Children not receiving in-person school instruction and their parents have worse mental, emotional, and physical health outcomes, according to research published in the March 19 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
Mar 19, 2021
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A team of researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School found that older adults with obesity could expect fewer years of remaining life, at age 60, 70 and 80, with no limitation in physical function and no limitation in activities ...
May 9, 2019
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"Period poverty is when people are unable to access menstrual items due to the cost," says Dr. Terry Fleming from the Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Faculty of Health. "Those suffering from period poverty ...
Feb 20, 2020
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While most of Europe is firmly locked down in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19, Sweden is taking a softer line, keeping primary schools, restaurants and bars open and even encouraging people to go outside for a nip of ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Diabetes is a huge and growing public health problem affecting millions of people in the U.S. It's a disease in which patient self-management, supported by health information technology, can potentially prevent or reduce ...
Jun 1, 2023
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The United States is experiencing "almost a vertical increase" in COVID cases as the Omicron variant sweeps the country, but the peak may be only weeks away, top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
Jan 2, 2022
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Even in normal times, getting regular exercise and spending less time on screens can be good for kids. So it should come as no surprise that researchers discovered that kids who exercised more and used technology less during ...
Oct 5, 2021
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Health and environmental advocates today called on communities, school boards and governments at every level to accelerate the electrification of school buses, replacing tens of thousands of diesel-powered school buses spewing ...
Apr 27, 2023
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As the Trump administration pushes full steam ahead to force schools to resume in-person education, public health experts warn that a one-size-fits-all reopening could drive infection and death rates even higher.
Jul 12, 2020
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A significant number of children who do not meet the eligibility criteria for Free School Meals are going hungry, a new study has shown.
Jun 20, 2022
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