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Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health

Many young adults don’t realize that high cholesterol, obesity, high blood pressure and lack of physical activity are early heart disease risk factors. Kmatta/Moment via...

With youth arrests down, it’s a great time to reform juvenile justice, advocates say

Walter Harris, a member of the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank for Restorative Justice, is silhouetted as he listens during the Voices for Juvenile Justice...

Voters without kids are in the political spotlight – but they’re not all the same

As many as 50 million to 60 million Americans may have decided that they don’t want to have kids. Getty Images by Jennifer Watling Neal,...

Daily marijuana use surpasses alcohol consumption among Americans, study finds

For the first time in three decades, more Americans report daily or near-daily use of marijuana than alcohol, according to a new study published...

Factcheck: False—COVID-19 vaccine causes heart attacks

When Damar Hamlin experienced a heart attack last year during a football game, false rumors began to spread linking his cardiac arrest to COVID-19...

Inside Allegheny County’s $73 million contract for a private juvenile detention operator

Allegheny County’s Shuman Juvenile Detention Center sits shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The county announced mid-September that it would hire private...

Shuman Center will reopen: Some welcome the news; others, not so

PITTSBURGH MAYOR ED GAINEY IS IN FAVOR OF THE REOPENING OF SHUMAN JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, BUT HE DOES NOT WANT OFFENDERS TO END UP...

4 reasons teens take part in social media challenges

Getty Images Stock Photo by Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University and Heidi Zinzow, Clemson University Social media challenges are wide-ranging – both in the...

Hopelessness about the future is a key reason some Black young adults consider suicide, new study finds

The study analyzed survey responses from young Black adults ages 18-30. Motortion/iStock via Getty Images Plus by Janelle R. Goodwill, University of Chicago The Research Brief is...

Have You Seen Them? Missing people of color continue to receive less priority than their White counterparts

The NNPA, which represents the hundreds of newspapers and media companies that comprise the Black Press of America, asks for the help of all...

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