A British suicide prevention group attempted to help people in emotional and psychological distress by creating a free web app. The concept was well-meaning, but the app was withdrawn almost immediately because of an outcry over privacy concerns.
Children who have chronic, complicated medical issues receive more effective and less expensive care when they are treated at what is called a patient-centered medical home. They are more likely to become seriously ill and need hospitalization or emergency roo…
In the United States, all students from across all states learn about sex in health class. But in St. Louis Park High School some students thought outside the box and created a sexual education health club for more meaningful discussions about sex.
E-cigarettes have been the solution to tapering or even stopping cigarette smoking. However, a new study says that the liquid found inside e-cigarettes can harm healthy cells and cause respiratory infections.
Teenagers are going into and out of relationships and when they end up in an abusive relationship; they actually need a safe space to talk about unhealthy dating relationships. They often find it in school-based health centers, according to a research.
There appears to be a link between a mother who suffers from depression while her children are in the lower grades and their likelihood of engaging in risky behavior when they are teens.
Several different types of white blood cells that are able to suppress the immune response to cancer are more abundant in cancer patients than in healthy people, but no one knew which ones actually do this suppressing.
At least 786 children have died of abuse or neglect in the United States in the last 6 years while their families and homes were under investigation by child protection agencies, according to the Associated Press. This number may be an underestimate because th…
About 30% of 15-year-olds in the United Kingdom say they have drunk alcohol to the point where they blacked out. Only about 5% of U.K. teens surveyed said they had never experienced a blackout.
