A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos…
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Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care…
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Pregnant and postpartum women are dying of drug overdoses in record numbers, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only made things worse, a new study shows.…
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Pharmacists can now. prescribe hormonal contraceptives in 20 U.S. states, plus Washington, D.C., giving women easier access to birth control, a new report says. Another…
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One in 10 women will develop high blood pressure for the first time in their lives during the year after they give birth to a…
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American kids are drinking to excess less and abusing marijuana more, a new study finds. Marijuana abuse among 6- to 18-year-olds has increased 245% since…
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Money may not buy happiness, but it might give low-income obese people an extra incentive to lose weight, a new study suggests. The study, of…
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Finally, more than two years into the pandemic, Americans are sleeping better. A new survey from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that…
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Young girls tend to babble their way to bigger vocabularies earlier than boys, and researchers now think they might know why. It has nothing to…
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Getting toys for some of the tots in your life this holiday season? Experts at Penn State Health offer tips on making safe choices. Each…
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Winter weather brings with it plenty of hazards, including risks from carbon monoxide poisoning, and fires. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) offers…
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Moms-to-be can safely take Paxlovid to help keep their COVID infection from turning serious, a new study shows. Nearly everyone in a group of 47…
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