Family

Video games can be both beneficial and risky for teens. Parent can guide them better if they explore their games with them.

Health & Safety

Worried about your kids' video gaming? Explore their online worlds yourself

5:57pm May 31, 2023

by Yuki Noguchi

Games probably won't rot your kid's brain. But kids do need guidance in using them wisely. Here's how to help them, starting with spending some of your own time in the games your kids can't put down.

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Lakeisha Lee placed flowers at the base of a monument honoring her late sister Brittany Clardy Thursday, May 26, in Saint Paul. Clardy went missing more than a decade ago and was found murdered.

The first office for missing and murdered Black women and girls set for Minnesota

5:00am May 30, 2023

by Dana Ferguson

The office will investigate cold cases and reopen suspicious cases, assist police agencies and community groups in active cases, and serve as a point of contact for those reluctant to talk to police.

First-aider practising chest compressions on a CPR training dummy.

Health & Safety

A 'natural death' may be preferable for many than enduring CPR

12:20pm May 29, 2023

by Clay Dalton

Despite its reputation as a lifesaver, for the elderly and medically frail, CPR may cause more harm than good. It's why many doctors opt not to receive it themselves.

Cutting back on ultra-processed food in your child's diet doesn't have to be a huge lift. Learn shortcuts and smart swaps, like giving them nuts for a snack instead of chips. Even if they're salted, the higher protein and healthy fats in nuts are an added benefit.

Health & Safety

How to cut back on junk food in your child's diet – and when not to worry

5:00am May 28, 2023

by Maria Godoy

Kids today live in an ultra-processed world: Nearly 70% of what they eat is packaged, processed and probably not great for them. Here are ways to cut back, without cooking every meal from scratch.

Science

Want to understand your adolescent? Get to know their brain

5:35pm May 27, 2023

by Jon Hamilton

Adolescence can be a challenging time, but to a brain scientist it's a marvel — a time of breathtaking development. Scientists are learning a lot about how teenagers make decisions and approach risk.

National

Twin brothers, who are morticians, look back on their lives of caring for the dead

7:37am May 26, 2023

by Eleanor Vassili

Twin brothers, Melvin and Marvin Morgan, talk about their thoughts on death. They both have had long careers as morticians in New York City.

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A map showing the share of households with same-sex couples across the United States.

What the 2020 census can — and can't — tell us about LGBTQ people

11:06am May 25, 2023

The Census Bureau has released the most comprehensive national statistics to date about same-sex couples living together in the U.S. But many other LGBTQ people remain invisible in the census data.

Noise can affect how the brain develops.

How a little more silence in children's lives helps them grow

10:07am May 24, 2023

by LA Johnson

Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child's brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult.

Liam and Olivia were the most popular baby names in 2022

6:40am May 15, 2023

In second place on the Social Security Administration's list: Noah and Emma. Oliver and Charlotte take third place.

They're hip-hop artists who weave public-health messages into their rhymes: From left: Sister Fa, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Ali A.K.A. Mind perform at the Skoll World Forum 2023. During this rap, McDaniels called out: "I'm not afraid of the dark anymore/because I am the light./I'll be there at the start of the war/Because I am the fight."

Hip-hop's got a message real stealthy: To teach the world to be mad healthy!

7:58am May 14, 2023

by Ari Daniel

As hip-hop marks its 50th anniversary, there's a part of its history that's not always told: A mission to create public-health raps.