FDA Approves AI Sepsis Tool That Detects Infection Hours Earlier Than Doctors

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an AI-powered early warning system to detect sepsis, one of the deadliest infections for hospital patients.

The tool, developed at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), detects sepsis hours faster than doctors. It has already reduced deaths by nearly 20% in dozens of hospitals across ...

PCOS Gets a New Name in Landmark Women's Health Shift

A major women’s health condition is getting a new name—and experts say it could change how millions are diagnosed and treated worldwide.

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS.

The condition affects more than 170 million women worldwide and is linked to h...

New Wearable Polygraph Tracks Hidden Stress In Babies, Adults

A new wearable polygraph might be able to help infants and adults not by detecting lies, but instead by monitoring their stress levels, researchers say.

Instead of falsehoods, this polygraph is designed to sense underlying stress that’s hidden deep within the body, researchers reported May 13 in the journal Science Advances....

Major Review: Antidepressants Safe in Pregnancy, No Added Risk of Autism or ADHD in Kids

There’s no clear link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism or ADHD in children, according to a new evidence review spanning more than half a million pregnancies.

Pooled data from three dozen studies found no significant association between antidepressants and developmental disorders in children, researchers reported...

How Gun Violence News Coverage Is Harming America's Mental Health

The steady stream of news regarding U.S. gun violence is having a serious effect on Americans' mental health, a new study says.

Greater exposure to media coverage of gun violence is associated with an increased risk of depression and poor mental health days, researchers reported recently in BMC Public Health.

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AI Chatbots Lure U.S. Teens With Fun, Romance and Hidden Dangers

Three out of five U.S. teens have tried AI chatbots, turning to the programs for entertainment, advice, friendship – and even romance, a new study says.

Further, about 1 in 10 teens say they talk to AI almost daily, researchers found.

But AI also can be a bad friend, with some teens reporting encounters with chatbots that inclu...

U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell to Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2025

The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses has dropped for the third year in a row.

Nearly 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to a report released May 13 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s down 14% from 2024. 

The new total mirrors that of 2019, before the ...

Too Little or Too Much Sleep Ages Every Organ in Your Body

Your sleep habits may be affecting more than just your energy level. A new study says they could also impact how quickly every organ in your body ages.

Researchers analyzed data from nearly a half-million people in the United Kingdom to examine how sleep duration relates to aging across different organ systems.

Using advanced "biolog...

School Recess Key To Learning, Says The American Academy of Pediatrics

Recess is not a luxury for school children, but a necessary part of how they learn, grow and stay healthy, according to a policy statement released May 11 from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Not all students have daily recess at school, but such unstructured time is exactly what they need to effectively process and retain what t...

Naming Emotions Can Help Autistic People Cope With Anxiety, Study Finds

Naming feelings of anxiety can help autistic people better manage emotions prompted by uncertainty and dread, a new study says.

People with autistic traits sometimes cope with uncertainty by labeling their feelings, according to findings published May 12 in the journal Scientific Reports.

Friends might help folks on the spec...