Use of steroids among high school athletes is a continuing problem, and now new research finds these youths are also more likely to suffer a concussion while they play. The study was published Oct. 20 in the...

Many college kids are depressed and anxious, especially when they are a minority on campus or the first in their family to go to a university, a new study finds. These feelings may be particularly pronounced among...

More than 60,000 gun safes have been recalled following the death of a 12-year-old boy and dozens of reports that unauthorized people can open the Fortress Safe devices. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said a programming...

MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023  Lots of vaccine disinformation spread during the pandemic, and doctors worried that may have given some parents pause about not only the risks of the COVID shot, but of childhood vaccines as well....

Four years after the state of Georgia approved the distribution of low-dose THC, medical marijuana may be sold at local pharmacies.  That will make Georgia the first U.S. state where pharmacies sell medical cannabis, CNN reported.  By...

The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials reported.  In 2022, firearm homicides numbered 5.9 deaths per...

The expression “you snooze, you lose” may have given reluctant morning risers a bad rap. New research suggests folks who hit the snooze button on their alarm clock may actually reap a rise-and-shine gain. Snoozing appears to...

A virtual reality program helped hoarders clear out their clutter, researchers report. Hoarding disorder, which strikes more than 2.5% of Americans, has only been defined as a mental health condition for 10 years, and it’s both debilitating...

As scientists try to learn more about the impact of the gut microbiome on physical and mental health, a new study finds the Mediterranean diet may prevent PTSD symptoms. “There is a very intriguing relationship between the...

New research suggests a link between middle school students being disciplined for marijuana use and legalization of recreational weed, particularly when schools are close to dispensaries that sell the drug. Researchers studied this in Oregon, where recreational...