Health

The number of Americans who think vaccines approved for use in the US are safe dropped to 71% from 77% in April 2021, a poll finds.

Many people are aware of the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, but the potential for improvement remains, according to new research.

Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe have endometriosis, including one in 10 American women, but there has historically been a deafening silence…

The COVID-19 pandemic has added 36 years to the amount of time it will take to close the gender gap worldwide, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). The international organization released…

The global COVID-19 vaccination campaign saved 2.4 million lives in 141 countries. Equitable vaccine distribution could have saved 670,000 more.

The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or spend time with – it can also protect you from physical and mental health problems. For example,…

A new study links long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, to increased risk of postpartum depression.

In today’s screen-filled world, many children and teens have nearly continuous access to media. Estimates from the United States suggest that school-age children spend four to six hours per day…

This fall, six states received federal funding for substance use treatment interventions in an effort to tamp down rising rates of pregnancy-related death in the United States.

Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.

Pregnant people were more likely to die from mental health conditions than any other cause, a CDC analysis found.

A new technique uses computer vision to track skin lesions over time in total-body photography and spot melanoma early.