When a home healthcare aide doesn’t show up, the consequences are immediate and can be dire.
The US military helped create the first flu vaccine to keep service members in action – and the logic for requiring vaccination…
Tracking glucose numbers in real time is an increasingly popular wellness trend, but monitoring a constant stream of data…
Research shows that social isolation plays a major role in quality of life and risk of death in people with COPD.
As rotavirus spreads this season, doctors worry that falling vaccination rates may endanger kids.
The gain isn’t huge, but it’s a notable improvement – similar to what people experience when they start exercising…
The placebo effect is more than just mental – it’s a biological system that can measurably improve a patient’s symptoms.…
Women are at highest risk of being hurt or killed after separating from a potentially violent partner, but interventions…
Researchers are anxiously awaiting government action on rescheduling cannabis.
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The thriving market in online, counterfeit GLP-1 drugs that do not meet FDA criteria poses serious risks to consumers.
As sea levels rise, increasing amounts of salt water are leaking into freshwater supplies worldwide.
Push through, stay strong, fight back – people often think of resilience as being tough and having grit. But research…
Medicaid enrollment surged during the pandemic, then tumbled during the Great Unwinding – reflecting how paperwork and…
An increasing number of laws aim to roll back LGBTQ+ people’s ability to access health care, leading to cascading effects…
As childhood vaccination rates in Allegheny County decline, The Conversation asked experts why parents are opting out and…
A few US towns have banned cigarette sales to anyone born after a specific date, and several states are considering this…
Three questions can help patients get a better handle on drug and health care options. But many Americans still hold back…
Psilocybin falls into a regulatory gray zone, with strict limitations around how it can be studied. As a result, very little…
An enduring sense of ownership led businesses and citizens to defend the country’s public health system.