Scientists map kissing bugs beyond the Americas to assess Chagas threat
A groundbreaking dataset charts the distribution of kissing bug species across three continents, providing public health officials with…
BPâ„¢ initiative works relentlessly to help people with hypertension
Nearly half of U.S. adults – 122.4 million people – are living with high blood pressure (BP), a…
Very Few People Use This Simple Way To Tame Blood Pressure, Study Reveals
Salt substitutes can lower sodium intake and help control blood pressure, but a review of nearly two decades…
Mount Sinai Study Reveals Genetic Clues Explaining Why Obesity Affects People Differently
Newswise — New York, NY (September 15, 2025) — An international team of researchers led by Icahn School…
Let the rulemaking begin: Why direct-to-consumer drug ads deserve a closer look
Call it death by disclosure. After nearly 30 years in which prescription drug ads have become a fixture…
The lagged effects of parent–child relationship on internet addiction: parallel mediation of psychological need frustration and self-esteem | BMC Public Health
Davis RA. A cognitive-behavioral model of pathological internet use. Comput Hum Behav. 2001;17(2):187–95. Article Google Scholar Park SK,…
Positive association between Internet use and mental health among adults aged ≥50 years in 23 countries
Global Health Data Exchange (GHDx) (Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, accessed 1 November 2023); https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-results Mental Health…
Waning Japanese encephalitis immunity linked to more severe dengue illness
Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese…
New Breath Test Detects Diabetes in Minutes
Scientists at Penn State have created a breath-based sensor that detects diabetes by measuring acetone levels. The quick,…
School closures during COVID created massive long-term costs with limited health benefits
School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic imposed enormous long-term costs while other measures delivered better health outcomes for…
The Difficulty in Defining ‘Bad’ Foods – Joel Harold Tannenbaum
Ultra-processed foods seem to be on everyone’s lips lately—and not just as a salty snack. A widely reported…
New care program aims to improve cancer treatment access for Indigenous patients
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma Health Campus have published an article in the New England Journal of…