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Philly has highest STI rates in the country – improving sex ed in schools and access to at-home testing could lower rates
Rates of syphilis and gonorrhea have risen significantly among Philadelphians age 15-24 over the past five years. Dusan Stankovic/DigitalVision Vectors...
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Cancer is affecting more young people than ever before: How health care can learn to meet their needs
Cancer is different for adolescents and young adults than it is for children or older adults. (Shutterstock)The Princess of Wales’...
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Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change
Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it's also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for...
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Abortion bans are changing what it means to be young in America
Young people in the U.S. are growing up in a very different world today than before the fall of Roe....
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Oral nicotine pouches deliver lower levels of toxic substances than smoking – but that doesn’t mean they’re safe
Oral nicotine pouches and related 'snus' tobacco pouches are marketed as cigarette alternatives. Andrii Atanov/iStock via Getty ImagesOral nicotine pouches...
Read moreBrain injury after overdose is a hidden epidemic: Recognizing and treating the survivors of the toxic drug crisis
The toxic drug crisis is Canada’s longest-standing public health emergency, but many are unaware of the brain injury epidemic that...
Read moreCalls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized
Calls to poison control centers spiked across the U.S. for adolescents and young adults exposed to the hallucinogen psilocybin, according...
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Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
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Read moreAnother national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival
In June 2020, three months after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, health officials adjusted initial restrictions to allow...
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The key to raising secure children: Why parental sensitivity matters for fathers and mothers
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