Being born in the wrong ZIP code can shorten your life
Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live.
Oct 10, 2018
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Newly released data on life expectancy across the U.S. shows that where we live matters for how long we live.
Oct 10, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Americans' love affair with fast food continues, with 1 in every 3 adults chowing down on the fare on any given day.
Oct 3, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Fewer U.S. kids are plagued by tooth cavities compared to just a few years ago, but income disparities persist, according to a new U.S. government study.
Apr 13, 2018
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Children in lower-income families spend more time watching TV and using electronic devices than kids in more affluent homes, according to a survey released Thursday.
Oct 19, 2017
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People who eat fresh fruit on most days are at lower risk of heart attack and stroke than people who rarely eat fresh fruit, according to new research published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. The findings ...
Apr 6, 2016
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"You had to pay the fee, or the doctor wasn't going to see you anymore."
Jul 8, 2024
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Last Wednesday morning, a toddler arrived at the emergency department of UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville with a swollen jaw.
Jul 27, 2023
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Tobacco use imposes a large health and economic burden worldwide. Research estimates that, in 2019, about 8 million deaths were attributable to tobacco smoking. Tobacco also reduces years of healthy living: about 200 million ...
May 30, 2023
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COVID-19 vaccines reduced the potential global death toll during the pandemic by more than half in the year following their implementation, a mathematical modeling study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases estimates.
Jun 23, 2022
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What we eat and drink across our lifespan greatly impacts our heart and brain health. The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives for all, today ...
May 10, 2022
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