A new tool designed to help state and local officials estimate the effects of social distancing and other public health interventions used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic has been released by the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND ...
May 4, 2020
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Qing Shen's thesis aims to increase our understanding of cancer diagnostic workup, by investigating different stress-related health outcomes during the critical time period of cancer evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, and ...
Apr 3, 2020
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University at Buffalo School of Nursing researchers have found a"significant association" between alcohol or marijuana use and insufficient sleep among high school students.
Mar 26, 2020
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Health officials around the world agree that the vast majority of children have avoided the global scourge of COVID-19. But the pandemic's social and economic consequences have already begun to affect the most vulnerable ...
Mar 26, 2020
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The risk of premature death doubles if you have mental health problems and drink more than the equivalent of two units per day, on average. This a shown in a study conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
Feb 25, 2020
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Stop calling the novel coronavirus outbreak the "Wuhan coronavirus," and start getting comfortable with "COVID-19." That's the World Health Organization's recommended name for the disease.
Feb 19, 2020
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Cancer survivors who are diagnosed during adolescence or early adulthood (age 15-20 years) are at increased risk of premature death compared to the general population. They have an elevated risk of severe or life-threatening ...
Feb 15, 2020
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A new study shows that having general anesthesia in a cesarean delivery is linked with significantly increased odds of severe postpartum depression requiring hospitalization, thoughts of suicide or self-inflicted injury. ...
Feb 4, 2020
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New research shows that exercise addiction is nearly four times more common amongst people with an eating disorder.
Jan 28, 2020
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Existing evidence suggests pornography may negatively affect some individuals, but it does not qualify as a public health crisis, and calling it one could cause harm.
Jan 9, 2020
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