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Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support — here's how to keep kids safe

Flesh‑eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself

Flesh Eating Bacteria

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health

Nature Work Day

Should you wash your prewashed lettuce during the cyclospora outbreak?

Cyclospora Lettuce Washing

Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the U.S. healthcare system often prevents it

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Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media

Social Media Scrolling

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread

GLP-1 Cancer Prevention

When police officers are shot, how they get to the hospital depends on the city – and Philadelphia stands apart

Philly Police Shootings

Exposure to everyday chemicals can add up – a toxicologist offers simple steps to reduce your dose

Everyday Chemical Exposure

Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise

Ivermectin Cancer Treatment

Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices

Child Safety Parenting

Alternative Medicine

Using cannabis for sleep isn't harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency

Cannabis Sleep Risks

Should you get a second medical opinion? Why doing so can make you a more confident patient

Second Opinion Doctor

Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships

Dads Relationships Teens

AI is getting remarkably good at diagnosing health issues, but doctors are still better at weighing treatment options

AI Doctors Diagnoses

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

Pa. Maternal Mortality

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss

Weight Loss Scale

Flavored vapes led to a major shake‑up at the FDA – here's the science behind the controversial products

Flavored Vapes

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug via telehealth – at least for now

Abortion Supreme Court

You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice?

Exercise Motivation tips

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

Syphilis Pregnant Women

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

COPD Deaths

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Intimate Partner Violence

Ads for GLP‑1 drugs are flooding the internet – here's how to know if it's safe to buy them online

GLP-1 Drugs Advertising

Why many older adults skip hard candy – how aging can change chewing and swallowing

Aging Hard Candy

Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth, new research shows

Medication Abortion Teens

HBO's 'The Pitt' nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

HBO Pitt Cyberattack

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

CT Scan Data

Stressed out by politics? You're not imagining it, and research shows that social media is largely to blame

Political Stress Social Media

FDA's abrupt flip‑flop on Moderna's mRNA flu shot highlights growing risks to drugmakers of investing in vaccines

FDA Vaccines Moderna

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue

Menstrual Products Toxins

Picky eating starts in the womb – here's how to expand your child's palate

Picky Eating Children

You've reached your weight loss goal on GLP-1 medications – what now?

Ozempic Weight Loss

Do positive affirmations work? A psychologist unpacks the evidence

Mental Health Affirmation

Exercise can be as effective as medication for depression and anxiety, new study shows

Depression Treatment Exercise

All foods can fit in a balanced diet – here's how flexibility can be healthier than dieting

All Foods Diet

'Shared decision-making' for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for some families

Shared Decision Making

CPR on TV is often inaccurate — but watching characters jump to the rescue can still save real lives

The Office CPR

Wearing a weighted vest can promote bone health and weight loss, but it's not a cure-all

Weighted Vests Benefits

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause, but these steps can help your body weather the hormonal shift

Menopause Weight Gain

Deepfakes leveled up in 2025. Here's what's coming next

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RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long

Childhood Vaccine Schedule

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