So many kids are constantly on social media, and on this episode of "Chasing Life with Dr. Sanjay Gupta," we explore the potential impact on their mental health. What does constantly consuming images of picture-perfect people have on people, especially young female users?
That question is on many people's minds, and it's at the heart of this week's episode of the "Chasing Life" podcast.
Bedtime may be a time of conflict and struggle between tired adults and their rambunctious kids, but it is crucial to a child's happiness and health. Experts share how to make your child's sleep routine work for them.
FDA advisers voted 16-1 on Thursday in support of approval of Paxlovid, stating that the benefits outweigh the risks of the drug for treatment of mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adult high risk for progression to severe disease, including hospitalization and death.
NASA and Texas-based company Axiom Space have revealed a new spacesuit design — and it could be these very suits that are eventually worn by the first woman and person of color to walk on the moon.
As women continue to die due to pregnancy or childbirth each year in the United States, new federal data shows that the nation's maternal death rate rose significantly yet again in 2021, with the rates among Black women more than twice as high as those of White women.
Danco Laboratories, a manufacturer of the abortion drug mifepristone, has asked the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that would restrict access to the drug; the justices could make the decision next summer.
When scientists recently took a closer look at archival images of the surface of Venus, they discovered something new: evidence of volcanic activity on Earth's "twin."
Two people with stage IV lung cancer who had been told that they had only weeks or months to live are breathing freely after receiving double lung transplants, Northwestern Medicine in Chicago said Wednesday.
A plant-eating sauropod that lumbered around what's now China some 162 million years ago had a neck that was about 10 feet longer than a typical school bus — and the longest of any known dinosaur.
Before you buy fruits and vegetables, consider which ones might contain pesticides that could impact your health. Here is the 2023 Dirty Dozen list of the most contaminated produce tested by the government, along with the Clean 15 list of least contaminated foods.
More than 1 in 9 seniors in the United States is living with Alzheimer's disease, and the number of people affected is expected to double over the next two decades, rising to 13 million in 2050, according to a new report from the Alzheimer's Association.
A new analysis of studies that focused specifically on women found the Mediterranean diet may lower female risk of heart disease and death by nearly 25%.
In the next three years, drinking water in the United States may be a bit safer from potentially toxic chemicals that have been detected in the blood of 98% of Americans.
The US Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a new rule that would set the first national drinking water standard for "forever chemicals" that are dangerous to human health.
The mortality rate for children and teens in the United States surged in 2020 and 2021, driven not by deaths from Covid-19 but from injuries from things including firearms, drugs and cars, according to a study published Monday in JAMA.
Novo Nordisk said Tuesday it will slash the list prices of several of its popular pre-filled insulin pens and vials by up to 75%, becoming the latest drugmaker to reduce the cost of the critical medicine for diabetes patients. The change will take effect January 1.
There's no cure or proven way to prevent dementia, which affects 55 million people around the world, but a number of studies have said that following a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of developing the condition.
