Burns and cuts caused by e-cigarette explosions have required hospitalization and surgery for teenage vapers, warn investigators.

A new study projects that by the end of this century, many could get at least two weeks of short sleep each year due to high temperatures driven by global warming.

A new study finds a sharp increase in vaping, while traditional marijuana smoking declined.

According to a new, small study, poor eyesight can lead to a misdiagnosis of mild mental decline in older people.

As U.S. COVID-19 cases reach the highest levels since mid-February, hospital admissions and deaths are projected to increase during the next four weeks, according to a new update from the CDC. The forecast predicts that nearly every U.S. state and territory will see increases in new COVID-19 hospitalizations in the next two weeks.

Conclusions stem from an analysis of death data for Black individuals and other ethnic/racial groups gathered by the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics.

No one thought Lloyd Rochez would live past a couple of weeks, but this young man, diagnosed at birth with trisomy 13, has defied the odds and will turn 20 this summer.

A new report finds children actually might get a brain boost from playing hour after hour of video games.

Those who enroll are assigned to groups that meet virtually twice a week for 1-hour sessions. The sessions are livestreamed, so participants are engaging with each other and with the instructors in real time.

A savvy black entrepreneur guides you on an eczema-friendly shopping spree.

Artificial Intelligence models may help predict and prevent diseases. But recent research highlights the challenges they face in providing insights that work for all.

Experts address the troubling signs that we're not out of the COVID-19 pandemic just yet.

Parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch out what they have.

Read WebMD’s interview with dermatologist Valerie Harvey, MD, MPH, FAAD, president of the Skin of Color Society, about common skin conditions in people of color.

The 56-year-old experienced a dangerous heart rhythm disorder after taking high doses of hemp oil containing CBD and CBG and berberine supplements.

Researchers report injections of body fat into aching, arthritic finger joints appear to produce significant and lasting improvements in hand function and a decrease in pain.

Learn what adultification bias is, what it looks like, and what you can do to stop it.

What mental health resources are available for people in prison? Get the facts.

Case numbers are rising again, and the U.S. reaches a once unimaginable and grim milestone.

Researchers report use of the Pfizer COVID vaccine  prevented more than 110,000 deaths and 690,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2021.