There's buzz about MDMA – yes, the same ingredient in the street drug known as Ecstasy – being a game changer in…
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A viral TikTok video is helping girls bear witness to the harassment they experience at school.
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The CDC and FDA said the benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine far outweigh the low risk of developing rare blood…
A public health scholar explores why Asian Americans in their late teens and early adulthood are at high risk for death…
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If kidneys could talk, they'd tell you not to overdo the water rule you hear all the time. But since they can't…
A significant portion of teenagers' social development happens online. The risks are well known, but the benefits of…
Most pandemic policies have benefited those already best off in US society and ignored people for whom neither mass shutdowns…
A new study suggests exposure to police violence may affect the outcome of a pregnancy.
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COVID-19 survivors often experience physical symptoms for months after their initial symptoms abate. Now, a large study…
India and South Africa are pressing the World Trade Organization to waive patent rights to help ramp up vaccine production.…
The one-dose vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is temporarily halted because of potentially serious blood clots…