New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.
The rainbow Pride flags flying this month obscure the ongoing legislative attacks threatening the health and well-being…
An anthropology course explores how peoples and cultures around the world use nature-based medicines to heal.
Art, music and poetry therapy can help patients feel more optimistic and less isolated as well as to embrace the uncertainty…
The WHO report concluded that habitual use of nonsugar sweeteners is linked to a modest increase in diabetes, hypertension…
Research shows that social media, with it endless promotion of unrealistic standards of beauty, has had a negative impact…
Finding cosmetics that are free of hormone- disrupting chemicals often means paying more. An epidemiologist explains the…
Millions of people worldwide are exposed via soil and water to arsenic, whether naturally occurring or related to pollution.…
How you tell the story of a momentous event can help you make sense of what happened. Research finds new moms’ and dads’…
Anti-obesity medications are becoming the go-to treatment for weight loss. But drugs alone may not provide the same benefits…
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps…
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include…
REM sleep behavior disorder is characterized by acting out dreams, which may include shouting, kicking and punching during…
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing…
Trans motherhood showcases the unique joys of being transgender, be it through developing a deeper connection with one’s…
Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities like Denver with some of the worst air quality…
Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and…
Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists…
With the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, at least for now, we look back on a handful of…
In 1983, during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the US Food and Drug Administration made the decision to ban gay men…