Too often, patients with chronic kidney disease get diagnosed too late – if at all. Addressing risk factors early can…
The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without…
It’s not just about having money problems − it’s how you feel about those problems that matters most for your mental…
An emergency physician and nurse scientist explain what medetomidine is and how to respond if someone is overdosing on it.
Communities with unstable housing, food deserts and less access to health care contribute to the problem.
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time…
Insomnia and bad sleep can lead to high blood pressure and increase hormone levels and inflammation.
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody…
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a substantial…
Left out of FDR’s New Deal, the health insurance program for the poor was finally established in 1965.
Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers…
Philly’s opioid addiction crisis is constantly evolving. Local health care workers and researchers explain some of the…
Colorado enshrined the right to abortion in its Constitution, but it still requires minors to seek consent from a parent.
Reading a pamphlet in the doctor’s office about which vaccines to get may help nudge older adults to get vaccinated.
Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working…
Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.
The current system − daylight saving time and early school start times − wastes billions while causing more car accidents,…