Colorado requires middle, junior high and high school coaches in public and private schools to attend training on mental health. Currently, training is required to cover concerns specific to young…
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Florida lost 450,000 ACA enrollees in 2026 as premiums rose an average of 37% nationally, new data shows
At 40%, Florida has the smallest proportion of its workforce receiving health insurance through their employer in the nation. The state also has one of the highest rates of individuals…
Elite sports are laboratories of health and performance innovation, but not every experiment belongs in your routine
Walk into a gym or wellness store and you might encounter compression boots, smart rings, creatine supplements and ice baths. Their use by elite athletes can function as an implicit…
US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening
You might assume that what you tell a doctor stays between you, your physician and perhaps your insurer. But the reality is more complicated. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad
Smoking and vaping continued to decline among middle school and high school students in 2025, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s 2025 National Youth Tobacco Survey, released in…
If you think someone has an eating disorder, should you say something? A dietitian explains how to express concern without body shaming
You notice someone close to you has lost a lot of weight. You also notice that they’re skipping meals and talking more pessimistically about food and their body. You feel…
How is deli meat made? The food science behind the turkey, ham and other cold cuts in your lunch
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How is deli meat made?…
One of the most common brain disorders is one of the most misunderstood – how functional neurological disorder is both ‘all in your head’ and beyond it
“It’s all in your head.” By the time many people with functional neurological disorder arrive in our clinic, they have heard these five words more times than they can count.…
Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support – here’s how to keep kids safe
It’s 2 a.m., and a teenage girl, worrying about a friend issue, lies awake. Rather than wake her parents, she picks up her phone, opens an AI app and types,…
Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate…
