Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research…
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Red flag laws are an important step in the right direction, but much more work is needed to determine the role of mental…
The analysis shows that ketamine may start relieving symptoms of PTSD within one day, but it is still unclear how long the…
Synchronizing your daily activities to your circadian rhythm could help you improve your performance on a variety of cognitive…
Slimy snot is an important part of how your immune system wards off germs and fights back from infection.
An intriguing therapy that shifts what people perceive as the source of their pain could aid in pain management.
Your doctor’s MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational “human medicine” was seen as an expression…
Health care providers often dismiss endometriosis pain as ‘all in your head’ − which can delay a correct diagnosis…
People, including children and adolescents, are being exposed to horrifying imagery in the news and on social media. But…
Undertreated pain can result in unnecessary suffering and a greater likelihood of long-term chronic pain.
If phenylephrine works no better than a placebo, then what else might help with colds and flu?
This course beckons students to examine how alcoholic beverages are portrayed in books by American authors.
Grandma swore by it. Now science weighs in on the healing powers of chicken soup.
Beyond higher wages and improved benefits, the terms of the Kaiser settlement would ensure better staffing, which the unions…
Half a million new mothers in the US suffer from postpartum depression every year, yet a lack of awareness and stigma toward…
Vaccine policies fall on a spectrum, from mandates to recommendations. Deciding what to use and when is not so much a science…
Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover,…
Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An…