The official start of summer comes later this month, but already children have died after being left unattended in hot cars, according to the nonprofit National Safety Council, drawing attention to an issue that kills an average of 37 children a year.
What we say or don't say makes a difference to those struggling with thoughts of ending their own lives or to those reeling from suicide loss, experts say.
The legacy of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" is that television for children shouldn't strive to be primarily educational or entertaining, but to be true.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people between 10 and 24. Recognize the warning signs and see how to get help. Free 24-hour help is available.
It's not the kind of social gathering you see every day: As family and friends watch from a safe distance -- recording the moment on their phones -- a man in a yard tries to feed a watermelon to a large alligator.
Pastor Soman Rai and his group of volunteers from Kathmandu walk to a small church in the village of Shilaprabat, in Sindhupalchock, an area left devastated by the deadly earthquakes that shook Nepal three years ago.
A total 62 people have suffered Ebola hemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case was reported on May 8, the World Health Organization reported Friday. Thirty-eight of the cases are laboratory confirmed, 14 are probable and 10 are suspected. Over the past month, 27 of these individuals have died.
As Rick Healey and his wife were taking a tour of the kindergarten class where their 5-year-old girl will go to school next fall, they came across a poem that stopped them in their tracks.
Suicide rates increased by 25% across the United States over nearly two decades ending in 2016, according to research published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Twenty-five states experienced a rise in suicides by more than 30%, the government report finds.
Does a pharmacy have an obligation to help a patient be sure that insurance will cover a prescription? That's the question at the heart of a landmark case that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Thursday.
We may all scream for ice cream, especially on a hot summer day. And even if you avoid dairy, you can find delicious, decadent dairy-free frozen treats in just about any ice cream aisle.
When Erin Delaney March was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, she was 8 years old. Like most children with the disorder, March was prescribed medicine to help keep her focused and took it every day. But now, at 21, she self-regulates her medication.
The purity of cocaine in Europe has reached its highest level in a decade, a new report finds; it's also increasing in availability, and more people there are seeking first-time addiction treatment for cocaine.
Two recently published separate studies describe using experimental blood tests to predict a pregnant woman's risk of delivering her baby early. Here's a look at the current state of preterm birth testing, and what the future could hold.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Dr. Virginia Apgar noticed something odd. Despite the US infant mortality rate decreasing overall, a high number of infants were still dying within 24 hours of birth.
