Nicotine pouches can be dangerous to children if they use, touch, chew on, or eat them. These small fiber pouches, which contain nicotine that is chem...

April 1, 2025 By Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter Reviewed by Anthony L. Komaroff, MD, Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Letter; Ed...

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An unhealthy spine often starts with bad habits. Poor movement patterns and posture problems are common causes of back pain. Disk, bone, nerve, and so...

Pregnancy-related high blood pressure can have life-changing impacts on mothers and babies, and that’s why the Office on Women’s Health (OWH) remains...

Americans are living longer, which means more time doing the things we love with the people we care about. But that extended lifespan has a flipside:...

Children sit in school for most of the day. Many also spend hours sitting in front of screens doing homework, watching TV, playing video games, or usi...

Get Up, Stand Up: Combatting “Sitting Disease” Over the last few years of working from home, staying at home orders, and social distancing, many peopl...