Eating disorders in teens are common and dangerous, and parents and loved ones play a crucial role in helping to both identify…
After decades of effort to reduce discrimination in the workplace, a cultural change may be happening that will enable people…
The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Narcan will make the lifesaving drug more widely available, especially…
Xylazine, or tranq, is increasingly being mixed with drugs like fentanyl or heroin and can be difficult to detect. Most…
The first transgender medical clinic opened in the US in the 1960s. But cisgender and intersex children began receiving…
Many families in the US encountered empty shelves when they went in search of infant formula during COVID-19.
Studies show that smoking marijuana during pregnancy can lead to premature birth, lower birth weight and psychological problems…
Pennsylvania has long had one of the highest death rates from drug overdose in the US. But new studies suggest counties…
The program’s expenses are rising rapidly as baby boomers retire and health care costs grow.
An overreliance on medication as the first-line treatment for depression can lead some people to be labeled with treatment-resistant…
Disturbed sleep can worsen depressive symptoms of health care workers whose jobs come with high levels of emotional labor…
Parsing the risk of myocarditis from viral infection versus vaccination is challenging, and researchers are intensely studying…
This particularly physical kind of philanthropy caught on in the mid-20th century.
About a quarter of those with body dysmorphic disorder attempt suicide or struggle with ideas of suicide. Fortunately, medication…
The Biden administration is finalizing the first federal limits on two compounds, PFOA and PFOS, in drinking water. These…
Raw flour at the store still contains live microorganisms. And while cooking can kill the fungi, it doesn’t destroy any…
Americans are divided on their preference for daylight saving time versus standard time. But research shows that our bodies…
The drugmaker’s move responded to the growing competition that has shaken up the insulin market in recent years.
Narcissistic abuse in relationships can take the form of extreme emotional abuse. Yet both the victim and the abuser may…
All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But…