Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.
Apr 22, 2024
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A screening tool can quickly identify cancer patients at risk of financial toxicity, new findings from Columbia Nursing researchers show.
Mar 29, 2024
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Venting about a source of anger might feel good in the moment, but it's not effective at reducing the rage, new research suggests.
Mar 18, 2024
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Adults are more likely to follow government vaccination recommendations when they do not have to pay out of pocket for the vaccine, according to a new study by a University of Massachusetts Amherst researcher. The findings ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Drug overdose deaths increased sharply among Americans without a college education and nearly doubled over a three-year period among those who don't have a high school diploma, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The ...
Oct 6, 2023
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The past decade has seen a significant increase in marijuana use among U.S. college students. This increase has coincided with notable changes in national and local cannabis laws and policies, and perceptions of the associated ...
Oct 5, 2023
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Improvements in socioeconomic status (education, income, employment status and health insurance) for ideal cardiovascular health may not benefit people from all racial or ethnic groups equally, as white adults were more likely ...
Sep 13, 2023
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The United States is experiencing its highest overall death rates in more than a century, fueled in part by drug overdose mortality. The origins of the current epidemic are due, at least in part, to a 1986 World Health Organization ...
Sep 12, 2023
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The COVID-19 recession resulted in an overall baby bump, or increase in births, among U.S.-born mothers, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Aug 22, 2023
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Black residents living in highly segregated neighborhoods have significantly shortened life expectancies, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study published July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.
Jul 14, 2023
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