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2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us - Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University

2 days ago

Harm-reduction vending machines offer free naloxone, pregnancy tests and hygiene kits -- Alice Zhang, Penn State and Jennifer Murphy, Penn State

2 days 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

2 days ago

Beauty sleep isn't a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful -- Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh

5 days 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

5 days 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

5 days ago

Kennedy hearing deepens crisis over dismantling of CDC leadership - health scholar explains why the agency's ability to protect public health is compromised -- Jordan Miller, Arizona State University

7 days ago

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children -- David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

14 days ago

Pediatricians' association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance -- David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

27 days ago

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

1 month ago

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what's at stake -- Margaret Riley, University of Virginia

5 days ago

How RFK Jr.'s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims -- Deborah Fuller, University of Washington

12 days ago

Pregnant women face tough choices about medication use due to lack of safety data − here's why medical research cuts will make it worse -- Almut Winterstein, University of Florida and Sonja Rasmussen, Johns Hopkins University

20 days ago

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker -- Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky

20 days ago

Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions -- Leslie Root, University of Colorado Boulder; Karen Benjamin Guzzo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Shelley Clark, McGill University

1 month ago

As wrestling fans reel from the sudden death of Hulk Hogan, a cardiologist explains how to live long and healthy − and avoid chronic disease -- William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

Pregnancy brings unique challenges for people with autoimmune diseases – but with early planning, pregnancy outcomes can be greatly improved -- Kristen Demoruelle, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

21 days ago

Are you really allergic to penicillin? A pharmacist explains why there's a good chance you're not − and how you can find out for sure -- Elizabeth W. Covington, Auburn 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

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

1 month ago

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

2 months 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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

1 month 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

5 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

6 months ago

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

6 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

6 months 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

12 days ago

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

23 days 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

21 days ago

The 3 worst things you can say after a pet dies, and what to say instead -- Brian N. Chin, Trinity College

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

13 days ago

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

21 days 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

27 days ago

Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic – a grief researcher and widow shares evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss -- Liza Barros-Lane, University of Houston-Downtown

1 month ago

Youth athletes, not just professionals, may face mental health risks from repeated traumatic brain injuries -- David B. Sarwer, Temple University

1 month ago

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

19 days ago

Balancing kratom's potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm -- David Kroll, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

14 days ago

A toxicologist's guide to poison ivy's itch and bee stings' burning pain – 2 examples of nature's chemical warfare -- Christopher P. Holstege, University of Virginia and Sandra H. Nixon, University of Virginia

1 month ago

I'm an expert in crafting public health messages: Here are 3 marketing strategies I use to make Philadelphia healthier -- Sarah Bauerle Bass, Temple University

2 months ago

Ticks carry decades of history in each troublesome bite -- Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University

2 months ago

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

3 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

A blood test that screens for multiple cancers at once promises to boost early detection -- Colin Pritchard, University of Washington

1 year ago

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

5 days 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

12 days ago

Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds -- Amiran Baduashvili, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Lisa Bero, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

27 days ago

Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago and Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

Detroit is the most challenging place in the country for people with asthma − here's how to help kids in the Motor City breathe easier -- Rhonda Conner-Warren, Michigan State University

5 days ago