TEXT TO GET FAST EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. OUR MADELINE CARTER TESTED IT OUT TO SHOW YOU HOW IT WORKS IN REAL TIME. MOST PEOPLE WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL 911 IN AN EMERGENCY. BUT HOW DO YOU GET ...

When a phone call or "talking out loud isn't practical or safe, Mainers can now text 911, the MPUC says.

Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if ...

E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teenagers, with over two million middle and high school students reporting their use. Nicotine exposure can adversely affect memory, ...

An interactive text-message support program can help teenagers quit vaping, a groundbreaking new clinical trial finds. This is the first clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a quit vaping ...

Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...

AVON, Ohio -- As of Dec. 7, the City of Avon is discontinuing its VIP Text program. Instead, the city encourages residents to sign up for the Lorain County Emergency Alert System. Residents will ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville Metro leaders launched a Text to 911 program Tuesday, July 7, offering domestic violence survivors and others a way to reach emergency services without speaking on ...