EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US
A lot of lead from gasoline, house paint and industrial emissions has ended up in soil, and it poses serious
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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
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
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
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.
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 Images Oral nicotine
Brain 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
Calls 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
Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti-abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges
Activists on both sides of the abortion battle are gearing up for it to be a major issue in the
Another 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