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The article explores pet naming etiquette among friends and acquaintances, highlighting discussions at a Boulder barbershop about the importance of remembering pets' names based on their significance to the owners. Topics discussed include humorous pet names, the impact of forgetfulness on pet owners, and varying attitudes towards pet name recognition.

The article presents an interview with Hans Klingemann, chief science officer at ImmunityBio, discussing the potential use of immunotherapy in dogs to combat cancer, exploring its scientific complexity, financial barriers hindering its development for canines, and the genetic and logistical challenges in adapting human treatments for dogs. He emphasizes the need for affordable and effective treatments to enhance the quality of life for dogs diagnosed with cancer.

The article focuses on the evolving landscape of marijuana legalization and its impact on adolescents, with some studies suggesting that in states where cannabis is legalized, fewer minors report recent use, while others indicate that in states where both recreational use.

The article offers information on the latest mission of Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, carrying an array of adventurers including a venture capitalist, Ed Dwight, who was once considered to be the first Black man to orbit Earth.

The article reports on the alleged worsening dispute between nonprofit organization Feet Forward founder Jennifer Livovich and officials of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) following the decision of Livovich to withdraw from the lawsuit filed against the city government of Boulder, Colorado. The lawsuit aims to compel the city to reform its policies on homeless people. Also cited is the comment of ACLU's Tim Macdonald on the issue.

The article discusses how the 20th century's obsession with proper posture was influenced by social, political, and medical factors, challenging the conventional wisdom and revealing the origins of posture panic.

The article discusses a study showing that physical fitness in children and adolescents may lower the risk of developing mental health disorders like depression and ADHD, emphasizing the importance of targeted fitness programs as preventative interventions.

The article focuses on the FDA's (Food and Drug Administration) approval of the first therapy, iloprost, for severe frostbite, marking a significant development in treating cold-weather injuries. Topics include the historical lack of effective treatments for frostbite, the rarity of severe cases, and the potential impact of the newly approved drug, which improves circulation and reduces inflammation to prevent amputation.

The article focuses on the decline of vanilla chocolate chip ice cream, once a staple and top seller, as it loses ground to flavors with more additions like cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough.

The article focuses on the evolving recognition of eating disorders in boys and men, challenging past perceptions that predominantly associated such disorders with women, as health experts gain insights into the different ways the illness manifests in males and work towards identifying the problem.

The article focuses on Holto David, a Ph.D. holder in cellular and molecular biology, who has developed expertise in identifying errors in scientific papers, notably discovering flawed or manipulated data in studies conducted by top executives at the Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The article examines the mental health crisis facing adolescents in the U.S. and the lack of resources for treatment. Topics covered include the problem with the prescribing of cocktails of psychiatric drugs to anxious and depressed youths, many of them are not yet tested in adolescents, the concern of public health officials on multiple medication use or polypharmacy becoming mainstream, and the common practice of overprescribing among doctors.

The article reports on Dr. Melissa Dennison sat in a small, windowless exam room with a 14· year -old girl and her mother, and Omicron was ripping through Kentucky, and the girl was among three dozen young patients-two of them positive for the corona virus.

The article reports on the growing number of teenage people committing suicide in the U.S. and the shortage of inpatient treatment centers that have kept them in hospital's emergency rooms (ER). Topics include the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data showing that mental health disorders are surging among adolescents and how social distancing and labor shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of treatment centers.

The article focuses on the findings of the Chapman Survey of American Fears conducted by sociologist Christopher Bader, revealing that government corruption is the top fear among 60 percent of Americans. Topics include the interpretation of corruption, the historical presence of this fear, and the influence of media in shaping public fears.

The article focuses on the lack of a definitive database for crashes or fatalities caused by distracted driving due to cellphones. Topics include the challenges in tracking cellphone-related crashes, the rising number of collisions, and the limitations of existing data, highlighting the need for better surveillance technology and strategies to address the issue.

The article focuses on new research indicating a link between cannabis, alcohol, and nicotine use among adolescents and underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts, including the low levels of substance use may be associated with mental health challenges.

