For many children, September marks a return to school after several months' absence. With this comes the return of the school commute. In North America, increased distances between home and school, changing working patterns ...
Sep 1, 2020
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The government has recently announced a strategy aimed at reducing obesity in the UK. It will introduce a ban on unhealthy food advertisements on TV before a certain hour, end "buy one, get one free" junk food deals, and ...
Aug 19, 2020
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Transforming the way communities are designed makes it more likely that people across the U.S. will engage in activities such as walking, biking, rolling and using public transportation, according to two new reports published ...
Aug 14, 2020
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The complex food shopping patterns that financially insecure families employ have been upended by the COVID-19 crisis. While increasing the maximum benefit for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly ...
Jun 15, 2020
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Doctors face tough choices during difficult childbirths—often involving the decision of whether to perform a cesarean section operation. And in the background lies a question: To what extent are these medical decisions ...
Mar 12, 2020
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The old story of a farmer trying to get a stubborn mule to pull a wagon by dangling a carrot in front of its nose, or hitting its rump with a stick, may not seem to have much to do with the practice of medicine.
Feb 19, 2020
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Global climate change has raised concerns that mosquito-borne diseases could become increasingly prevalent in the United States as warmer temperatures lead to increased mosquito activity.
Jan 23, 2020
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All babies born to mothers infected with HIV are exposed to the virus in utero, but not all of them become infected with it. Yet, all pregnant women in the U.S. with HIV receive antiretroviral therapy (ART), so both infected ...
Dec 3, 2019
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A new study in JAMA Ophthalmology details plans by University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center to help curb the nation's opioid epidemic—starting at their own clinic.
Oct 31, 2019
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In March 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network revised its criteria for prioritizing children awaiting heart transplantation in the U.S. with the intention of reducing the number of deaths on the waitlist, ...
Sep 23, 2019
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