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Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms Common, Rise With Severity of Illness
Long-Haul COVID Symptoms? Getting Vaccine Won't Make You Feel Worse, Study Finds
Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
Loss of Smell, Taste Might Be Long-Term for Some COVID-19 Survivors
Lots of Teens, Young Adults Are Helping to Care for Older Loved Ones
Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
Lying Prone Can Help Hospitalized COVID Patients, But Many Can't Sustain It
Making Sure You Don't Get RSV This Winter: An Expert Offers Tips
Making U.S. Cities Greener Could Have Saved Thousands of Lives
Many American Teens Are in Mental Health Crisis: Report
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 People With Asthma Have Mixed Feelings About Masks: Poll
Many Recovering COVID Patients Show Signs of Long-Term Organ Damage
Many Teens Easily Fooled by Fake Online Health Messages
Many U.S. High School Kids Report Sadness, Stress, Abuse During Pandemic
Marijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
Marijuana Use Tied to Higher Odds for Thoughts of Suicide
Meat Production Is Dirtying the Air You Breathe
Medical Mistrust Fuels Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanics
Meeting the Challenges of Type 1 Diabetes in the Teen Years
Men Exposed to Cigarette Smoke in Childhood More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
Menthol Vapes Could Be Even More Toxic to Lungs
Microbes in Lungs Could Affect COVID-19 Outcomes
Microplastics You Inhale Are Getting Lodged in Airways
Millions of Smokers May Have a Tough-to-Diagnose Lung Disease
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
Mold a Big Threat to People With COPD
Mom's Exercise in Pregnancy May Help Baby's Lungs
Month-Long Recovery From Concussion Is Normal: Study
More Americans Are Moving to Wildfire-Prone Areas
More Americans Than Ever Believe Marijuana Smoke Is Safer Than Cigarette Smoke. They're Wrong
More Cyberbullying, More Suicidal Thoughts Among Teens: Study
More Evidence Masks Slow COVID's Spread
More 'Green Time,' Less Screen Time Boosts Kids' Mental Health
More Kids Vape Weed in States Where Medical Marijuana Is Legal
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
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 a Quarter of Long COVID Patients Still Not Recovered After 6 Months
More Than Half of People With Asthma Aren't Seeing a Specialist
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 High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Most IVF Babies Grow Up to Be Mentally Healthy Adults, Study Shows
Most Parents Clueless About Overuse Dangers to Young Pitchers
Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
Move to 'Green' School Buses Could Boost Kids' Class Attendance
Move to 'Zero-Emission' Vehicles Would Save 90,000 U.S. Lives by 2050
Multiple Studies Confirm Steroids Can Fight Severe COVID-19
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
New Coronavirus Can Also Infect Cells in the Mouth
New First Look at the Tiniest Babies' Lungs
New Hope Against Diseases Marked by Progressive Scarring of Lung Tissue
New Insights Into Why Asthma Worsens at Night
New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigs Made With Synthetic Nicotine
New Screen Might Spot More Cases of Hidden COPD
New TikTok Trend of Mouth Taping During Sleep Carries Dangers
Nitrogen Dioxide, a Car Exhaust Pollutant, Is Raising Death Rates: Study
No Change in Adolescent Drug, Alcohol Use During Pandemic
No Drop in Teens' Use of Pot, Binge Drinking Despite Pandemic Lockdowns
No Lasting Damage to Lungs After COVID in Young Patients: Study
No Lasting Lung Damage After Full Recovery From COVID-19
Nova Scotia Wildfires Sending Unhealthy 'Smoke Plume' to U.S. Northeast
Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
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
Omega-3s May Preserve Lung Health
One App Is Especially Bad for Teens' Sleep
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
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
Other Health Woes Common When Meth Addiction Strikes
Over 3 Million U.S. School Kids Now Vaping or Smoking
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 Causing Dangerous Delays in Care When Appendicitis Strikes Kids
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
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 Harmed Mental Health of Nearly Half of U.S. Teens: Poll
Pandemic Has Many Kids Struggling With Weight Issues
Pandemic Has People Cleaning, and That Means More Asthma Attacks
Pandemic Has U.S. Hospitals Overwhelmed With Teens in Mental Crisis
Pandemic Puts 'Outdated' Infection Control Practices Under Scrutiny
Pandemic Putting Americans Under Great Mental Strain: Poll
