HEALTH

The figure for 17 to 19-year-olds has risen sharply from one in six last year and 10 percent five years ago. A report by NHS Digital said mental distress among children in England increased during the pandemic and has since remained above…

NEW YORK -- The U.S. gun death rate last year hit its highest mark in nearly three decades, and the rate among women has been growing faster than that of men, according to study published Tuesday.The increase among women — most…

A care partner is anyone who helps someone else manage their health. In terms of heart failure specifically, a care partner is anyone who is invested in supporting someone’s journey toward heart success. This could be a child, parent,…

High cholesterol is medically recognised as a condition with no clinical manifestations, meaning it can only be diagnosed when evidence from a blood test has been obtained. The longer the condition is left undiagnosed, however, the more…

LOS ANGELES -- A Southern California man has admitted he fired BB guns at a Planned Parenthood clinic on at least 11 occasions and has agreed to plead guilty to two crimes stemming from the investigation, federal prosecutors said…

A Kansas judge on Wednesday blocked a 2011 state law that barred doctors from prescribing abortion pills via telemedicine. Judge Teresa L. Watson reinstated a temporary injunction to prohibit enforcement of the law, which is at the center…

Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health experts that the change could have serious consequences if it discourages vaccination and other efforts to combat the…

Patients at a practise have shared their frustration after learning that one their GPs is working remotely - almost 300 miles away from their surgery. The GP in question relocated to Cornwall, CornwallLive reports. The Telegraph reported…

NEW YORK -- New York City’s mayor on Tuesday said he was directing police and city medics to be more aggressive about getting severely mentally ill people off the streets and subways and into treatment, even if it means involuntarily…

In response to the drinking water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a set of legal actions Tuesday that it hopes will result in an interim third party coming in to address lingering concerns.The court…