Sauna bathing is booming in Australia. Once considered a luxury experience or only a Nordic tradition, saunas are now part of ...

At a typical pediatric visit, parents and clinicians examine where a child falls on growth charts that compare their height and weight to national averages.

Falls pose a significant risk to older adults, often resulting in injuries that lead to other health problems, decreased ...

It is known for its realistic portrayal of young family life. Yet until now, no one had systematically examined how it—or any ...

The more unpredictable an environment is for children, the more likely they are to exhibit mental and physical health issues ...

McGill University researchers have developed and are licensing a digital tool to help safely reduce patients' use of ...

While overall dental health among young children in the U.S. has improved over the last two decades, adolescents have not ...

As summer temperatures soar and school sports programs ramp up conditioning practices, heat-related illnesses like ...

Despite an uptick in recent cases, the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths is just about at new lows, according to ...

Evidence suggests as many as 40% of adults with cancer turn to marijuana—more properly known as cannabis—to manage symptoms ...

A Monash University-led study into commercially available foods for infants and young children has found them to be promoted ...

Harvard Medical School investigators have discovered that U.S. surgeons have a cancer mortality rate more than two times that ...