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More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
As marijuana use becomes legal and more accepted across America, more seniors are developing unhealthy relationships with the drug, a new report suggests.
A look at data on almost 56 million Medicare beneficiaries finds "rates of health care encounters with cannabis-rela...
A new blood test might be able to predict Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before symptoms of the movement disorder surface, researchers said.
The test correctly predicted a high risk of Parkinson’s in 16 patients who went on to develop the disease, results show...
Two new studies offer reassurance that using the diabetes drug metformin before and during pregnancy is not linked to birth defects.
The latest findings, which apply to men planning to conceive with their partners or women in early pregnancy, contradict a 2022 study tha...
The average American diet has only improved modestly over the past two decades, despite tons of research tying unhealthy food to obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, a new study finds.
The percentage of U.S. adults with a poor diet decreased from 49% to 37% ...
Patients are less likely to fill prescriptions for the overdose-reversing drug naloxone when they have to shell out more at the pharmacy, a new study finds.
Naloxone (also known by the brand name Narcan) is a critical lifesaving tool in preventing deaths from opioid over...
In a success story for Americans seeking affordable healthcare coverage, tax credits put in place during the pandemic helped millions gain health insurance, a new report found.
Trouble is, the credits are set to expire at the end of 2025, noted a research team from the n...
There's more good news in the battle against sickle cell disease, with another trial finding CRISPR gene-editing therapy delivering impressive results for patients.
“It’s encouraging that this gene-editing treatment continues to show promising efficacy for sickle cel...
Despite all the grumbling at the time, most Americans now look back upon pandemic-era policies as a good idea, a new poll shows.
A majority of Americans see four key pandemic policies as “generally a good idea” in retrospect:
Mask requirements in stores...
Adults' phobias can be correlated with changes in the structure of their brains, a new study finds.
What’s more, the neurological differences seen in adults with phobias are more extensive than those observed in people with other forms of anxiety.
Phobia is the m...
Eating fish while pregnant doesn’t appear to increase a child’s later risk of juvenile arthritis, particularly if the fish is oily like salmon, trout or sardines, new research shows.
“We cannot caution pregnant women against consuming fish solely based on this stud...
Genetics can play a role in a person's odds for Alzheimer's disease, and new research suggests differences in that risk are based on which parent had the illness.
In a study of 4,400 people still "cognitively unimpaired," there was higher buildup of amyloid protein plaqu...
The U.S. Surgeon General announced Monday that he will push for warning labels on all social media platforms, stating that they may harm teens' mental health.
"The mental health crisis among young people is an emergency -- and social media has emerged as an important con...
Nearly 1 in 4 parents struggle to get their child to sleep, a new poll reports.
Some of this is related to poor sleep hygiene, but some also is due to dark worries harbored by the kids, researchers report.
Parents of sleepless children are less likely to have a bed...
Depression can be sorted into six distinct types using brain scans, a revelation that could improve treatment for many suffering the debilitating mood disorder.
Researchers analyzed brain scans to identify six different biological types of depression, based on difference...
Exercising in natural surroundings -- a jog through a park, a bicycle ride along a trail -- could be more beneficial than working out indoors, a new review suggests.
However, access to natural areas that are public varies widely, with not everyone having the chance to ex...
The number of pregnant women with chronic high blood pressure doubled during the past decade and a half, but treatment remains low among them, a new study found.
About 3.7% of pregnant women were diagnosed with high blood pressure in 2021, up from 1.8% in 2008, researche...
Lizards called bearded dragons may not breathe fire, but they can be a source of one nasty infection: Salmonella.
So warned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a health advisory on Friday, noting there have been reports of 15 salmonella illnesses linke...
Nicotine pouches might be less harmful than smoking or chewing tobacco, but they still pose an addiction risk to users, a new review finds.
These pouches are filled with crystallized nicotine, and are placed between the gums and lips, researchers said. They are sold in v...
Opioid overdoses in pregnant women are at an all-time high in the United States, and researchers think they’ve figured out one way to counter this phenomenon.
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is strongly tied to substance use disorders, which means some ...
Exploring Europe, taking an African safari, going on a trip to the tropics: In many cases, vaccines are needed for travel, and that's doubly true for children.
According to pediatrician Dr. Lauren Nguyen, researching what vaccines are needed and preparing well befo...