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Meta, the parent company of Facebook, will face lawsuits from several U.S. states accusing it of causing mental health issues in teens by making Facebook and Instagram addictive.  On Tuesday, …

Hospitalizations due to vaping-related disorders have skyrocketed by 733% among children under 20 over the past four years, a concerning trend that now includes children as young as preschoolers. Last …

Parents addicted to their smartphones may be raising less intelligent children. That statistic comes from a new study that shows that an infant’s concentration suffers when a parent’s eyes wander. …

A report by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows Americans are taking on debt at scary new levels. Consumers were in the hole to the tune of $11.52 …

Overdose deaths dropped by 10% over the past year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows that just over 100,000 …

Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, unexpectedly entered a guilty plea to nine tax charges on Thursday, just as jury selection was set to begin for his trial in …

A new study from the United Kingdom has revealed troubling findings about alcohol consumption in older adults.  The 12-year research, which followed 135,000 people aged 60 and above, shows that …

Frequent marijuana users may face a significantly higher risk of developing head and neck cancers, according to a new study by the University of Southern California (USC). The study, published …

A recent study conducted by researchers at King’s College London has unveiled concerning evidence that excessive smartphone use, referred to as “problematic smartphone use” (PSU), is significantly impacting the mental …

Recent research has shown that Wegovy and Ozempic, two popular weight-loss drugs, may reduce the risk of several obesity-related cancers.  The findings, published in the July 5 issue of JAMA …