Teen Vaping Has Hit 'Epidemic Proportions,' FDA Leader Says in Enforcement Call
Food and Drug Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is giving manufacturers of electronic cigarettes 60 days to make plans to limit sales of the vaping products to minors.
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September 06, 2018
Lead in Water: Why It Goes Undetected in Many Schools
The Detroit school district made headlines when it discovered lead in some water fountains. Without testing requirements, many schools around the country may not realize they have the same problem.
August 22, 2018
Teaching Comprehensive Sex Education, From Kindergarten Through High School
Comprehensive sexuality education includes everything from basic anatomy to how to have a healthy relationship. Advocates say it should start as early as kindergarten.
August 14, 2018
Should High Schoolers Learn to Stop Traumatic Bleeding? The Feds Think So.
The Department of Homeland Security wants to train high school students to treat bleeding during mass casualty events, like school shootings. Here's how the idea fits into larger school safety debates.
July 27, 2018
Competitive Kids Are Specializing in One Sport at Early Ages, Raising Injury Risks
Competitive student athletes are increasingly opting to focus on one sport at earlier ages, increasing their risks of injuries from overuse of the same joints and muscles, doctors say. Here's what schools and coaches can do to help.
July 17, 2018
Fewer Than Half of Schools Report Testing Drinking Water for Lead
Only 43 percent of schools reported testing their drinking water for lead in a 2017 survey released Tuesday by the Government Accountability Office. Among those districts, 37 percent found elevated levels of lead.
January 26, 2018
Flu Levels Are Especially High This Year. Here's What Schools Need to Know
The country is on track to have one of its worst flu seasons in years, which won't come as a surprise to schools that have seen high rates of absences as the spread of the virus intensified.
January 16, 2018
Watch: Parents Push for (and Win) More School Recess Time
Why a pair of moms set out on a mission to ensure that every elementary school in their state offered recess.
January 10, 2018
School-Based Telemedicine Can Be a Game Changer For Students With Asthma, Study Finds
For students with asthma, a combination of telemedicine services and taking medication under the supervision of a school nurse cut emergency room visits and hospitalizations in half, a study found.
December 19, 2017
Steer Students Away From Alcohol by Broadening Their Social Circles, Study Says
Cooperative classroom learning may help disrupt students' social circles, introducing them to peers who are less likely to steer them toward alcohol use, researchers found.
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