Golf carts aren’t just for golfing anymore: They also abound in retirement communities, on farms, and at sporting and other events. But the downside of…
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You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report. In a new review,…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it is lowering the recommended levels of sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods. The goal…
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Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study…
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Misinformation and medical mistrust are major drivers of vaccine hesitancy among U.S. Hispanics, new research shows. The researchers also found that protecting other family members…
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The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic — the largest…
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Even in normal times, getting regular exercise and spending less time on screens can be good for kids. So it should come as no surprise…
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The pressures of the pandemic have dramatically altered the American workplace, and now a new survey shows that many folks who have struggled with low…
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Hoverboards, electric scooters and electric bikes are the transportation of choice for a growing number of Americans, but they’re taking many straight to the emergency…
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Misinformation and medical mistrust are major drivers of vaccine hesitancy among U.S. Hispanics, new research shows. The researchers also found that protecting other family members…
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The United States has the highest income gap in the developed world, and it’s affecting how kids do in school, new research suggests. A new…
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It is an excruciating statistic: One in every four COVID-19 deaths in the United States leaves a child without a parent or other caregiver, researchers…
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