Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat
Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly
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Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood: study
Inflation is running high around the globe, largely fueled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic. As a
Read more‘Impending intergenerational crisis’: Americans with disabilities lack long-term care plans
Thinking about the future makes Courtney Johnson nervous. The 25-year-old blogger and college student has autism and several chronic illnesses,
Read moreBird flu has made a comeback, driving up prices for holiday turkeys
An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has spread through chicken and turkey flocks in 46 states since it was
Read more‘Fourth trimester’ focus is pushed to prevent maternal deaths
For several weeks a year, the work of nurse-midwife Karen Sheffield-Abdullah is really detective work. She and a team of
Read moreHow taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma
Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage
Read moreExperts predict “recombinant” COVID strains that blend the worst aspects of multiple variants
Public health experts are concerned about mutated versions of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, that combine the worst elements
Read moreWhy food labels showing the exercise needed to burn off calories won’t work for everyone
In an effort to tackle the increasing prevalence of obesity, the U.K. government has introduced a number of public health
Read moreThe connection between social media use and vaccine hesitancy
People who consume a lot of news on social media are more likely to be skeptical of COVID-19 vaccines and
Read moreWill COVID spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe
Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus caught many people by surprise and
Read moreMore than 3 Million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022
A study released today from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Read moreHaven’t seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one
When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe
Read moreTranscript for Telebriefing: Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
00:00 Welcome, everyone to today’s conference call at this time your lines have been placed on listen only for today’s
Read moreHow TikTok is helping spread diet culture myths
Six years ago, a popular reality TV show called “The Biggest Loser” suffered a public blow to its credibility. The
Read moreWhy are so many young people are having less sex and fewer friendships?
The right-wing media ecosystem wants more sex. Specifically, conservative and far-right pundits are worried that young men specifically aren’t having
Read moreHurricane Ian’s deadly impact on Florida seniors exposes need for new preparation strategies
All kinds of natural disasters — hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, dangerous heat waves — pose substantial risks to older adults.
Read moreSelena Gomez documentary revelations: From her faith to how the past haunts her
In 1991, the film “Madonna: Truth or Dare” became the highest-grossing documentary of all time (later dethroned by “Bowling for
Read moreA horrifying amount of microplastic discharges from nonstick pans and goes into our food, study says
Everyone knows the name Teflon, the patented nonstick coating chemical discovered by DuPont in 1938 — which is convenient because the full
Read moreCDC Media Telebriefing: Update on Respiratory Disease Circulation Transcript
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Read moreCDC Releases UPDATED Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain
Pain affects the lives of millions of Americans every day and improving pain care and the lives of patients with
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