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Does my kid have COVID-19 or just a cold? A pediatric nurse explains how to tell – and why it matters - Ann Sheehan, Michigan State University

6 hours ago

Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats -- Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, The Ohio State University

6 hours ago

At-home drug disposal products can play an important role in keeping rural Coloradans safe -- Sunny Linnebur, University of Colorado Anschutz

6 hours ago

If you're on GLP-1 drugs and plan to fast for Yom Kippur, here's what you need to know -- Reed Berger-Fleishman, University of Illinois Chicago

1 day ago

Pittsburgh's kindergartners fall below the measles safety threshold, testing the city's vaccine legacy -- Rebecca Smullin Dawson, Allegheny College

2 days ago

Dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories – including Florida -- Andrés Henao, University of Colorado Anschutz

3 days ago

Using 'neurodivergent' as a catch-all term is problematic – here's why -- Alessio Bellato, University of Southampton and Samuele Cortese, University of Southampton

1 day ago

How South Korea is tackling its super-aging problem – and what other aging nations can learn from its experience -- Jeongmin Park, Penn State and Alexis R. Santos, Penn State

3 days ago

Portugal decriminalized drugs 25 years ago, but the real lesson is what it built around this policy -- Karyn Sporer, University of Maine and Robert Glover, University of Maine

4 days ago

DRC's Ebola epidemic could be the worst in history: 4 things that could help end it -- Yap Boum, Mbarara University of Science and Technology and Marie Roseline Belizaire, Universidad de Alcalá

10 days ago

Separating the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could decrease access for Colorado parents -- Jennifer Reich, University of Colorado Denver

6 hours ago

CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

4 days ago

The CDC has a new director – now comes the hard part -- Syra S. Madad, Harvard Kennedy School and Nahid Bhadelia, Boston University

28 days ago

What happens when your hospital is also your insurance company? We're starting to see the effects -- Geronimo Bejarano Cardenas, Brown University and Grace Mackleby, University of Southern California

1 month ago

US government is pushing to gain unprecedented access to your medical records – as data protections are weakening -- Jennifer D. Oliva, Indiana University

1 month ago

Stop trying to maintain constant productivity: Your ability to cope with stress changes with the seasons and your own biological clocks -- Masha Remskar, Arizona State University

23 days ago

Elite sports are laboratories of health and performance innovation, but not every experiment belongs in your routine -- Adam Annaccone, University of Texas at Arlington

30 days ago

How to do your own online health research like a scientist – a biostatistician's step-by-step guide -- Lucy McGowan, Wake Forest University

1 month ago

Flawed studies linking hormone therapy to breast cancer made doctors reluctant to prescribe it for menopause relief – especially for breast cancer survivors -- Versha Pleasant, University of Michigan

1 month ago

US immigration policies interfere with prenatal care and parenting choices, hurting people and communities -- Jallicia Jolly, Amherst College

3 months ago

I'm a doctor who helped rename PCOS to PMOS – a 10-year process of listening to 14,000 patients and health professionals speak on how to improve care -- Melanie Cree, University of Colorado Anschutz

3 months ago

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth -- Yenupini Joyce Adams, University of Notre Dame

3 months ago

Reduced health insurance payments for hospital births had a bigger impact on sterilization rates than correcting an injustice -- Liana Woskie, Tufts University and Kimberly Turner, University of Pittsburgh

3 months 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

4 months ago

Shingles can cause severe chronic pain – new research on how exosomes alter neurons offers pathways to treatment -- Andrew Bubak, University of Colorado Anschutz

3 days ago

How does Salmonella contaminate everything under the sun? A food safety specialist explains how you can stop its spread -- Kimberly Baker, Clemson University

17 days ago

Can an ancient virus be brought back to life? What 500-year-old smallpox DNA reveals -- Aris Katzourakis, University of Oxford

3 days ago

'Must I take all my antibiotics?' Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule -- Amy J. Mathers, University of Virginia

18 days ago

Why millions of people around the world are contracting measles in 2026 -- Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond

16 days ago

Dementia care navigators help Latino Coloradans get the support they need -- Hillary Lum, University of Colorado Anschutz

21 days ago

If you think someone has an eating disorder, should you say something? A dietitian explains how to express concern without body shaming -- Miranda Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic

1 month ago

In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain-related healthcare -- Rasheera Dopson, Northern Arizona University; Eric Cerino, Northern Arizona University; Megan McCoy, Northern Arizona University, and Paulina German, Northern Arizona University

1 month ago

Millions of family caregivers manage complex diets for older relatives – often with little nutritional guidance -- Minakshi Raj, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

1 month ago

Why so few older Americans get counseling – and how it could help -- Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota

4 days ago

Are too many Americans taking antidepressants? -- Andrew McLean, University of North Dakota

7 days ago

Online mental healthcare is here to stay: Here's how to navigate your options and find the right clinician -- Shari Harding, UMass Chan Medical School

15 days ago

I'm part of the team writing the next bible of psychiatry – for the first time, the DSM will use biology to understand mental disorders -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago

23 days ago

New therapies help people with schizophrenia – but access is woefully inadequate -- Matthew Kurtz, Wesleyan University

28 days ago

Decades after 9/11, toxic dust and PTSD may be accelerating brain aging among first responders -- Roberto Lucchini, Florida International University

10 days ago

People with Tourette syndrome, like Billie Eilish, use everything in their power to suppress tics – this exhausting process is key to treatment -- Michael Okun, University of Florida

8 days ago

What we remember when we remember 9/11 -- Jennifer Talarico, Lafayette College

8 days ago

'Mad honey' that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide -- Prayan Pokharel, University of Hohenheim

22 days ago

AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin -- Mohamed Akrout, University of Tennessee

15 days ago

Many cancer survivors have impairments that make using mobile devices and websites difficult -- Rachel F. Adler, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Devorah Kletenik, Brooklyn College

1 month ago

What Pennsylvania's AI chatbot lawsuit teaches us about the psychology behind medical trust -- Gretchen Chapman, Carnegie Mellon University

3 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

11 months ago

Florida lost 450,000 ACA enrollees in 2026 as premiums rose an average of 37% nationally, new data shows -- Robert Applebaum, Miami University

1 month ago

US teens are smoking and vaping less than their peers abroad -- Holly Jarman, University of Michigan; Claire L. Ma, University of Michigan, and Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, UMass Amherst

1 month ago

The typical gig worker is changing – and struggling more than ever to make ends meet -- Jacob Lederman, University of Michigan Flint

1 month ago

What makes muscles contract? A physiologist explains how muscles move -- Kiki Crawford, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

1 month ago

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain's filing cabinets -- Ian McDonough, Binghamton University, State University of New York

3 days ago

A day in the life: a look at the Danish way versus the British way -- Emma Norris, Brunel University of London and Kristina Pfeffer, University of Southern Denmark

7 days ago