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A new study, published in JAMA Pediatrics, finds that nearly 80 percent of two-year-olds and nearly 95 percent of three-year-olds spend more time watching television or videos on handheld devices than recommended....Read More

Researchers found that one in eight adults with common heart diseases either skip taking medications, delay filling prescriptions or take lower-than-prescribed doses because of concerns about cost....Read More

CDC’s weekly FluView report indicates that seven U.S. states and Puerto Rico are now reporting high flu activity, with 1,800 new cases reported to the agency in the last seven days....Read More

Roughly one in 10 parents in the U.S. uses marijuana. A new study suggests partaking in the drug increases the risk that their kids may later abuse substances, including a 50 percent increase that they’ll use...

Officials from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases note that, as of Nov. 12, there have been 36 confirmed cases of eastern equine encephalitis this year, 14 of which were fatal....Read More

In a trial results published in JAMA Oncology, researchers at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard found that adding 1 gram per day of omega-3s fish oils failed to reduce development of colon...

The annual “Great American Smokeout,” which will be observed across the U.S. on Thursday. According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s, cigarette smokin...Read More

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it is investigating a multi-state outbreak of hepatitis A connected to non-organic blackberries purchased at Fresh Thyme Farmers Market stores....Read More

Even with late-night study sessions, late night parties and early-morning classes, a study published this week in the journal Sleep Health suggests they may benefit from even an hour of extra shut-eye per night....Read More

A new analysis published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Surgery suggests that rates of alc...Read More