To help reduce the misuse and misunderstanding of current science, scientific research needs to be explained in language the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Is Tennessee ready for a medical marijuana program? A new bill aims to find out. The proposed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin), would require the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Large language models frequently misrepresent verbal risk terms used in medicine, potentially amplifying patient misunderstandings and diverging from established clinical definitions, according to a ...

Marijuana advocate Keith Stroup famously said that medical marijuana was a “red herring” for making the recreational use of the drug legal — and now the data have proven him 100% correct. A bombshell ...

A new, gut-turning slang term for a symptom of prolonged cannabis use has started to circulate, and it's dividing experts. Medical professionals say the symptom should serve as a warning, while ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Smoking marijuana can lead to markedly lower short-term alcohol use, according to a first-of-its-kind study that adds a new layer to the ...

A study found that the Trump administration's slashing of NIH grants damaged the landscape of medical research Getty The Trump administration’s cuts to medical research grants impacted more than ...

Medical imaging, like X-rays and CT scans, are routine, non-invasive and painless tools used by doctors to make diagnoses. But a recent study of about 4 million children published in the New England ...

A five-year study of more than 130,000 adults with chronic insomnia linked long-term melatonin use to a higher risk of heart failure, hospitalization, and death. The research found melatonin users ...

Folks using melatonin supplements as a sleep aid might be putting themselves at risk for future heart problems, a new study says. Adults with insomnia who'd been using melatonin for a year or more had ...

For many, a good night’s sleep is hard to come by. More than 30% of Pennsylvanians sleep fewer than seven hours a night, according to data from the United Health Foundation. In an effort to fight ...