Health

Financial incentives boost weight-loss programs

Paying cash to people with obesity for losing a specific amount of weight or completing weight-reducing activities works better than offering stand-alone free tools, such as weight-loss programs, diet books, and wearable ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

U.S. premature births hit highs not seen in 15 years

More than 1 in every 10 births in the United States now occur prematurely, and the number of these more dangerous deliveries jumped by 4% during 2021, a new report from the March of Dimes shows.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Life expectancy drops for Native Americans due to COVID-19

Native Americans have experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic disease, employment in frontline jobs, and limited access to quality health care.

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