The voice on the phone in 1966 was gruff and abrupt: "Do you want the Chevy, the Cadillac or the Rolls Royce?"A Chevy abortion would cost about $200, cash in hand, the voice explained. A Cadillac was around $500, and…
Many people struggle to maintain a regular workout regimen. Add in a disability, chronic condition or injury, and it can be even more challenging to incorporate exercise into a weekly routine. Yet it's important to do so.Adults with disabilities are…
The outbreak of Covid-19 presented many dangers for children, and a new study suggests increased illicit substance ingestions were among them.In the first month of the pandemic in 2020, a 25% increase in overall ingestions occurred among children under 6…
Emergent, the maker of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan, said in a statement Thursday that it is aiming for an out-of-pocket price of less than $50 for its nasal spray product now that the US Food and Drug Administration allows…
For most of her life, Tammy La Barbera has been taking care of someone other than herself. First, it was her two children. Then, it was her brother and father, who both died after being diagnosed with cancer. Now, Tammy…
The rate of suspected suicides and suicide attempts by poisoning among young people rose sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study says. Among children 10 to 12 years old, the rate increased more than 70% from 2019 to 2021.The…
As some people mark 4/20 as "weed day," a day of celebration of marijuana use, I don't want to bum you out — but I might.Over the past decade, there has been a trend toward legalizing marijuana in the United…
Class sizes, available majors and extracurriculars aren't the only things going into college decisions this year.A new poll shows that incoming and current college students are also thinking about whether their school is in a state with reproductive health access.Among…
If you have type 2 diabetes, drinking more coffee, tea or plain water may lower your risk of dying prematurely from any cause by about 25%, a new study found.However, drinking more sugar-sweetened beverages raised the risk of heart disease…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its recommendations on the Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday to allow another dose of the bivalent booster for people who are 65 and older or who have weakened immune systems and who…
The Supreme Court decision that overturned the federal right to an abortion created a patchwork of laws across the United States and widespread uncertainty. Among those with questions are the nation's future doctors.Morgan Levy, a medical school student at the…
A new study on breast cancer deaths raises questions around whether Black women should screen at earlier ages.An international team of researchers wrote in the study, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, that clinical trials may be warranted…
After two years of significantly low levels, strep infections in the US have surged again this season, according to a new analysis.In February, the share of health care visits for strep throat or a related diagnosis was nearly 30% higher…
If the word "breakfast" conjures up big plates of bacon and eggs, stacks of pancakes, or omelets — all of which might feel too heavy or too time-consuming to make regularly — it's time to move beyond those ideas.Rather than…
About 1 in 4 people in the United States -- more than 119 million residents -- live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. People…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the terms of its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna bivalent vaccines on Tuesday, allowing people ages 65 and older and certain people with weakened immunity to get additional doses before…
At some middle and high schools in the United States, 1 in 4 teens report they've abused prescription stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the year prior, a new study found."This is the first national study to look at…
Most American adults and more than a third of children use dietary supplements, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and those numbers have remained steady or been on the rise.The researchers from…
New data from a trial of an investigational mRNA vaccine shows that it reduced the risk of recurrence of the serious skin cancer melanoma when combined with immunotherapy, according to drugmakers Moderna and Merck.In a trial of 157 people who…
Gobbling up too many refined wheat and rice products, along with eating too few whole grains, is fueling the growth of new cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide, according to a new study that models data through 2018."Our study suggests…
