Speeding, texting a dangerous due for many teen drivers. In a new study, researchers found teens drove over the speed limit on 40% of trips and held cell phones more than 30% of the time. In 5%...

Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the United States, health officials reported Thursday. From 2020 to 2021, the rate of firearm homicides increased by more than 8%, as did the rate of...

Teen vaping continues at concerning levels, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. About 2.5 million middle school and high school students reported that they had vaped in the past 30 days in 2022, according to new data from...

Fish has been dubbed “brain food,” and a new study suggests that may really be true for middle-aged adults. Researchers found that among more than 2,000 middle-aged people, those with higher blood levels of omega-3 fatty acids...

Your fondness for midnight snacks has caused you to pack on the pounds over the years, and now researchers have a better understanding of why. While late-night eating has long been linked with an increased risk for...

THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Several days after running a 10K event in Atlanta in 2019, Arthur Vaughn found himself breathless simply walking across the room. Vaughn’s primary care physician recommended he see...

Replacing diesel-powered trucks and the toxic pollutants they spew with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says. The benefit would accrue if all medium- and heavy-duty trucks...

How many Americans will die of COVID-19 this winter could depend on how many get their booster shots, a new report shows. Up to 90,000 U.S. COVID deaths could be prevented through the fall and winter, but...

If you have dogs, you probably already know that petting them can give you a lift. Researchers set out to prove that using technology to show what happens in the brain when stroking or sitting next to...

Though it is illegal nationwide to sell tobacco products to anyone under age 21, many New Jersey stores still do, an undercover study revealed. More than 40% of store visits by 18- to 20-year-olds in New Jersey...