Reading to little ones builds bonds with their caregivers and boosts their language and literacy skills, but story time also benefits older kids, a new study reports. Reading to 6- to 12-year-olds for an hour a day...

Type 2 diabetes is linked to memory and thinking problems, and a new study suggests it’s because the disease makes the brain age faster. Looking at data from 20,000 middle-aged and older adults, researchers found that —...

Most parents know that placing newborns on their backs to sleep can slash the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but a new study suggests that many may forget that rule when baby wakes up wailing...

Fresh, organic strawberries may be linked to a hepatitis A outbreak that’s affected 17 people in three states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. The 15 cases in California, and single cases in both Minnesota and...

TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Available in an enticing array of flavors, electronic cigarettes have exploded in popularity since they hit the market about 15 years ago, particularly among middle and high school...

Folks who take their coffee with a little cream and sugar have reason to rejoice, health-wise. A new study shows that coffee’s potential health benefits persist, even if you add a bit of sugar to your java....

The hundreds of cases of monkeypox being reported worldwide likely won’t turn into a pandemic, but much remains unknown about the disease, the World Health Organization’s top expert on the illness said Monday. Dr. Rosamund Lewis said...

WHO expert says monkeypox not the next pandemic. Still, it’s not clear how the illness is spreading or whether the halt of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may be boosting its transmission, Dr. Rosamund Lewis said. Read...

How the COVID-19 virus affects someone may be exacerbated by the air they breathe. Researchers found a link between exposure to airborne particulate matter, including fine particles known as PM2.5 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and heightened risk...

Though it is a cannabis component, very high doses of CBD don’t appear to affect driving, a small Australian study reports. Researchers from the University of Sydney found that even 1,500 mg, the highest daily medicinal dose...