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What children and teens see and do while online may increase their risk for suicide, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Serious infections in infancy appear to increase the risk for autism spectrum disorder in male children, a study published by the journal Scientific Advances found....Read More

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is slightly more effective at preventing serious illness from the virus than its counterpart from Pfizer-BioNTech, according to data released Friday by the CDC....Read More

An increasing number parents in the United States refuse to vaccinate their adolescent children against HPV because of concerns about the safety of the shot, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Women with higher levels of PFAS in their blood may be more likely to stop breastfeeding early, a new study published Thursday by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found....Read More

Rates of near-sightedness among young schoolchildren in China rose by more than 50% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published Thursday by JAMA Ophthalmology found....Read More

Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs, may also help treat the symptoms of ulcerative colitis, a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association found....Read More

Couples who support one another during stressful times show signs of improved mental and physical health compared to those in less nurturing relationships, a study published Wednesday by PLOS ONE found....Read More

President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal staff and certain private-sector employees should help get people vaccinated in the first place, and this effort is more important than booster shots, experts said....Read More

Nearly half of New York City women who were planning to have children before the COVID-19 pandemic decided to wait during the first few months of the outbreak, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open...