Health

An analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveals increased rates of marijuana use and cannabis use disorder among teens during the period in which many states legalized it for adults....Read More

A congressional committee on Wednesday heard testimony from officials on a still-spreading lung illness linked to e-cigarettes and regulation of the devices to keep them out of the hands of children and teens....Read More

More and more Americans are trying to lose weight, but few are finding success, according to a new study showing that increases in weight and weight gain are matching increases in adherence to weight loss regimens....Read More

A 17-year-old male sickened by a THC-containing e-cigarette, one of scores across the U.S. diagnosed with respiratory illness, underwent a successful double lung transplant in October, doctors announced today....Read More

Researchers report that roughly three quarters of heart transplant candidates who receive a new heart survive for five years after surgery, as opposed to the 33 percent who do not receive hearts surviving for five years....Read More

Analysis of CDC flu vaccine data indicates roughly 60 percent of children receive the shot, regardless of flu season severity or effectiveness of the vaccine — which researchers say is too low....Read More

Weekly CDC estimates indicate 582 new cases of influenza, with Louisiana and Puerto Rico still seeing brunt of activity, the agency reported on Friday....Read More

New research in Ohio links increasing presence of prescription painkillers fentanyl and carfentanil in drug seizures by law enforcement with a rise in opioid-overdose deaths in the state....Read More

Juul Labs, manufacturer of popular flavored vaping devices, announced Thursday that it will stop taking orders for Mint JUULpods from retail partners in the U.S. after studies linked them to teen use....Read More

Researchers at Abbott Diagnostics have identified a new subtype of HIV, but emphasize that it can be identified by currently available diagnostics and treated by currently available drug regimens....Read More