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National 211 hotline calls for food assistance quadrupled in a matter of days, a magnitude typically seen during disasters - Matthew W. Kreuter, Washington University in St. Louis and Rachel Garg, Washington University in St. Louis

20 hours ago

FDA recall of blood pressure pills due to cancer-causing contaminant may point to higher safety risks in older generic drugs -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

20 hours ago

How to keep dementia from robbing your loved ones of their sense of personhood – tips for caregivers -- R. Amanda Cooper, University of Connecticut

20 hours ago

Why does your doctor seem so rushed and dismissive? That bedside manner may be the result of the health care system -- Marisha Burden, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 day ago

Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don't game the system − new research -- Y. Tony Yang, George Washington University; Anthony Bald, California State University, Fullerton , and Samantha Gold, Cornell University

2 days ago

Health headlines can be confusing - these 3 questions can help you evaluate them -- Kimberly Johnson, Washington University in St. Louis and Amy Eyler, Washington University in St. Louis

4 days ago

HIV knows no borders, and the Trump administration's new strategy leave Americans vulnerable – an HIV-prevention expert explains -- Robin Lin Miller, Michigan State University

1 day ago

How autism rates are rising – and why that could lead to more inclusive communities -- Joshua Anbar, Arizona State University

8 days ago

CDC's ability to prevent injuries like drowning, traumatic brain injury and falls is severely compromised by Trump cuts -- Greta Massetti, Georgia State University

9 days ago

Health insurance subsidy standoff pits affordable care for millions against federal budget constraints -- Wendy Netter Epstein, DePaul University and Christopher Robertson, Boston University

30 days ago

Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants − monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health -- Tom Duszynski, Indiana University

22 days ago

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means -- Simon F. Haeder, The Ohio State University

1 month ago

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change -- Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia

1 month ago

RFK Jr.'s plans to overhaul 'vaccine court' system would face legal and scientific challenges -- Anna Kirkland, University of Michigan

2 months ago

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades -- Mohammad S. Jalali, Harvard University and Zeynep Hasgül, Harvard University

1 month ago

Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but figuring out how much you're getting can be tricky -- Nathaniel Johnson, University of North Dakota

21 days ago

Why your late teens and early 20s are crucial times for lifelong heart health -- Jewel Scott, University of South Carolina

10 days ago

Does the full moon make us sleepless? A neurologist explains the science behind sleep, mood and lunar myths -- Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh

16 days ago

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – a pediatrician explains how to find support -- Ann Kellams, University of Virginia

1 month ago

Back pain during pregnancy is often dismissed as a passing discomfort − a nurse explains why it should be taken seriously and treated -- Julie Vignato, University of Iowa

7 days ago

Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss -- Jill Lens, University of Iowa

3 months ago

3 YEARS AFTER ABORTION RIGHTS WERE OVERTURNED, CONTRACEPTION ACCESS IS AT RISK -- Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State

1 month ago

How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women's experiences -- Katrina Kimport, University of California, San Francisco and Tracy A. Weitz, American University

5 months ago

Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women -- Matthew Nudy, Penn State

7 months ago

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research -- Adam Grippin, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Christiano Marconi, University of Florida

16 days ago

COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance -- David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2 months ago

5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data -- Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder

7 months ago

5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis -- Katherine A. Foss, Middle Tennessee State University

7 months ago

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19 -- Rachel Besharat Mann, Wesleyan University and Gravity Goldberg, Wesleyan University

7 months ago

Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system -- Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis

1 month ago

Colorado has one of the nation's highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down -- Emmy Betz, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2 months ago

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus -- Nancy L. Weaver, Saint Louis University

2 months ago

How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child -- Megan Donelson, University of Dayton

2 months ago

Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat − a toxicologist advises on what to watch out for -- Brad Reisfeld, Colorado State University

11 days ago

People abused by intimate partners have worse asthma – but researchers are still untangling the reasons behind this surprising link -- Anne P. DePrince, University of Denver and Eileen Wang, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

7 days ago

Yes, ADHD diagnoses are rising, but that doesn't mean it's overdiagnosed -- Carol Mathews, University of Florida and Stephen V. Faraone, SUNY Upstate Medical University

22 days ago

Navigating mental illness in the workplace can be tricky, but employees are entitled to accommodations -- Julie Wolfe, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

14 days ago

Can you really be addicted to food? Researchers are uncovering convincing similarities to drug addiction -- Claire Wilcox, University of New Mexico

25 days ago

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients – and reflects FDA's troubles inspecting medicines manufactured overseas -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

7 days ago

Flu season has arrived – and so have updated flu vaccines -- Libby Richards, Purdue University

26 days ago

How pollution and the microbiome interact with Tregs, the immune system regulators whose discovery was honored with the Nobel Prize -- Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina

23 days ago

Calling deaths 'preventable' can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals -- Zachary W. Schulz, Auburn University

1 month ago

Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards -- Andrew Yockey, University of Mississippi

1 month ago

Focused sound energy holds promise for treating cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases -- Richard J. Price, University of Virginia

23 days ago

How 3D printing is personalizing health care -- Anne Schmitz, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Daniel Freedman, University of Wisconsin-Stout

5 months ago

Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here's what ophthalmologists say you need to know -- Allan Steigleman, University of Florida and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

1 year ago

Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues -- Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington

1 year ago

Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report says – a pharmacologist explains the data -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

17 days ago

Seasonal allergies may increase suicide risk – new research -- Shooshan Danagoulian, Wayne State University

29 days ago

Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits -- Neil Marsh, University of Michigan

1 month ago

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma -- Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University

1 month ago

How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine -- Lisa Cuchara, Quinnipiac University

3 months ago