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Preeclampsia rates in minority communities shed light on the social roots of maternal health disparities - Carina Heckert, University of Texas at El Paso and Kyle Wiley, University of Texas at El Paso

1 day ago

Should you wash your prewashed lettuce? An infectious disease expert explains how to eat your greens safely during the cyclospora outbreak -- Lisa Cuchara, Quinnipiac University

1 day 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 day ago

Should you drink Philly's tap water? -- Christine Kirchhoff, Penn State

1 day ago

What I found when I scanned the brains of kids creating tunes on the piano -- Karen Barrett, University of California, San Francisco

2 days ago

Why Americans seeking affordable doctor visits and medicines abroad may misjudge healthcare quality -- Kelli Frias, American University and Deidre Popovich, Texas Tech University

7 days ago

Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others -- Azadeh Nasuhidehnavi, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Wesley Kufel, Binghamton University, State University of New York

2 days ago

How vaccine skeptics use storytelling effectively to create powerful but medically inaccurate messaging -- Katherine Shwetz, Rice University; University of Toronto

3 days ago

The Benadryl Challenge isn't going away – here's how public health officials are trying to stop this deadly viral trend -- Andrew Yockey, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

3 days ago

More testosterone won't make a better soldier or a tougher man – aggression and strength drive T levels, not the other way around -- Adam Stanaland, University of Richmond

10 days ago

South Dakota's abortion pill advertising ban runs into free speech roadblock -- Lucinda M. Finley, University at Buffalo

7 days ago

Colorado was the first state to cap a drug's price – then a federal court stepped in -- Shweta Kumar, University of Kentucky

11 days ago

FDA drug approval affects healthcare around the world, but political shortcuts could hurt the agency's international reputation -- C. Michael White, University of Connecticut

15 days ago

2.6 million Americans lost health insurance in 2025 after ACA subsidies expired, leading to real health consequences -- Aparna Soni, Indiana University

16 days ago

From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC's public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention -- John Kubale, University of Michigan

18 days ago

Time for a clock change? Congress considers daylight saving time ... again -- Beth Ann Malow, Vanderbilt University

10 days ago

Dr. ChatGPT is getting remarkably good at diagnosing health problems - but actual doctors are still better at weighing treatment options -- Andrew Parsons, University of Virginia

1 month ago

Should you get a second medical opinion? A surgeon explains why doing so can make you a more confident patient -- Danielle Friedman, Quinnipiac University

2 months ago

Poop tests and blood tests join colonoscopy as options for colorectal cancer screening -- Andrea Dwyer, University of Colorado Anschutz

2 months ago

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

1 month 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

2 months ago

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

2 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

2 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

2 months ago

Cholera still kills thousands each year – in places without clean water, it's far from history -- Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago

2 days ago

Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue -- Charles N. Haas, Drexel University and Robert Promisloff, Drexel University

1 month ago

World Cup creates perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread – here are the biggest threats health experts are watching for -- Andrés Henao, University of Colorado Anschutz

1 month ago

Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce -- Bruce Y. Lee, City University of New York and Hannah Dimmick, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Public Policy

2 months ago

Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine -- Klinger Soares Faico Filho, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)

2 months ago

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

7 days ago

Screen time guidelines for kids and adolescents have shifted as research paints a more nuanced picture -- Gabriel E. Hales, Michigan State University

14 days ago

Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the US healthcare system often prevents it -- Karen Lutfey Spencer, University of Colorado Denver and Jane Callahan, North Carolina Central University

16 days ago

Autistic children drown at alarming rates - swim lessons and water safety strategies can save their lives -- Tana Carson, Florida International University and Tania Santiago Perez, Florida International University

14 days ago

Nearly 20% of new moms have anxiety or depression, but a promising psychedelic treatment is on the horizon -- Camille Hoffman, University of Colorado Anschutz

23 days ago

Childhood experiences of LGBTQ+ stigma can harm romantic relationships decades later – psychologists explain how to reconnect with yourself and your partner -- Melissa Gates, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Christina Balderrama-Durbin, Binghamton University, State University of New York

1 month ago

Glucosamine supplements may speed memory loss from Alzheimer's, new research shows -- Ramon Sun, University of Florida

1 month ago

Looksmaxxing isn't just a TikTok trend – it often reflects severe body image issues in teen boys and young men -- Jordyn Tovey, University of Michigan

2 months ago

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

3 months ago

Alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs, yet its presence is ubiquitous in social settings and celebrations -- Emma Fenske, Oregon Health & Science University

24 days ago

Melatonin can be a safe and effective sleep aid for all ages – but product inconsistencies and improper dosing lead to real harms -- Sally Ibrahim, Case Western Reserve University

1 month ago

Bones communicate with the rest of the body to support overall health – here's the science behind your skeleton -- Priya Bhardwaj, Washington University in St. Louis

1 month ago

How Messi, Mbappe and Haaland use their brains (as well as feet) to gain a psychological edge at the World Cup -- Eric Zillmer, Drexel University

1 month ago

Quartz countertops are driving a public health crisis in the US – 2 occupational health experts explain the surge of lung transplants and lawsuits -- David Michaels, George Washington University and Robert Harrison, University of California, San Francisco

1 month 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

10 days ago

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

1 month ago

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

6 months ago

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

9 months ago

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

3 days ago

Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms -- Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University

7 days ago

Keeping drugs free of contaminants – pharmaceutical manufacturers filter medications through tiny pores to keep them sterile and safe -- Shreya Kapila, Penn State

10 days ago

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread -- Ziyad Al-Aly, Washington University in St. Louis

18 days ago

I'm a Philly neonatologist, and every time I discharge a baby from the NICU, I worry about the air they'll breathe at home -- Tim Nelin, University of Pennsylvania

10 days ago