evolving, Creating New Genes
Pesticide Harmed Children's Brains: Lawsuits
Pets Could Help Prevent Food Allergies in Kids
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Pfizer Recalls All Lots of Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pig Hearts Successfully Transplanted Into 2 Brain-Dead Patients
Pig Study Could Lead to Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Police Often Fail to Enforce Laws on Underage Drinking: Study
Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
Poll Finds Many Parents Unaware of Kids' Exposure to Vaping
Poll Shows Parents Torn When Teens Enter the Workforce
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously
Polluted Air May Speed Osteoporosis Bone Loss
Poor Sleep Plus Genes Might Raise Some Folks' Asthma Risk
Post-Op Deaths Decline for Cancer Patients, But Blacks Still More Vulnerable
Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
Pot Use in Pregnancy Could Mean Sleepless Kids
Pot Use in Pregnancy May Harm the Fetus
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Pot Use While Pregnant Tied to Higher Odds for Autism in Kids
Pregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
Pregnant Women Face Exposures to Dangerous Chemicals Daily
Premature Birth Tied to Higher Risk for ADHD
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Prescription Opioids, Antibiotics in Pregnancy Won't Raise Birth Defect Risk: Studies
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Program Aims to Get Lifesaving Drugs to Kids With Cancer in Poorer Countries
Progress on Lung Cancer Drives Overall Decline in U.S. Cancer Deaths
Prostate Cancer Drug Could Be 'Game Changing,' Researchers Say
Prostate Cancer: The Basics Every Man Needs to Know
Protecting Your Skin From Sun Won't Weaken Your Bones: Study
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Quitting Smoking Ups Survival After Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Radiation Plus Surgery May Be Best Against an Early Form of Breast Cancer
Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Rate of Kids Hospitalized in Mental Health Crisis Keeps Rising
Rates for Suicides, Homicides Keep Rising for Young Americans
Rates of Child Hospitalization Similar Between COVID-19, Flu: Study
Reading Aloud to Your Kids Might Make Them Smarter
Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
Real-World Data Confirms Pfizer Vaccine Safe for Kids Ages 5-11
Recall of Philips Breathing Machines Affects Millions of Americans
Recent Pot Use Tied to Rise in Heart Attack Risk for Young Adults
Remote Learning Hurt High School Students Academically, Emotionally
Repair or Reconstruction: What's Best for ACL Tears?
Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
Research Gives Clues to Why Cancer in One Breast Could Develop in the Other
Research Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain
Saving the 'Butterfly Children:' Gene Therapy Helps Heal Deadly Blistering Condition
School COVID Outbreaks Drop When Adults Wear Masks, Study Finds
School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion
School-Based Mindfulness Program Gives Big Boost to Young Kids' Sleep
Schools Can Reopen Safely If Precautions in Place, Australian Study Shows
Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
Science Brings Shortcut to Spotting 50 Rare Genetic Diseases
Science Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
Scientists Create First Lab Model of Human 'Pre-Embryo' for Research Purposes
Scientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
Scientists Discover Cause of Swallowing Disorder in German Shepherds
Scientists Discover Rare Form of ALS That Can Strike Kids
Scientists Engineer Mosquitoes That Can't Transmit Malaria
Scientists Gain Insight Into Genetics of Glaucoma
Scientists Get Close to Genetic Cause of Lupus
Scientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
Scientists Move Closer to Mapping Entire Human Genome
Scientists Spot More Genes Linked to Problem Drinking
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screen Time for Tiniest Tots Linked to Autism-Like Symptoms
Screening Often Misses Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Can Raise Odds for Mouth, Throat Cancers
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Segregation Has Close Ties With Lead Poisoning in Black American Kids
Seizures After Vaccination Don't Affect Kids' Development: Study
Severe COVID for People Under 45: Who's Most at Risk?
Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
Sex of Fetus May Matter When COVID Strikes in Pregnancy
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Shorter Course of Post-Op Radiation May Work Well for Prostate Cancer Patients
Should All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Side Effects From New Cancer Meds Have Silver Lining
Silver Lining Found in Pandemic: Fewer Teens Are Vaping
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Singer Selena Gomez to Launch Mental Health Platform
Skeletons May Put Blame on Vikings for Smallpox' Spread
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Linked to Weaker Bones, Teeth
Sleep Builds the Brain in the Early Years, Then Maintains It
Sleep Problems in Early Childhood Linked to Teens' Mental Health Issues
Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
Sleep Troubles Tied to Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Slips, Slides: Winter Injuries Can Be Serious
Smoking in Pregnancy Has Declined by a Third Since 2016
Smoking Rates High Among Surgery Patients
Smoking Reduces Survival Odds After Bladder Cancer Surgery
Snuggling With Dad: Fathers' Contact Can Help Preemies Thrive
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Myeloma Patients Get No Protection From COVID-19 Vaccines
Some Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Safely Cut Down on Chemo
Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water
Some Sick Patients Get Cosmetic Surgery to Boost Appearance
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Some Young Cancer Survivors Won't Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
Some Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
Space Travel Speeds Up Aging, Weakening of Bones
Spanish Spoken at Home? It Won't Slow Youngsters Learning English: Study
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Sperm Samples May Help Predict Autism Risk in Offspring
Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Spotting Heart Defects While Baby Still in Womb Is Crucial, Study Shows
Spring Activity Can Sometimes Bring Stress Fractures
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
State Anti-Poverty Programs Help Kids' Brains Stay Healthy
State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
Statins Tied to Significantly Lower Death Rate From Ovarian Cancer
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
Step Up to a New School Year: Tips for Buying Shoes for Your Kids
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Streetlights Could Be Harming Your Teen's Sleep, Mental Health: Study
Stressed and Distracted, Kids and Their Teachers Say Virtual Learning Isn't Working
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Strike Out Kids' Overuse Injuries This Baseball Season
Study Bolsters Effectiveness of 'Guided Play' for Learning
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Pinpoints Cancer Patients at Highest Risk From COVID
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Spots Key Factor in Kids' Friendships
Study Uncovers Large Collection of Genes Behind Schizophrenia
Study Zeroes in on How Zika Virus Is Passed From Mom to Fetus
Success of Smallpox Vaccine Bears Lessons for Coronavirus Vaccine
Suicide Rates Among U.S. Adolescents Doubled in 10 Years
Summer Drowning Deaths Can Happen Quickly: Know the Facts
Summer Jobs Give Kids More Than a Paycheck
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Sure-Fire Solutions for Managing Lockdown Temper Tantrums
Surgery Could Boost Survival for Women With Advanced Breast Cancers: Study
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Take This Refresher on Skin Safety in Summer Sun
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
Talking to Your Toddler Could Bring Real Benefits to Their Brain
Targeted Drug Tagrisso Could Be Advance Against Lung Cancer
Targeted High-Dose Radiation Helps Fight Advanced Lung Cancer
Targeted Radiotherapy Might Help Men Battling Advanced Prostate Cancer
Teachers' Unions, Doctors Agree: Vaccines, Masks Crucial for Return-to-School
Team Sports: Good for Kids' Minds, Too
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Teen Brain Naturally Tunes Out Mom's Voice
Teen Pot Use Could Mean Less Success as Adult
Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teen Social Media Posts About Cutting, Other Self-Harm Are Soaring
Teen Tanning Bed Ban Would Prevent Thousands of U.S. Melanoma Cases
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Teens Can Donate Blood, But May Need Iron Supplements After
Teens Have Triple the Odds of Misusing Marijuana Compared to Adults
Teens' Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Teens More Likely to Vape If Parent Smokes
Teens on TikTok: Fun, But Addictive and Maybe Harmful
Teens Who Text While Driving May Take Other Risks Behind the Wheel
Teens Who Use Pot, E-Cigs and Cigarettes Are in Triple Danger
Teens With Autism and Driving: Often a Tough Discussion
Teens, Seniors Are Often Driving the Least Safe Cars
Teens: You Got Your COVID Vaccine, What Now?
