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

23 hours ago

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

23 hours 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

2 days ago

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

3 days 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

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

8 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

16 days ago

Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks -- David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

17 days ago

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options -- Tami S. Rowen, University of California, San Francisco

21 days ago

Supreme Court to decide if Colorado's law banning conversion therapy violates free speech -- Timothy R. Holbrook, University of Denver

21 days ago

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

8 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

18 days 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

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

2 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

22 days ago

Mindfulness won't burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals -- Masha Remskar, Arizona State University

29 days ago

More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines -- William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

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

2 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

25 days 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

4 months ago

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

6 months ago

Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents -- Kate Coleman-Minahan, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

7 months 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

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren't enough to eliminate a disease -- Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan

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

1 month ago

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

1 month 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

1 month ago

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

11 days ago

2 SHOOTINGS, 2 STATES, MINUTES APART − A TRAUMA PSYCHIATRIST EXPLAINS HOW EXPOSURE TO SHOOTINGS CHANGES ALL OF US -- Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University

1 month ago

Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students -- Chanam Lee, Texas A&M University; Li Deng, Texas A&M University, and Yizhen Ding, Texas A&M University

1 month ago

Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament -- Pardis Mahdavi, University of La Verne

1 month ago

The growing fad of 'microdosing' mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits -- Joshua Kellogg, Penn State

2 months ago

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

12 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

9 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

How does your body make poop? -- Brian Robert Boulay, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

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

9 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

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

15 days ago

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

24 days ago

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

1 month ago

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research -- Brad Greenwood, George Mason University; Gordon Burtch, Boston University, and Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania

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

2 months ago

Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions -- Jeffrey S. Morris, University of Pennsylvania

25 days ago