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The ChatGPT effect: In 3 years the AI chatbot has changed the way people look things up

Making GLP-1 weight-loss drugs cheaper isn't enough to address America's obesity problem – here's why

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs

Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges

Writing Resilience

Don't stress out about overeating during the holidays – a day of indulgence won't harm your overall health

Holiday Meal Overeating

Don't let food poisoning crash your Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving Food Poisoning

As vaccination rates fall, the U.S. soon will lose its 'measles-free' status — like Canada just did

U.S. Measles Elimination

Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort, but it should be taken seriously

Back Pain Pregnancy

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients and reflects FDA's inspection troubles

Atorvastatin Recall

Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health

Heart Health Teens

Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction

Food Addiction Doughnuts

The mental toll of menopause – what women really feel

Menopause Depression HRT

Wings, booze and heartbreak – what research says about the hidden costs of sports fandom

Sports Fans Health

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – here's how to find support

Breastfeeding Benefits Support

Mindfulness won't burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals

Mindfulness Meditation Motivation

Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the U.S.

Hepatitis B Shot Baby

What causes muscle cramps during exercise? Athletes and coaches may want to look at the playing surface

Muscle Cramps Cause

Parents can help teens navigate online racism, and research shows one strategy works best

Online Racism Parenting

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus

Parenting Neuroscience Strategies

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

Medical Research Cuts

Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic — here are evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss

Grief Management

A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

Deer Tick Allergy

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there's a good chance you're not

Penicillin Allergies

Children's Health

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries

Youth Sports Concussions

Parents don't need to try harder — to ease stress, forget self-reliance and look for ways to share the care

Parenting stress

About a third of pregnant women in the U.S. lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies

Vitamin D pregnancy

'I just couldn't stop crying': How prison affects Black men's mental health long after they've been released

Black Men Mental health

Most Pennsylvania voters ignore judicial elections, but a political scientist explains why they matter

Judicial elections

AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won't happen overnight

AI Health Care

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion — here's how to recognize it and combat it

Pre-Bunking Misinformation Online

A preservative removed from childhood vaccines 20 years ago is still causing controversy today − here's why

Flu Shot Thimerosal

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

Dobbs Contraception Plan B

Your brain learns from rejection − here's how it becomes your compass for connection

Break Up Rejection

RFK Jr.'s shakeup of vaccine advisory committee raises worries about scientific integrity of health recommendations

RFK Vaccine Committee

Game theory explains why reasonable parents make vaccine choices that fuel outbreaks

Vaccine Hesitancy Measles

Teens who drink alcohol with their parents' permission consume more as young adults, new research shows

Teens Alcohol Family

What does it mean for Biden's prostate cancer to be 'aggressive?' A urologic surgeon explains

Joe Biden Cancer

Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers choose healthier foods, new research shows

Calorie Counts Menus

Smartwatches promise all kinds of quality-of-life improvements; here are 5 things to keep in mind

Smartwatch Health Data

Running with a stroller? Here's how it affects your form — and risk of injury

Stroller Running

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Pertussis Whooping Cough

Pope Francis' death after Easter sounds miraculous, but patients and caregivers often work together to delay dying

Pope Francis Death

How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

Bird Seasonal Flu

Health Insurance

Preventive care may no longer be free in 2026 depending on Supreme Court case

Supreme Court PrEP

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