Surgeon General Issues Warning on Children's Screen Time Health Impacts
The Department of Health and Human Services released an advisory Wednesday warning about harmful effects of excessive screen time on children's sleep and mental health.
The Department of Health and Human Services released an advisory Wednesday warning about harmful effects of excessive screen time on children's sleep and mental health.

Multiple healthcare issues affecting mothers and newborns have sparked debate among medical experts and influenced parental decision-making.

Medical professionals observe increases in vaccine-preventable diseases while some states reconsider vaccination requirement policies.

New UK legislation will prohibit anyone born after January 1, 2009 from purchasing tobacco products, aiming to create a smoke-free generation.

Hundreds of people gathered at a hospital in eastern Congo demanding the body of a suspected Ebola victim, leading to violence when staff refused.

The US has recorded over 2,000 measles cases this year while a leading medical group issued vaccine recommendations that differ from CDC guidance.

A federal court's 2023 rollback of Mississippi's school vaccine requirements preceded a whooping cough surge that included an infant death.

Camp Mystic in Texas has not met state health and safety requirements needed to reopen after deadly flooding last year killed 27 people.

Sixteen Americans are quarantined at Nebraska medical center following hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship, extending travel plans from 5 to 12 weeks.

Health officials activate six-day heat alert for parts of England as exceptional temperatures forecast for May bank holiday period.

A 76-year-old man died after being pushed down subway stairs by someone who had been discharged from a psychiatric unit hours earlier.

Environmental groups demand EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's resignation while health agencies face leadership changes and meeting cancellations.

The FDA approved leucovorin for cerebral folate deficiency affecting fewer than 1 in a million people, walking back earlier suggestions it could treat autism.

The Trump administration plans to roll back 2024 EPA regulations on ethylene oxide emissions that required 90% cuts in toxic pollution.

Cancer patient prescriptions for ivermectin increased sharply after actor Mel Gibson claimed the drug cured friends of cancer, raising medical concerns.
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