Health

Why your toddler can't learn from a screen

By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report

Toddlers often are unable to understand that the person on the screen is real, relevant and represents an actual adult, one researcher said.

Juul CEO steps down amid scrutiny over dangers of vaping

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Juul is also shutting down broadcast, print and digital advertising and ending lobbying efforts on behalf of the e-cigarette.

Read climate activist Greta Thunberg's speech to the UN

By Gretchen Frazee

"You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty words," Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York.

Walmart to stop selling electronic cigarettes at its stores

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

The nation's largest retailer said it will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through current inventory.

What are symptoms of vaping-related lung disease? Answers to your e-cigarette questions

By Laura Santhanam

Since the CDC told Americans to stop using e-cigarettes until more is known about why people are getting sick, the PBS NewsHour asked its audience for their questions about e-cigarettes and vaping. Here are answers to your FAQs.

Science journal walks back claim that smartphones make millennials grow horns

By Nsikan Akpan

The publisher issued a major correction to a study claiming smartphones make millennials grow horns. But here's why this move won't kill the myth.

Michigan bans flavored e-cigarettes

By Associated Press

Federal health officials are investigate the cause of hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who have used vaping devices.

1 in 16 U.S. women say their first sexual intercourse was rape

By Laura Santhanam

The trauma of this first sexual experience left a legacy of negative health outcomes for survivors, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.