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Parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated live near others who do the same, a study finds. That increases the risk that children will become infected, even if they've had their shots.

Your Stat correspondent treads lightly around a potentially heavy topic.

Juniper Russo wants what is best for her daughter, Vivian, and she sometimes questions mainstream medicine. But after three years of soul-searching, she decided vaccination was best.

Researchers have found an easy way to get school kids to eat their fruits and veggies at lunch—serve it after recess.As more school lunch programs add…

This week on the Sound Medicine podcast: scientists are working on ways to combine genetic mapping with patients' health data to develop treatments…

WHO says there's strong evidence that excessive sugar is bad for us. So it's recommending that we cut back significantly.

More than half of children in foster care aren’t getting their required health screens on time according to a report released last week by the Health...

Young men are twice as likely to die by suicide if they live in rural areas rather than cities, and that disparity is widening. Lack of mental health services is a factor; access to firearms is, too.

Scientists say they've identified the bacteria that emit that rank smell after a hard workout. Future deodorants might target that bad actor rather than blocking sweat glands or nuking all bacteria.

Women under 55 are twice as likely to die after being hospitalized for a heart attack than men. Women delay treatment because they may not recognize the symptoms and they're reluctant to make a fuss.