People are exposed to toxic substances – like pesticides, chemicals in plastics and radiation – every day. A growing…
Conservatorships significantly restrict people’s ability to make decisions for themselves. Other options can provide support…
Farmers markets aren’t just for yuppies – they are increasingly serving customers at all social and economic levels,…
Early exposure to lead pollution may lead to less mature personality traits as an adult.
Combating vaccine misinformation on social media requires blocking sources of misinformation – and giving researchers…
Connecting health apps to health care can enable better care for patients with chronic diseases, and it has the potential…
A change in how witnesses, victims and authorities respond to domestic violence reports paired with limited social services…
While the HIPAA Privacy Rule prevents health care providers from sharing your health information without your permission,…
Parents face tough choices since young kids can’t yet get COVID-19 vaccinations. An infectious diseases expert offers…
New studies show men who have had COVID-19 could face serious reproductive health issues.
Overall muscle fitness among children and teens hasn’t declined over the past several decades, but by some measures it’s…
Most religions have periods of rest incorporated into their practice. Medical science has affirmed that short periods of…
If you ever felt nauseous, fatigued or disoriented after using your phone or computer, you may be experiencing a condition…
Multiple factors determined whether or not individual Americans adopted COVID-19 safety measures, according to statistical…
The US has split into "two Americas," one of the unvaccinated and one of the vaccinated. The differences in deaths…
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Ongoing tracking is meant to spot very rare risks – like the connection between the Johnson & Johnson shot and Guillain-Barré…
While the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, the opioid epidemic got worse as drug overdose deaths soared. New research proposes…
New research found that smoke from the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, carried high concentrations of lead. An environmental…
Using a technique called admixture mapping, researchers can leverage the diversity of people with mixed ancestry to look…