It may be increasingly legal but doesn’t mean cannabis is safe
A recent CBS News/YouGov survey found that two-thirds of Americans want recreational marijuana use to be legal. Nearly 70 percent...
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Early snapshot of pandemic’s impact on children’s mental health
Home from school and separated from peers during crucial developmental phases, young children and adolescents were clearly among the people...
Early stage lung cancer may be detected from a drop of blood
A diagnostic blood test may provide early detection of lung cancer in asymptomatic patients, according to a new study. Lung...
Exploring history of maternal effects on offspring
Beliefs about which specific maternal behaviors or experiences have lasting effects on gestating offspring have shifted widely over time. In...
Study holds warning on pandemic drinking
Scientists estimate that a one-year increase in alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic will result in 8,000 additional deaths from...
Omicron could peak in U.S. fairly soon. Maybe.
Based on the quick rise and precipitous drop of Omicron in South Africa, Harvard experts are cautiously hopeful about a...
Harvard expert: ‘Schools should not close’
Chicago’s public school system closed this week when the teachers’ union and the city clashed over in-person learning amid a...
No Omicron immunity without booster, study finds
An additional “booster” dose of Moderna or Pfizer mRNA-based vaccine is needed to provide immunity against the Omicron variant of...
New global survey looks at health, well-being
What’s your blood pressure? For most people, this is an easy question, a fundamental measurement taken at every doctor’s visit....
