Extreme heat and extreme cold are both associated with increased risks of death from ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The researchers found that the ...
May 22, 2024
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Jacqueline Saa has a genetic condition that leaves her unable to stand and walk on her own or hold a job. Every weekday for four years, Saa, 43, has relied on a home health aide to help her cook, bathe and dress, go to the ...
May 20, 2024
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Growing a healthy baby relies on getting enough nutrients while pregnant.
May 15, 2024
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Among New Yorkers with low incomes, the "Vision Zero" initiative to stem roadway crashes resulted in a marked, 30% reduction in traffic injuries of varying severity from early 2014—when the city government launched the ...
May 9, 2024
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The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases that emerged since the turn of this century.
May 8, 2024
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New research from City, University of London and the University of Southampton highlights the importance of Healthy Start for low-income families and outlines several recommendations for local and national governments to ...
May 7, 2024
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For many years, Rose Sims had no idea what was going on inside a nondescript brick building on Florida Street a couple of miles from her modest one-story home on the southwestern side of town.
May 2, 2024
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During the past 40 years, the gap between rich and poor Americans has continued to widen in terms of health and mortality, as well as income.
May 1, 2024
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If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not.
May 1, 2024
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An accurate, affordable, environmentally and user-friendly diagnostic tool for multiple cancers—including pancreatic, gastric, and colorectal cancers—is reported in a paper in Nature Sustainability. The tool can diagnose ...
Apr 23, 2024
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