While access to nature is an established social determinant of health with clear benefits to physical, mental, and social health, it does not receive as must attention by health care providers or health systems as other social ...
Jul 9, 2020
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Where you live may affect your fertility, a new study suggests.
Aug 3, 2022
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Older Black men have a higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery than do Black women and white men and women—with their odds of death 50% higher after elective surgery compared with white men.
Mar 1, 2023
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Nearly 18 percent of U.S. school-aged children and adolescents are obese, as the rate of childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. The prevalence of obesity puts children at greater risk of developing ...
Apr 10, 2012
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A new study has found that 5- to 6-year-olds view people's environments, not their skin color, as the most important determinant of their behavior and psychological characteristics. These findings contradict the idea that ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Large disparities exist in obesity and other chronic diseases across racial/ethnic groups in the United States. Are racial differences in diet, exercise, and weight status related to better knowledge about healthy eating ...
Nov 28, 2011
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They say home is where the heart is. But can a person's home also play a role in how healthy that heart is?
Aug 1, 2023
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A variety of risks can make it more likely that someone develops Alzheimer's disease or other dementias.
Oct 26, 2023
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Neighborhood relationships and social connections protected against loneliness, depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). The findings ...
Mar 28, 2022
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The COVID-19 pandemic changed the lifestyles of people, especially those of children, significantly. As lockdowns were declared across the world, they added sedentary time to children's schedules. Sedentary behavior is defined ...
Nov 14, 2022
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