A new study finds that employer points systems, which penalize workers for absences regardless of the reason, are strongly associated with presenteeism, the practice of showing up to work while sick, and that these systems ...
Jun 11, 2026
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As California lawmakers consider legislation that would require "high sugar" warning labels on restaurant menus, a University of California, Davis, study shows that the labels are effective in dissuading diners from ordering ...
Jun 3, 2026
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Most American adults oppose hazing and view it as harmful, but those who are more likely to tolerate hazing also tend to minimize sexual violence, a new University of Mississippi study reveals.
May 27, 2026
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A new University of Michigan study highlights a distinct rural–urban gap in adolescent health. It reports that the link between neighborhood disadvantage and cigarette use appears only in rural areas. Teens in poor rural ...
May 12, 2026
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The scientific consensus is that vaccinations are neither causally nor statistically linked to autism. The US health authority CDC changed its official communication on this matter and instead emphasized a connection could ...
Apr 30, 2026
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With health care costs constituting a major source of concern across the U.S., the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone, everywhere, today released a Presidential Advisory ...
Apr 30, 2026
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Most people strongly support the federal government's reclassification of cannabis, according to a new study that used AI to analyze more than 40,000 comments in the public record. The findings by researchers at Johns Hopkins ...
Apr 29, 2026
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Lately, there has been a lot of focus on declining alcohol sales in North America, and speculation as to why that might be. Dr. Tim Naimi, an alcohol epidemiology researcher and director of the Canadian Institute for Substance ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Every spring and fall, a furious debate ignites across the country: Should we do away with Daylight Savings Time? Beyond anecdotes of preferences among various professions and household situations, the debate raises real ...
Apr 25, 2026
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A substantial amount of medical information provided by five popular chatbots is inaccurate and incomplete, with half (50%) of the responses problematic: 30% were somewhat, and 20% were highly problematic. These are the results ...
Apr 14, 2026
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