About two-thirds of teens say they have between one and four close friends.

About half of teens who have at least one close friend ( 49% ) say all of their friends are the same gender as them.

There are no major differences between teen boys and girls in the number of friends they have or the gender makeup of their circles.

BERLIN ( Reuters ) -The World Health Organisation (WHO) welcomed a declaration by Tanzania on the end of the deadly Marburg virus outbreak, saying on Thursday that close collaboration had been key to the response. "Close collaboration with national authorities and support by WHO and partners as well as the dedication of frontline teams were pivotal in rapidly scaling up the response to protect the population and halt the spread of the virus," said the WHO African Region on social media platform X. (Writing by Madeline Chambers , Editing by Friederike Heine ).

Many teens see imbalances in how boys and girls are experiencing school and how they’re performing academically.

Anxiety and depression tops the list of problems teens say their peers at school are dealing with.

Majority of teens say girls have it easier when it comes to having friends they can turn to for emotional support.

Teen girls are significantly more likely than teen boys to say they plan to attend a four-year college.

There were an estimated 127,350 measles cases in Europe and Central Asia last year .

The European region accounted for one-third of all measles cases globally.

Children under 5 years old accounted for more than 40% of cases in the region.

The U.S. is dealing with its worst measles outbreak since 2019 .

Gene Hackman and his wife were found dead in their New Mexico home on Feb. 26 .

"Caregivers need care too," Emma Heming Willis said in an Instagram video.

Hackman died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with "Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributory factor".

About one -in-five teens say bullying is extremely or very common at their school.

Girls are more likely than boys to say anxiety and depression is more common among girls.

Teens are divided on whether bullying is more prevalent among boys or girls.

About half of teens say teachers treat girls and boys about equally at school.

When it comes to athletics, 53% of teens who have sports teams at their school say the boys’ teams are valued more than the girls’ teams. Only 2% say the girls’ teams are valued more, and 44% say the teams are valued about equally. Boys and girls tend to agree on this, with 51% of boys and 56% of girls saying more value is placed on the boys’ teams at their school..

The survey was conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs in English and Spanish using KnowledgePanel , its nationally representative online research panel.

The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 1,391 teens is plus or minus 3.3 percentage points.

Panelists were eligible for participation if they indicated on an earlier profile survey that they were the parent of a teen ages 13 to 17 .

Dispositions and response rates The tables below display dispositions used in the calculation of completion, qualification and cumulative response rates.4 Pew Research Center , 2025 .

California 's Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state’s general fund.

The state Department of Finance disclosed the loan to lawmakers in a letter late Wednesday .

The loan will cover Medi-Cal obligations through the end of the month , a spokesperson says.

The cost overrun adds a new layer of difficulty for Democrats who control the legislature.

California Democrats continue to characterize Trump and congressional Republicans as the biggest threat.

They point to the House budget plan to shrink Medicaid spending by as much as $880 billion .

They say cuts of that magnitude would leave millions of residents uninsured.

Some short-term cost increases could be driven by newly eligible residents seeking long-delayed care.

Most major American cities adopted minimum quality standards (MQSsss) for milk and hired inspectors to enforce them.

Hiring of milk inspectors is associated with an 11 - 14% reduction in deaths from diarrheal diseases and typhoid.

After 10 years , the hiring of milk inspections was associated with a 18 - 32% reduction of deaths from these diseases.

The White House is withdrawing Dave Weldon's nomination to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , a White House official confirmed Thursday .

Weldon , a vaccine critic, was set to appear before the Senate 's health committee on Thursday for his confirmation hearing.

The committee was expected to question him about his long record of criticizing vaccines.