Pandemic 'Silver Lining:' Better Sleep for Some
Pandemic Silver Lining: Steep Drop in Kids' Fractures
Parents' Expectations Driving College Kids to Dangerous Perfectionism: Study
Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
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
Parents' Pot Smoking Means More Colds, Flu for Kids
Parents Underestimate How Much Time Teens Spent Online During Pandemic
Parents, Look Out for Mental Health Issues as College Kids Return to Class
Pediatricians' Group Urges That All Infants Get New RSV Shot
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
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
Pollen Peril: Sneezin' Season May Up COVID Risk
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Threat Seriously
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Pot Use Ups Odds for Suicide in Young People With Bipolar Disorder
Preemie Babies End Up Hospitalized More as Kids
Pre-Surgery COVID Precautions Tied to Worse, Not Better, Patient Outcomes
Preterm Birth Tied to Lower IQs, Poorer School Grades
Prior COVID Won't Shield Kids From Omicron, But Vaccine Might
Psychologists' Group Issues First Guidelines on Teens' Use of Social Media
Put the Brakes on Driving After a Concussion
Putting Hospitalized COVID Patients on Their Belly May Not Be a Good Idea After All
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking, Study Confirms
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
Ready to Resume Sports? Health Tips for Getting Back in the Game
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
Research Reveals Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Harm Lungs: Study
Rising Cases of Invasive Strep A in Kids Have Experts Concerned
RSV in Infancy Could Raise a Child's Risk for Asthma
RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know
RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Help Shield Newborns Receives Full U.S. Approval
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
Scientists Design Protective Respirator for Health Care Workers
Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends
Screening School Kids for Depression Boosts Diagnoses, Outcomes
Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy — Could Public Bans Be Coming?
Sharp Spike Seen in Air Pollution Levels in Recent Years
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Shift Work Might Raise Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
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
Sleep Apnea Aid Eases Heart Problems in People With Prediabetes
Sleep Apnea in Childhood a Bad Sign for Teenage Heart Health
Sleep Apnea Patients Struggle as Common CPAP Machine Is Recalled
Sleep Apnea Raises Odds for Severe COVID-19
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
Smoggy Air Could Worsen COVID, Even If You're Vaccinated
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Smoke From Wildfires Is Especially Tough If You Have Asthma. Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Smokers, Vapers in Special Danger From Coronavirus
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV
Social Distancing Probably Stopped 2020 Outbreak of Paralyzing Disorder in Kids
Social Media Is Parents' Top Concern as Kids Head Back to School: Poll
Social Media, Binge Eating Often Go Together for Kids
Some Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Face High Risk of Severe COVID-19
Some Teens Are Overdosing With Meds Prescribed for ADHD, Anxiety
Speeding on U.S. Roads Is Taking Thousands of Teenagers' Lives
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
Spotting an Eating Disorder in Your College-Age Child
Spring Cleaning Can Sweep Away Allergens From Your Home
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
Spring's Double Trouble: Asthma Plus Seasonal Allergies
Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
State Texting Bans Are Saving Teen Drivers' Lives
STDs May Be More Common Than Thought Among U.S. High School Kids
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
Stuck at Home, Suffering With COVID? Experts Offer Guidance on Care
Study Delivers More Evidence of a Mental Health Crisis Among Teens, Particularly Girls
Study Outlines Role of Oral Sex in Rare Throat, Mouth Cancers
Study Probes Links in Asthma, Food Sensitivity and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
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
Supreme Court Curbs EPA's Authority Over Power Plant Emissions
Survival Improves for Babies of America's Youngest Moms
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older: Study
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
Taking 2 Supplements in Pregnancy Could Lower Baby's Odds for Croup
Talking to Kids About Abortion Bans Can Be Tough. Experts Offer Guidance
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?
