Between 2011 and 2018, the number of high school teens who started vaping, as e-cigarette use is called, increased from 220,000 (1.5 percent) to just over 3 million (20.8 percent), according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. WebMD Health
The 2017 increase mirrors a rise in tick-borne diseases reported in the United States. Between 2004 and 2016, the number of cases doubled, and researchers discovered seven new tick-borne disease-causing germs. WebMD Health
Almost 9 percent of people in the United States have distress caused by difficulty controlling their sexual feelings, urges and behaviors, new research shows. WebMD Health
U.S. smoking rates have fallen to the lowest levels ever, federal health officials say. Among adult smokers, the smoking rate fell from 15.5 percent in 2016 to 14 percent in 2017. That rate was 67 percent lower than it was in 1965. WebMD Health
Nearly 2.4 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, the CDC says. Most cases can be traced to injection-drug use among younger adults addicted to heroin and other opioids. Adults under 40 have the highest rate of new infections. WebMD Health
Grandparents raising grandchildren — despite having greater physical and mental health issues, and more behaviorally challenging children — appear to be managing just as well as biological/adoptive parent caregivers, researchers say. WebMD Health
Between 2011 and 2015, your risk of catching an infection while you were in the hospital dropped 16 percent, researchers say. WebMD Health
The agency is not yet advising consumers to stop eating chicken but urges anyone who does to make sure it is properly cooked. Illnesses began in January, and the most recent case was confirmed in September. WebMD Health
Fewer babies are being born in the United States, and women are generally older when they have their first child, according to a new government report. WebMD Health
The condition, acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), was first identified in 2014, when there were 120 cases, NBC News reported. WebMD Health