Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says loneliness is a health issue exacerbated by social media. “We had confidantes, and now we talk about contacts that we have online,” Murthy said. "But how many people are there to show up for you when there's a crisis?

Sober travel, also known as “dry tripping,” was one of 2024’s hottest vacation trends, according to Hotels.com, with more than 40% of travelers saying they are likely to book a detox

Increasingly, reports like these conclude there is no safe level of drinking. Even moderate consumption—no more than one alcoholic beverage per day for women, and no more than two per day for men—comes with dangers, and the situation snowballs the more a person sips.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently stated that alcohol-attributable cancers kill 20,000 Americans annually. His final advisory as America’s “top doctor” recommends placing warning labels on alcohol containers and revising downward the federal recommendations for daily alcohol consumption.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to illustrate the states where children are more likely to die of gun violence than vehicle accidents.

A group of Massachusetts state lawmakers and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have filed bills that would place restrictions on students’ access to smartphones when they’re in school.

At least eight states have enacted cellphone bans in schools over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in several more states this year.

There is a direct, well-established link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk for at least seven types of cancer including breast, colorectum, esophagus, liver, mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx) and voice box (larynx). It does not matter what type of alcohol is consumed.

Milwaukee Public Schools is pursuing a lawsuit against the companies behind Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.

On a flight to New York City one Sunday, Molly Matthews watched the regularly scheduled worship service at her home church in Washington state from her phone. She needed to be at a business conference downtown the next day and thanks to her church’s livestream broadcast,

Guns are the leading killer of children in America. It's a humanitarian crisis – and we should treat it like one.

Three years after starting a club meant to fight social media’s grip on young people, many original members are holding firm and gaining new converts.