Health

Most parents of children age 18 years and younger know the importance of talking to them about mental health, but many are unsure of where to begin, a national survey released Wednesday by On Our Sleeves...

Nearly 60% of blood samples collected from people in the United States showed evidence by the end of February of previous infection with the virus that causes COVID-19, data released Tuesday by the CDC showed....Read More

An advisory panel of leading physicians no longer recommends daily low-dose aspirin for the prevention of heart attacks in adults age 60 and older, the group announced Tuesday....Read More

The risk for developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, a condition that causes severe muscle weakness, after receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine is small, but higher with the Johnson & Johnson shot, according to a study....Read More

A new drug combination is effective at preventing unwanted pregnancies and could serve as an option in emergency contraception, or birth control, for women, a study published Monday found....Read More

The risk for major complications among living people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is “minimal,” with fewer than 3% of living donors experiencing major complications, a study published Monday showed,...Read More

Adolescents accounted for a higher proportion of suicides in the United States during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the years before the global crisis, a study published Monday found....Read More

Federal funding for medical research has a “ripple effect,” fostering new studies beyond the original grant and increased productivity from scientists, a study published Friday found....Read More

More than seven out of 10 people living in England — 38.5 million people — have caught COVID-19 since the pandemic’s onset, Britain’s Office for National Statistics revealed Friday....Read More

Changes in the genetic makeup of cells involved in lactation after chemotherapy and mastectomy can identify people at risk for breast cancer recurrence, a study published Friday found....Read More