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Flavored vapes led to a major shake-up at the FDA – 3 health policy analysts explain the science behind the controversial products - Claire L. Ma, University of Michigan; Holly Jarman, University of Michigan, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

10 hours ago

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least for now -- Sonia Suter, George Washington University and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

10 hours ago

From medieval plague ships to hantavirus: How outbreaks at sea helped to shape the international public health system -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

3 days ago

Immigrant patients often choose doctors with a shared cultural background – what they are seeking isn't sameness but connection -- Yasamine Salkar, Georgia State University

3 days ago

Health authorities work to contain cruise ship hantavirus outbreak -- Daniel Pastula, University of Colorado Anschutz

4 days ago

You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice? -- Laura Baehr, Drexel University

10 days ago

Trump's new 'Coalie' mascot and myth of 'clean, beautiful coal' have a long history in advertising -- Annie Persons, University of Virginia

11 days ago

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much-needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug -- Carey S. Cadieux, Binghamton University, State University of New York

17 days ago

Tobacco is still one of the world's top killers – here are the key obstacles to enacting generational smoking bans -- Marie Helweg-Larsen, Dickinson College

1 month ago

25 million people lost Medicaid after the COVID-19 pandemic — and state policies shaped who stayed covered -- Aparna Soni, Indiana University

1 month ago

Trump's Medicaid fraud crackdown may sound sensible, but it could harm Americans who require long-term care -- Marc Cohen, UMass Boston; Alison Barkoff, George Washington University; Jane Tavares, UMass Boston, and Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University

19 days ago

How the concept of 'medical freedom' is reshaping the military's decades-long stance on the flu vaccine mandate − and endangering troops' readiness -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

19 days ago

Federal judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.'s vaccine agenda – an epidemiologist answers questions parents may have -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

Doctors can refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients in several states – these religious exemption laws lead to drops in HIV testing -- Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago and Periwinkle Seljord-Solberg, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

What declining vaccination rates mean for families in Allegheny County – where 1 in 3 kindergarten classrooms lack herd immunity for measles -- Kar-Hai Chu, University of Pittsburgh and Maggie Slavin, University of Pittsburgh

1 month ago

Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief -- Levi Keller, University of Colorado Anschutz

13 days ago

Wearable glucose monitors offer real-time data, but for healthy people no guidelines exist to interpret the numbers -- Liao Yue, University of Texas at Arlington

20 days ago

Benefits of mindfulness meditation go far beyond relaxation – here's what it is and how to practice it -- Yuval Hadash, Carnegie Mellon University and J. David Creswell, Carnegie Mellon University

1 month ago

Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer's disease- and age-related memory loss -- Elizabeth Riley, Cornell University

1 month ago

People with premenstrual dysphoric disorder have higher rates of suicidal thinking, planning and attempts -- Eliza Zhitnik, UMass Amherst and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

10 days ago

In rural Appalachia, abortion pill offers reproductive choice and privacy − but police may see a crime -- Gretchen E. Ely, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)

13 days ago

Supreme Court bolsters donors' free speech rights in unanimous crisis pregnancy center ruling -- Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

17 days ago

Teens and young adults are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth – new research -- Dana Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Laura D. Lindberg, Rutgers University

1 month ago

'Vas Madness' shows the power of messaging on men's contraceptive decisions -- Jenna Vinson, UMass Lowell

1 month ago

Warmer temps bring soaring tick populations – here's how to stay safe from Lyme disease -- Lakshmi Chauhan, University of Colorado Anschutz

13 days ago

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here's what's driving the trend -- Casey Pinto, Penn State

14 days ago

Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades -- Annette Regan, University of California, Los Angeles

20 days ago

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know -- Kyle B. Enfield, University of Virginia

1 month ago

We study pandemics, and the resurgence of measles is a grim sign of what's coming -- Jennifer B. Nuzzo, Brown University and Andrea Uhlig, Brown University

2 months ago

Health information delivered as a video game can bridge the communication gap between patients and providers -- Elena Bertozzi, Quinnipiac University

27 days ago

How long young cancer patients survive often depends on the insurance they have -- Rhonda Winegar, University of Texas at Arlington; Tara Martin, University of Texas at Arlington, and Zhaoli Liu, University of Texas at Arlington

1 month ago

HBO's 'The Pitt' nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care -- Jeffrey Tully, University of California, San Diego and Christian Dameff, University of California, San Diego

1 month ago

Power outages in heat waves and storms can threaten the lives of medical device users – we looked at who is most at risk -- Matthew D. Dean, University of California, Irvine and Katherine Asmussen, University of Tennessee

1 month ago

'Bouncing back' is a myth – resilience means integrating hard experiences into your life story, not ignoring them -- Keith M. Bellizzi, University of Connecticut

1 month ago

For adults with ADHD – or even those with just some symptoms – using smart strategies to start and complete tasks can make all the difference -- Laura E. Knouse, University of Richmond

1 month ago

Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children -- Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst

1 month ago

What's the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care -- Adrienne Lapidos, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Thomas, Temple University, and Kristen Abraham, University of Detroit Mercy

2 months ago

Magic mushroom-infused products appear in Colorado gas stations – what public health officials want consumers to know -- David Kroll, University of Colorado Anschutz

13 days ago

Can peptide injections help people recover from injuries? Here's what you need to know -- Flynn McGuire, University of Utah

11 days ago

Sleep apnea compromises far more than a good night's rest – 2 neuroscientists outline the risks and the need for better diagnosis -- Erika Yamazaki, Northwestern University and Ken A. Paller, Northwestern University

11 days ago

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist's guide to managing them -- Danielle Wilhour, University of Colorado Anschutz

12 days ago

Biological age tests reveal what slows or hastens aging – but they're useful only for researchers, not consumers -- Idan Shalev, Penn State and Abner Apsley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

6 days ago

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here's why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking -- Olamide Asifat, Georgia Southern University

20 days ago

Reddit and TikTok - with the help of AI - are reshaping how researchers understand substance use -- Layla Bouzoubaa, Drexel University

4 months ago

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

7 months ago

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

11 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

Clinical trials that are actually marketing ploys targeting doctors – how seeding trials put profit over patients -- Sukhun Kang, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ivan Lin, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Sungyong Chang, Cornell University

10 days ago

Financial strain, lockdowns and fear of infection during disease outbreaks magnify violence against women and girls − new research -- Lindsay Stark, Washington University in St. Louis and Ilana Seff, Washington University in St. Louis

13 days ago

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows -- Kathryn Spearman, Penn State

27 days ago

Salty drinking water could be increasing your blood pressure – people living in coastal areas are most at risk -- Rajiv Chowdhury, Florida International University

1 month ago