The article focuses on the issue of conflicting methods of timekeeping that has led to an irregular synchronization between Universal Time (based on Earth's rotation) and International Atomic Time (based on cesium atoms) since 1972.

The article reports on the concern over the growing rates of mental health disorders among U.S. teenagers as of April 2022. Topics mentioned include thoughts from psychologist Candice Odgers on trends in anxiety, depression, and suicide, a project from "The New York Times" newspaper on the changing nature of adolescence in the U.S., and the age of puberty onset and its role in the adolescent mental health crisis.

The article reports on the accidents involving teenagers that exposed the risks of e-bikes an raised questions about its safety. It discusses the minimal regulation around e-bikes, minimal training required for teenage e-bike owners, and the rise of noncompliant e-bikes. Information on the death of a 15-year old from an e-bike accident on Highway 101 in Encinitas, California is presented.

The article discusses research led by neuroscientist Chrystalina Atoniades and her team at the University of Oxford in England which showed that digital wearable devices can track the progression of Parkinson's disease in an individual better than human clinical observation.

The article discusses research published in the issue of the journal "JAMA Pediatrics" which found that treatment for minority adolescents who had symptoms of major depressive disorder lagged during the pandemic.

The article focuses on the challenges parents face in deciding whether to allow their children to ride e-bikes, as many models marketed to kids can exceed legal speed limits and more closely resemble motor vehicles, raising safety concerns and questions about regulations.

The article reports that a study has found that one-year-olds exposed to more than four hours of screen time a day experienced developmental delays in communication, problem-solving, fine motor, and personal and social skills at ages two and four.

The article focuses on the paradox of Americans' continued consumption of single-serving water bottles alongside the rising sales of reusable water bottles, highlighting the convenience and preferences involved, as well as the environmental concerns associated with excessive water bottle use.

The article reports on growing popularity of chess among teenagers and young adults in the U.S. Topics discussed include increase in the number of daily active users to Chess.com, a website and application (app) where visitors can get chess news, learn the game and play against one another, possible reason for the trend, and remarks from Erik Allebest, the chief executive of Chess.com.

The article reveals a flaw with a software upgrade to the Apple Watch and iPhone 14 in which false emergency calls to 911 are virtually placed under the mistaken impression that their owners have been in debilitated in car crashes. It raises concern about the threat of the rise of 911 calls to desensitize dispatcher and diver resources from true emergencies. Instances of problems with distressed calls made by the Apple fall and crash detection technology are cited.

The article discusses highlights of the January 2023 American Meteorological Society (AMS) meeting held in Denver, Colorado. Topics explored include the use of new terminology to describe extreme weather events, the study conducted by weather scientists on the public impact of extreme-weather language, and the proper terms to characterize extreme weather acknowledged by research meteorologist Andrew Hoell.

The article highlights efforts of a team of African American mental health experts at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia in bringing mental health care to low-income children and adolescents of color. It presents the case of a boy who was diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and handled by the team. It discusses the imbalance in the diagnoses that African American and white patients receive, as well as the racism faced by doctors in the clinic.

The article reports on the efforts of the U.S. tobacco industry to resist any initiatives to lower nicotine levels. Topics mentioned include the use of vaping as an alternative, a 2020 law that would ban the sale of flavored-tobacco products such as menthol, and the response of the California Coalition for Fairness to the flavor ban.

The article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to U.S. higher education. Topics covered include the challenges facing the Indiana University of Pennsylvania and other less-affluent public colleges, the prospect of major cuts in programs and faculty, and the financial obstacles facing schools after states cut support for higher education.

The article focuses on the safety concerns surrounding e-bikes, especially among teenagers, and the regulations governing their use. It explains the three-tier classification system for e-bikes and the challenges of enforcing age restrictions and speed limits. The article also highlights how some e-bikes can easily bypass speed limitations, leading to questions about their categorization and regulatory oversight.

The article reports on the reopening of Casa Bonita, a Mexican restaurant based in Lakewood, Denver, Colorado.

The article focuses on a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on May 1, 2023 which states that mental health-related visits to emergency rooms by children, teenagers and young adults soared from 2011 to 2020.