Telehealth: Tips for Helping Kids With Autism Take Part
Ten Years On, Gene Therapy Still Beating Most Cases of 'Bubble Boy' Immune Disease
Testing Entire Genome Twice as Good at Spotting Genetic Disorders as Targeted Tests Are
Texas Mother Transmitted COVID-19 to Unborn Baby: Study
THC From Pot Lingers in Breast Milk for Weeks: Study
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Age When People Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria Is Falling
The Family Cat Could Be Good Medicine for Kids With Autism
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The More Words Your Preschooler Knows, the Better They Do in Class
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
The Naked Ape: Science Unravels How Humans Lost Their Body Hair
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
Therapeutic Vaccine Is Keeping Melanoma in Remission 4 Years On
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Tight Blood Sugar Control Boosts Brain Power of Teens With Type 1 Diabetes: Study
TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
TikTok 'Slugging' Trend Has People Coating Their Faces With Grease
Time Spent in Day Care Won't Harm Child's Development
Time Spent in Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips on Keeping Joints Limber, Healthy as You Age
Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Toddlers' Attention to 'Motherese' Could Give Clues to Autism
Toddlers Nap a Lot - and Then They Don't. New Research Uncovers Why
Tonsillectomies Can Be Tougher for Kids With Developmental Delays
Too Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key
Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Caffeine Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Too Often, Women Aren't Told of Sexual Side Effects of Cancer Treatments
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Tough Journeys: When Cancer Strikes People Living With Dementia
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Traces of Human DNA Are Everywhere in the Environment
Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients' Lives
Treating Teachers' Depression Could Boost Young Students' Grades: Study
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Treatment Reverses Young Man's Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
Trials Show COVID Vaccines Well Worth It for Cancer Patients
Troubled Childhood Could Mean a Troubled Old Age, Study Finds
T-Shirt Study Shows Importance of Mom's Smell to Bond With Baby
Tumors Have Their Own Bacterial Colonies That Could Guide Cancer Care
Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Doesn't Have to Hold Kids Back in School
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.K. School Studies Find No Benefit of Mindfulness for Kids' Mental Health
U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Less Sex Education Now Than 25 Years Ago
U.S. Adolescents' Daily Screen Time Doubled During Pandemic
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Cancer Survivors Now Number 18 Million
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
U.S. Marines Study Finds Getting COVID Won't Protect Young People From Reinfection
U.S. Parents Face Big Disparities in Access to Autism Care Services
U.S. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
U.S. Schools Can Reopen, With Safeguards in Place: CDC
U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
U.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
U.S. Study Finds COVID-19 Seldom Severe in Kids
U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
U.S. Teens Were Already in Mental Health Crisis Before Pandemic Hit
Ukraine: The War on Cancer, Fought in a War Zone
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Unlike Humans, No Bone Loss for Gorillas as They Age
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Urinary Incontinence Surgery Won't Raise a Woman's Cancer Risk
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Using Devices as Babysitters Can Backfire on Parents
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
VA Study Shows Black Men Twice as Likely to Develop Prostate Cancer as Whites
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Vaccine Slows Return of Pancreatic Cancer in Early Trial
Valium, Xanax Prescriptions Could Raise Overdose Risk in Youth
Vape Sales Soared in 2022, Especially Flavors Appealing to Youth
Vaping and Lung Damage in Teens: What's the Real Link?
Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study
Vaping Could Raise Teens' Odds for Severe COVID
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping May Addle the Adolescent Brain
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Various Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Very Early-Stage Breast Cancer Ups Long-Term Odds for Invasive Tumors: Study
Video Games May Bring Cognitive Benefits to Kids: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life: Study
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D Might Aid Seniors' Recovery From Hip Fracture: Study
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Help Your Bones, Large Study Finds
Vitamin D: Good for Your Health, It Might Even Fight COVID-19
Walking, Sitting: What Works Best to Help Baby Stop Crying?
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Weaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
Weed Killer Glyphosate Found in Most Americans' Urine
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
Were Cancer Patients Neglected in U.S. COVID Vaccine Rollout?
Were You a Big Baby at Birth? Your Infant May Be Also, Study Finds
What Drives Preschoolers' Curiosity to Learn?
What Is 'Authoritarian Parenting'?
