Lauren Gravitz

All Stories by Lauren Gravitz

  1. Health & Medicine

    Teen data find vapers often become smokers

    Many view vaping as less harmful than cigarettes. But an increasing number of studies suggest that using e-cigarettes increases the risk a teenager will start to smoke.

  2. Health & Medicine

    HIV testing remains low among teens

    HIV rates in people ages 13 to 24 are increasing, but few teens and young adults are being tested for the virus.

  3. Health & Medicine

    FDA wants to ban indoor tanning by teens

    Because tanning beds can increase the risk of skin cancer, the FDA has proposed banning their use in the United States by anyone under 18.