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

3 days 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

3 days ago

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

3 days ago

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

4 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

4 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

5 days ago

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

4 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

10 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

28 days 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

12 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

12 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

28 days 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

6 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

13 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

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)

6 days ago

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

10 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

Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here's what to know about this emerging health issue -- Jenni Shearston, University of Colorado Boulder

2 months ago

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

6 days ago

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

7 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

13 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

1 month ago

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

20 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

26 days 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

1 month ago

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

6 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 at Urbana-Champaign

7 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

13 days ago

Placebo effect can work as well as real medicine – but your body may need permission to use it -- Phil Starks, Tufts University

18 days ago

Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind -- Hollis Karoly, University of Colorado Anschutz and Kent Hutchison, University of Colorado Anschutz

6 days ago

'Learning to be humble meant taming my need to stand out from the group' – a humility scholar explains how he became more grounded -- Barret Michalec, Arizona State University

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

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

6 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

3 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

6 days ago

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

20 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

26 days ago