Living at higher altitudes in India linked to increased risk of childhood stunting
Living at higher altitudes in India is linked to an increased risk of stunted growth, with children living in homes 2,000 meters or more above sea level 40% more at risk than those living 1,000 meters below, finds research ...
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Study reveals racial disparities in COVID-19 testing delays among health care workers
At the height of the pandemic, timely access to COVID-19 testing was crucial for curbing the spread of the disease and informing treatment decisions. Studies have unveiled racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infection ...
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Premature mortality higher among sexual minority women, study finds
Compared to heterosexual women, bisexual women died 37% sooner and lesbian women 20% sooner, according to results from one of the largest studies to examine sexual orientation-related inequities in mortality and the first ...
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Improving health communication to save lives during epidemics
During epidemics of Ebola, COVID-19, Zika and other public health emergencies, effective communication of public health messages is crucial to control the spread of disease, maintain public trust, and encourage compliance ...
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Researcher discusses importance of communicating to the public during a pandemic, and the personal risk it can entail
In global crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital that scientists step forward to engage with the public and help deliver medical and scientific advice in a friendly, digestible and open format. While the traditional ...
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Study argues traffic noise is a novel risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
An international group of noise experts from the Copenhagen Cancer Institute (Denmark), the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Philadelphia (U.S.) ...
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Cancer survivors reporting loneliness experience higher mortality risk, study shows
A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) showed people surviving cancer who reported feeling more lonely experienced a higher mortality risk compared to survivors reporting low or no loneliness.
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Meat and dairy alternatives should be clearly labeled to help consumers make healthy choices, says study
Consumers need clearer information about the nutritional content and processing of meat and dairy alternatives when they are buying food, according to a new study.
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Job losses help explain increase in drug deaths among Black Americans
New research points to an economic factor that might be overlooked when considering why drug-related deaths among Black Americans increased significantly after 2010 in U.S. regions reporting heightened fentanyl activity: ...
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Women caregivers are stressed; transportation infrastructure could help
Caregiving travel—such as taking a child to school or a parent to the doctor—can be associated with stress and decreased happiness among women but not men, according to a University of Michigan study.
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Improving men's sexual health: AI's pivotal role in erectile dysfunction management
In a review published in the journal of UroPrecision, researchers from the University of Texas McGovern Medical School reveal how artificial intelligence (AI) is setting a new course in men's sexual health, specifically in ...
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Q&A: To protect human health, we must protect the Earth's health
Human activities have transformed and degraded Earth's natural systems. But it's not just the planet that endures the harms of things like pollution and climate change. Changes like rising ocean temperatures and CO2 levels ...
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Vaping now more common than smoking among young people—and the risks go beyond lung and brain damage
Vaping is now more common than cigarette smoking among young people, according to a new report coordinated by the University of Glasgow and commissioned by the World Health Organization.
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Research finds physical activity in nature helps prevent several diseases, including depression and type 2 diabetes
Physical activity in natural environments prevent almost 13,000 cases of non-communicable diseases a year in England and save treatment costs of more than £100m, new research from the University of Exeter has found.
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Do implicit bias trainings on race improve health care?
There is increasing evidence that implicit bias—non-conscious attitudes toward specific groups—is a source of racial inequities in certain aspects of health care, and lawmakers are taking note.
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Watchdog group says US food recalls rose again last year
U.S. recalls of foods for salmonella, foreign objects or undeclared allergens are rampant nowadays and the highest they've been since 2020, a watchdog group warns.
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What is health equity? How the idea grew—and why it matters
It's an idea as old as modern medicine and as new as the latest medical research. No matter how you look at health equity, the conversation involves contradictions.
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New school lunch rules target added sugars, salt
School lunches will soon contain less added sugars and salt under new nutrition standards announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday.
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