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A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.
Heart rate zones are a measure of exercise intensity based on a percentage of your maximum heart rate.
Neither Ozempic nor Wegovy are listed on the PBS to treat obesity. When Wegovy becomes available, users will need to pay the full price. Or should the government subsidise it?
Our study turns a common way of thinking about depression on its head, which may influence how people are treated.
Children with childhood dementia progressively lose all previously acquired skills and abilities, such as talking, walking, learning, remembering and reasoning.
In a new study, we spoke to young adults about navigating sexual consent during sexual encounters. Here’s what they told us.
With a new 5-in-1 vaccine, Nigeria hopes to contain the five most important serotypes causing meningitis in the country.
Vaping is more common than cigarette smoking among young people but there are a variety of risks to users.
With so many people grieving, the notion of doing so in public was seen as tasteless and vulgar. Funerals became smaller, people put on a brave face in public and fewer people wore black.
One in 20 Australians has ADHD. But some people call the condition ADD. What’s the difference?
The animal studies are promising but early research in humans show mixed results. Here’s what we know so far.
Musk has recommended people experiencing severe neck and back pain should consider disc replacement surgery. Here’s what the research says.
We now have a sensible pathway to improve access to health care, using the skills of nurses, pharmacists and GPs appropriately.
Having asymptomatic flat feet is not a problem and does not require treatment. It’s important to debunk this common myth.
Under the new law, the legal age for cigarette sales will increase by a year each year from 2027. This means people born from 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes in the UK.
Here’s how we design a fairer pathology system, fit for the 21st century, with no out-of-pocket costs or the public.
It turns out that, although such measurements are important, waist circumference and ratio to height are not the whole story when it comes to your risk of disease and death.
While for some, gambling might be a source of entertainment, for others, it can lead to significant harms.
Has your child fractured a bone? A new report shows it’s the leading type of injury for kids. But the causes of injury change as children grow older and differ between boys and girls.
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