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Primary care doctors should screen all patients between 12 and 18 years of age for major depression, but not younger children, preventive health experts say. ...

When do you think more clearly: winter or summer? What time of year is your short-term memory at its best? A small new study suggests ...

Instant messaging can be a source of emotional support for teens and help them collaborate on school projects, but new research shows that texting after ...

A health care startup made a wild pitch to Cara Waller, CEO of the Newport Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach. The company said it could ...

Tackling should be eliminated from youth football due to the risks that collisions and head injuries pose to young athletes, a researcher argues in the ...

Patients suffered no extra harm when doctors training to be surgeons were allowed to work longer shifts, a study released Tuesday concludes, adding to a push to ...

Local health officials in Texas have confirmed a case of Zika virus infection that was transmitted by sex, and not by the bite of a ...

Americans are 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, a new study finds. Compared to 22 other ...