The #1 Enemy of Good Sleep for School Kids: Screens
The Age When People Seek Help for Gender Dysphoria Is Falling
The Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
The Most Common Form of Bullying Isn't Physical or Verbal
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
There Is No 'Healthy Obesity,' Study Finds
There May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
There's Almost Nowhere in the World Free of Air Pollution
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
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 Nature Boosts Kids' Well-Being
Tips for Parents of Kids With Diabetes
Tips to Helping Your Teen Get Enough Zzzzzs
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Too Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Much Social Media Could Raise Risk for Eating Disorders
Too Much Time Online Might Raise Kids' Odds for Mental Health Woes: Study
Tougher State Gun Laws, Less Gun Violence Among Teens: Study
Toxins Form When E-Cigarette Chemicals Mix, Study Says
Train Wheels Send Unhealthy, 'Ultrafine' Metals Into Subway Air
Treated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
Two-Thirds of Parents of Kids Ages 5-11 Plan to Get Them Vaccinated Against COVID: Poll
Type 1 Diabetes Is Tougher on Girls Than Boys: Study
Type 2 Diabetes in Teens Can Bring Dangerous Complications in 20s
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. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
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. Pediatricians, Psychiatrists Declare 'Emergency' in Child Mental Health
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
U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Rose in 2022: CDC
Unexplained Drop in Resting Heart Rate in Youth 'Not a Good Thing'
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Up to 60% of Teens in Some U.S. Schools Used E-Cigs: Study
Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
Used to Gauge COVID Severity, Pulse Oximeters Can Be Inaccurate on Darker Skin
Using 'Grey's Anatomy' to Warn Teens Away From Vaping
Vaccinated Teachers, Students Can Skip Masks This Fall: CDC
Vaccine Taken During Pregnancy Might Shield Baby Against RSV
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 May Affect Lungs' Lubricant, Making Breathing Tougher
Vaping Pot Worse Than Vaping Tobacco for Teens' Lungs: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Vaping-Linked Lung Injuries Can Leave Long-Term Symptoms
Vaping-Related Lung Injuries Still Happening -- And May Look Like COVID-19
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
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D Supplements Won't Shield You From COVID-19, Studies Find
Vitamin K May Kickstart Healthy Lungs
'Walking Miracles': Born With Lungs Reversed, They Suffered Until Getting Double-Organ Transplants
Weak Action on Climate Change Is Stressing Young People Worldwide
Wearing a Mask Doesn't Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Weed-Friendly Posts on Social Media Get Teens Using Cannabis
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Western Wildfires Are Making Easterners Sick: U.S. Study
Western Wildfires Fueling Air Pollution During Summer Months
What Parents Need to Know About Teens and Concussions
What Will Summer Camp Look Like This Year?
What's Driving the Ongoing Adderall Shortage -- and What Parents Can Do
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
When Genes Raise a Mom's Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
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?
Which Symptoms Point to Severe COVID-19? Doctors Issue New Update
White House Says July 4 Vaccination Goal Won't Be Met
White House 'Winter Preparedness Plan' Revives Free At-Home COVID Test Program
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not Need More COVID Shots
Who's Most Likely to Get Bullied at School?
Why a Newborn's First Breath Is So Important
Why Are Gulf Coast Welders Dying From Anthrax-Like Disease?
Why Are Half of U.S. Kids With Mental Health Issues Not Getting Treatment?
Why Do Obese People Have Higher Risk From COVID-19?
Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men
Why Is COVID-19 Sometimes So Severe in Young Adults?
Why Teens Find It Tough to Social Distance
Wildfire Smoke Causes Rapid Damage to Your Health: Study
Wildfire Smoke Could Cause More Than 9,000 U.S. Deaths Each Year
Wildfire Smoke Is Especially Toxic to Lungs, Study Shows
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
Wildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
Wildfires Are Changing the Seasonal Air Quality of the U.S. West
Wildfires Cause More Than 33,000 Deaths Globally Each Year
Wildfires Plus Heat Make Breathing Dangerous in America's West
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 Pot Rules Relaxed, More U.S. Teens Driving While High: Study
With Tighter Handgun Laws, U.S. Would See Fewer Suicides by Young People
Woman With Severe COVID-19 Gets Life Saving Double-Lung Transplant
Women More Prone to Nighttime Cardiac Arrest Than Men
Wood-Fired Cooking a Cause of Lung Illness in Developing World
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
Would Your Teen Admit a Mental Health Issue? Poll Finds Roadblocks to Getting Help
You Can Pass COVID to Your Cat, Study Finds
Young Cancer Survivors Vulnerable to COVID, But Often Shun Vaccine
Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening
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
Your Metabolism Changes As You Age, Just Not When You Think
Your Sleep Habits May Worsen Your Asthma
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
You've Got Fungi in Your Lungs, and That's OK
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds
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