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Parents, are you sure your kid's car seat is installed right? Here's how to know
Sat Feb 28 5:00 am
In this visual guide, certified car seat experts walk through common installation mistakes and how to fix them. Learn what a secure car seat base and a tightly fastened tether look like and more.
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The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies
Mon Feb 23 3:57 pm
The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.
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A huge study finds a link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later
Mon Feb 23 3:56 pm
Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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A huge study finds a link between cannabis use in teens and psychosis later
Sat Feb 21 7:44 am
Researchers followed more than 400,000 teens until they were adults. It found that those who used marijuana were more likely to develop serious mental illness, as well as depression and anxiety.
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Facing a mental health crisis, an NJ school pulled a beloved novel from English class
Fri Feb 20 10:27 am
Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.
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RFK Jr. made promises to get his job as health secretary. He's broken many of them
Fri Feb 13 5:00 am
In his confirmation hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told U.S. senators that he would not cut funding for vaccine research or change the nation's official vaccine recommendations. He did both.
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Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
Sun Feb 08 9:28 am
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.
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Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery
Thu Feb 05 4:43 pm
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people.
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How the new dietary guidelines could impact school meals
Thu Feb 05 5:00 am
Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.
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Despite free testing, some schools have been slow to check for lead in their water
Wed Jan 28 5:08 pm
There's federal money for local schools to test their water for lead, which can be dangerous for kids. Many school systems opt not to test their faucets, even if it's free.
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