The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones…
While excess weight arises from a complex interplay of genes, environment, diet and activity, new research finds Americans…
Yoga’s surge in popularity in the past decade has spurred more research into its effects. The combination of physical…
A wave of infrastructure projects is coming as federal funds pour in. Cities need to know the risks from the cheapest, most…
Well-publicized professional sports stars’ injuries draw attention to dangerous influences on young athletes.
A new neuropsychology study on California wildfire survivors found chronic cognitive problems in addition to anxiety and…
Most marriage and health studies have focused on married men and women. But more recent studies examine relationships in…
While there are still far more questions than answers about long COVID-19, researchers are beginning to get a clearer picture…
During the 1918 flu pandemic, white people died at similar rates to Black Americans, according to a new study – a very…
Compared with past midterms, voter turnout among young people jumped in 2022 – but it was still below 30%.
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. teenagers battle depression. But parents can help by communicating openly, creating a behavior contract…
Public buses, subways and trains are relatively safe, fast and cheap. But competition from rideshares and concerns over…
Babies should never sleep on couches, sofas, stuffed armchairs or an incline. Co-sleeping is a bad idea, too.
A professor of child development explains why it’s OK – recommended, in fact – to respond to an infant’s every cry,…
Hunters are warned to take precautions handling wild birds, and the virus can spill over to non-avian species, so no one…
Multicancer early detection tests are among the priorities of the Biden administration’s Cancer Moonshot. The tests show…
There hasn’t been a new form of male birth control since the 1980s. More contraception options for all partners could…
When COVID-19 and the flu co-infect, it’s ‘flurona.’ But such cases are rare, and there are effective ways to protect…
Understanding how injury and disease, including COVID-19, can impair lung function can help researchers and clinicians better…
Pandemic-related policies made it easier for states to afford to cover more people and made that coverage more stable for…