City in Lehigh Valley ranked as most challenging place to live with asthma in continental US | Allentown Area
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – A report has ranked Allentown as the #1 most challenging city to live with asthma.…
The Lindsay Clancy trial reveals our failure on postpartum depression. Here’s how it gets better.
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Blood pressure intervention lowers dementia risk in community-based trial
In a community-based trial in rural China, an intensive blood-pressure lowering intervention reduced the incidence of dementia compared…
Scientists Find a Troubling Effect of Sitting That Exercise Couldn’t Prevent
A workout habit may not fully counter what happens inside the arteries during long periods of sitting. New…
Digital registry strategy doubles heart failure treatment uptake
A registry-based digital strategy that identified untreated patients and invited them to a telephone consultation more than doubled implementation of an effective type of heart failure…
‘Measles-associated’ deaths mark Pennsylvania’s first in 35 years, health officials say
Lancaster County ‘measles-associated’ deaths mark Pennsylvania’s first in 35 years, health officials say LANCASTER, Pa. — Two Lancaster…
Sewage monitoring may provide earlier warning of pertussis outbreaks
Pertussis, or whooping cough, continues to cause periodic outbreaks worldwide and can be especially dangerous for infants who…
Cleaner Cars May Be Hiding a New Pollution Problem
Vehicle exhaust contains a complex mixture of gases and particles that can affect air quality, climate, and human…
Integration of consumer AI into healthcare pathways
Consumer-facing AI can improve public health—but more evidence is needed. Nat. Health 1, 159 (2026). Plantin, J. -C.,…
Lil Nas X’s bipolar diagnosis and mental health treatment| STAT
When Lil Nas X recently disclosed that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, one part of his…
Video games are transforming health care for kids
If you’re like me, and you grew up in a house where your mom refused to let you…
Severe Mental Illness Linked To Higher Dementia Risk Even At Young Age, And Greater Stroke Risk Earlier In Life
Newswise — People living with severe mental illness face a substantially higher risk of dementia throughout adulthood, as…