The article reports on efforts of researchers to determine why the internet can benefit some adolescents and harm their mental health. Topics mentioned include lack of reliable studies into how technology affects the brain, decline in funding from the National Institute of Mental Health from 2005 to 2015 to study ways to understand and help adolescents with mental health issues, and thoughts from child and adolescent psychiatrist Kimberly Hoagwood on the lack of federal funding.

The article reports on how the growing popularity of pickleball among middle-aged people in the U.S. has resulted in an increase of pickleball injuries. Also cited are the study published in a 2019 issue of "The Journal of Emergency Medicine" showing that there were 19,000 pickleball injuries in 2017, and the injury suffered by 50-year-old Nish Nadaraja as example.

The article deals with the threat posed by the surge in drug-resistant infections to public health. Topics covered include the challenge of addressing the problem of tainted pork in the U.S. due to weak laws and regulations, the refusal of the pork industry and majority of farmers who use antibiotics on their livestock to cooperate with public health investigators, and the various types of salmonella.

The article reports on the intimidation received by consumer advocacy group Educar Consumidores, a proponent of a proposed tax on sugary drinks in Colombia, from the manufacturers of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. According to the head of the organization, Esperanza Cerón, the intimidation was a reminiscent of the one used against those who challenged drug cartels in the country. The battle over taxing sugar-sweetened beverages in emerging markets is discussed.

The article reports on the expansion of the fast-food company KFC Corp. in Ghana, making it the 13th store in the country that comes as obesity and related health problems have been surging. The presence of KFC in the country is relatively modest but rapidly growing while showcasing the way fast food can shape palates, habits and waistlines. The emphasis of the company on its focus on food sanitation and cleanliness is also explored.

The article focuses on the role played by multinational business companies in pushing more people to get hooked on junk foods. The case of several door-to-door vendors selling Western-style processed food and sugary drinks to the most isolated places of Latin America, Africa and Asia is cited. Emphasis on how the slow growth of food firms like Nestle, PepsiCo and General Mills in wealthiest countries have motivated them to aggressively expand their presence in developing nations.

The article reports about the poor children and adolescents are participating far less in sports and fitness activities than more affluent youngsters, revealing a significant gap in sports participation by income level.

An interview with Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy on the rising mental health crisis is presented.

The article reports on the efforts by investigators and researchers to determine the reasons why young adults are staging mass shootings across the U.S. According to criminal justice professor Jillian Peterson, a major cluster of young people seemed to be ensnared in the social contagion of killing. Also mentioned is the worsening mental health crisis among adolescents, with the increasing rates of suicide and self-harm.

The article discusses some of the latest buzzwords in weather forecasting including "polar von ex," "bomb cyclone" that are in wider circulation, sometimes accurately, sometimes less so.

The article focuses on a fungus called Candida auris which is continually spreading worldwide and victimizes people with weakened immune systems. Topics covered include the immunity of the fungus to major antifungal medications, the link between the overuse of antibiotics and the proliferation of resistant fungi, and the reaction of patient advocates to the secrecy that surrounds the fungus.

The article focuses on parents seeking therapy for teenagers who self-harm or suffer from anxiety, depression or suicidal thoughts face an imposing thicket of treatment options and acronyms such as cognitive behavioral therapy, parent management training, collaborative assessment and management of suicidality, acceptance and commitment therapy and others.

The article reports on the move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the sale of electronic cigarettes in the country as shown in its approval of the Vuse device and tobacco-flavored cartridges from RJ Reynolds. According to the FDA, the products' aerosols are substantially lower than combusted cigarettes. Also cited is the comment of American Vaping Association's Gregory Conley on the approval.

The article reports on the dilemmas facing nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the U.S. as of August 2021, particularly on whether to mandate Covid-19 vaccination to their staff due to the resurgence of infections and alleged ineffectiveness of the vaccines. Also cited are the cases of vaccinated employees of the Good Samaritan Society who were infected with the virus, and the opposition by operators against mandated vaccination due to possible high staff turnover.