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Researchers have identified some evidence-based practices to help ensure that children and teens’ use of digital devices remains healthy and safe.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations regarding a COVID-19 and influenza (flu) booster shot

Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay By Greg Peterson A comprehensive study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has challenged the widely held belief that medical marijuana ...

By Brad Broker In a significant policy update, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that adults receive the respiratory syncytial virus ...

By Jeffrey Fein While sleep is too often sacrificed in the pursuit of productivity, daytime napping has emerged as a potential solution to combat sleep ...

By PND Staff In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between low-dose daily ...

By Alan Lyndon The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a comprehensive report shedding light on the prevalence of depression in various ...

By Brad BrokerThe American Medical Association (AMA) has recently unveiled a new policy regarding the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) as a tool for ...

California could become one of the first states — if not the first — to create explicit constitutional rights to both abortion and contraception.

Although the majority opinion states that the decision applies only to abortion, doctors are concerned that by eroding the constitutional right to privacy, the decision has the potential to restrict the ability of patients to access contraception or fertility treatments.