What Is 'Permissive Parenting'?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
Whatever the Language, Babies LOVE Baby Talk
What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Booze Labels Carry Health Warnings, Drinking Declines: Study
When Cancer Strikes Those Under 40, Race Matters
When Cancer Strikes, Who's at Higher Risk for Suicide?
When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Is Your Very Earliest Memory?
When Parent Is in Prison, Kids' Heart Risks Rise
When Parents, Grandparents Don't Agree on Childrearing Choices
When Pot Use Starts in Teens, Drug Addiction More Likely: Study
When Schools Ask Students About Suicide, Those At Risk Get Help Sooner
When States Legalize Marijuana, Teens' Asthma Rates Rise
When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
When Will Kids Get the COVID Vaccines?
When Young Adults Vape, Blood Pressure, Heart Rate May Spike
Which High School Sports Cause Kids the Most Injuries?
Which Kids Are at Highest Risk From COVID?
Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable to Severe COVID-19?
Which Kids Face the Highest Risk of Self-Harm?
Which Kids' Sports Have Higher Odds for Head Injury?
White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met
WHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
WHO Calls for Global Registry of Human Genome Editing
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Who's Most Likely to Join a Clinical Trial?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Adding on a Few Pounds as You Age Might Be Good for You
Why Are Cases of Pancreatic Cancer Rising in Young Women?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Are More U.S. Babies Being Born With Syphilis?
Why Are More Women Using Pot, Other Cannabis Products During Pregnancy?
Why Are Some People More Sensitive Than Others? Genes May Tell
Why Do Black Men Still Fare Worse With Prostate Cancer?
Why Do Black Patients Fare Worse With Blood Cancer Than Whites?
Why Don't People Have Memories of Their Infancy?
Why Handwriting Still Beats Typing, Videos at Helping Folks Learn
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Is Stroke a Bigger Threat to Black People?
Why 'Night Owl' Women Might Be at Higher Risk During Pregnancy
Why Skin Cancer Checks Are Even More Important for Hispanic People
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Some 'Super Ager' Folks Keep Their Minds Dementia-Free
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Wildfires Ravage Firefighters' Long-Term Physical, Mental Health
Will an Early-Stage Breast Cancer Spread? New Analysis Offers Some Answers
Will Vaccines Work Against the New Coronavirus Variants?
Will Your Brain Stay Sharp Into Your 90s? Certain Factors Are Key
Will Your Kid Play School Sports This Fall? Here's Some Guidance on Doing It Safely
With Holidays Ahead, COVID Boosters a Must for People With Weak Immune Systems
With Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Women More Likely to Survive Lung Cancer After Surgery: Study
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women's Cancer Screenings Plummeted During Pandemic
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Worried About Your Teen's Social Media Use? Experts Offer Help
Worry, Depression, Burnout: Survey Finds College Students Stressed as Fall Term Nears
Worse COVID Illness May Mean Stronger Immune Protection After
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
You Can Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
You, Your Family and Cancer: How Genetic Counseling Works
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
Young Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
Young People More Vulnerable to Loneliness Than Thought
Young People Recover Quickly From Rare Heart Side Effect of COVID Vaccine
Young Republicans Much Less Likely to Wear Masks, Social Distance: Study
Young, Immune-Compromised Patients Are Hotspots for Coronavirus Mutations: Study
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Dog's Behavior Is in Its DNA
Your Dog's Breed Has Little Influence on Behavior, Study Finds
Your Genes May Affect How You'll Heal If Wounded
Your Height Could Be a Factor in Disease Risk
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Sex Affects Your Genes for Body Fat, Cancer, Birth Weight
Your State's Laws Might Save Your Life If Breast Cancer Strikes
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
Youth Suicide Attempts Drop in U.S. States With Hate Crime Laws
Youth Vaping Rates Decline, But 1 in 5 U.S. Teens Still Uses E-Cigs
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
Youth Vaping Triples Odds for Adult Smoking
Zika Epidemic Was More Widespread Than Thought: Study
Zika May Have Damaged More Infants' Brains Than Expected
Zika Virus Tied to Profound Developmental Delays
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