Child abuse is a serious public health issue in the United States. Paid family leave can help prevent it, researchers report.

Caregiving travel, such as taking a child to school, is linked to higher stress and decreased happiness in women, but not men.

A new study that finds Alzheimer’s disease progresses faster in people with Down syndrome highlights the need for therapies.

Mental illness costs the United States economy as much as the average economic recession, according to a new study.

Giving NICU babies acetaminophen instead of opioids following surgery resulted in fewer unplanned intubations and improved mortality rates.

TikTok is hardly a model social media platform, but it’s also far from an outlier when it comes to threats to Americans.

For decades, big-box retailers have evaded federal regulation of the pollution their operations generate. But a new air emission rule in Southern California could become a model for state controls.

Understaffed nursing homes in disadvantaged communities are more likely to overmedicate residents with antipsychotics.

New research lays groundwork for clinical trial aimed at preventing brain cancer in children with NF1 with an epilepsy drug.