Health

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.

WATCH: California Gov. Newsom announces crackdown on vaping and cannabis oils

Newsom will announce an executive action Monday related to flavored e-cigarettes and cannabis oils.

As shock wears off, mental health concerns grow in Bahamas

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

The extent of the storm's terror lingers on in the minds of many.

Could a toilet seat help prevent hospital readmissions?

By Nicholas Conn, The Conversation

Despite physician recommendations, fewer than 10% of congestive heart failure patients monitor themselves for symptoms of deterioration.

Cuomo pushes for flavored e-cig ban, citing risk to youth

By Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed state health officials to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, citing the risk of young people getting addicted to nicotine.

Trump to propose 'narrower definition' for water protection

By PBS NewsHour

The Trump administration this week rolled back Obama-era regulations on the Clean Water Act, which was established to limit the amount of pollution in U.S. bodies of water and to protect sources of drinking water. Critics called the regulations an…

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AP Fact Check: Trump, Dems and their tale of 2 countries

By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press

The country described by the Democrats running for president is mired in child poverty, riven with economic unfairness and broken in its approach to health care, crime and guns. The country presented by President Donald Trump is roaring and ascendant.