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New research suggests legalizing recreational marijuana for U.S. adults in some states may have slightly reduced teens’ odds of using pot. One reason may be that it’s harder and costlier for teens to buy marijuana from licensed dispensaries than from dealers, said lead author Mark Anderson, a health economist at Montana State University. The researchers […]

Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption The couple said they turned to IVF after years of trying to have children An Asian couple who tried to conceive through IVF has claimed that a mix-up at a California fertility clinic left them pregnant with the wrong children. A lawsuit filed by the couple in New

It’s been happening since my mid-20s: right around the second Sunday in May, I receive greetings from passersby in the street. “Happy Mother’s Day,” they say, almost reverently, as we walk past one another. At first, this startled me. I would feel tempted to stop this stranger and explain what he could not possibly know:

Image copyright Getty Images A new Welsh Gender Service will start seeing patients in September, the Welsh Government has said. The Welsh Government has been criticised over delays to the opening of the country’s first gender identity clinic. It will be based in St David’s Hospital, near Cardiff city centre. Vaughan Gething, health minister, said

The summer box office is known for action-packed hits, beloved remakes and long-awaited sequels. This year is no exception with Spider-Man: Far from Home, the Lion King and Toy Story 4 hitting the big screen. Of course summer movies have high entertainment value, but some can also offer valuable opportunities for out-of-school learning. Students benefit

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe effects of air pollution on human health Children who live in Birmingham could have their lives cut short by up to seven months due to the levels of air pollution, a study has found. King’s College London researchers say that an eight-year-old born in 2011 may

I was 34 weeks pregnant with my second son and had already started lactating on my right side when I first noticed a lump in my right breast. While breastfeeding my first son, who was 2 and a half years old by this point, my right breast was my hero boob. (My left breast ―

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘I was imagining the cancers cells were growing’ Chemotherapy sessions for patients at Northern Ireland’s main cancer centre are being cancelled because it does not operate on bank holidays. Approximately 780 patients at the Belfast Cancer Centre had treatments in April and May cancelled. Some patients had

A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through in vitro fertilization is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed. Since 2012, Democrats in Congress have repeatedly championed legislation permanently extending IVF benefits to veterans whose injuries in the line of duty

Princess Daazhraii Johnson grew up eating dried salmon and moose-head soup — foods labeled weird by other kids who had no understanding of her culture and traditions. Now the Fairbanks woman and other Alaska Natives are presenting their world to a general audience with “Molly of Denali,” the nation’s first-ever children’s series featuring indigenous leads.