Category: Health

Primary school students in China experienced more depressive symptoms and made more suicide attempts after schools closed for the pandemic, a new study found. Read More

Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country’s leading infectious disease expert. Read More

Wildfires have broken out across the United States on an unprecedented scale, with 77 large complexes of fires engulfing 3 million acres in a matter of weeks. Read More

Dr. Anthony Fauci said it could be the end of 2021 before life gets back to how it was before Covid-19. Read More

When children and teens spend a great deal of time isolated at home and gazing at screens, their social skills and self-esteem can suffer, according to research. Here are three ways to lower those risks while young people spend way more time than usual at home. Read More

Parents, teachers and administrators shared their insights about which supplies would be most helpful to the greatest number of kids given the current reality of pandemic-era education in America. Here are the top suggestions. Read More

Boris Johnson’s latest strategy to fight coronavirus aims to make Britain healthier — but campaigners are worried about the impact the policy will have on people living with eating disorders. Read More

While anti-vaxxers flood social media with lies about the upcoming coronavirus vaccine — that it contains monkey brains, that it’s a CIA plot to take over the world — the government’s multi-billion-dollar vaccine effort has yet to come up with a public education campaign to counteract that propaganda. Read More

A top federal health official is issuing a dire warning: Follow recommended coronavirus measures or risk having the worst fall in US public health history. Read More

Childhood obesity is becoming increasingly common. Their body fat percentage as newborns may have something do to with the issue, a new study finds. Read More