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Treatment Add-On Improves Outcomes for Coronary Patients
Statins help people recover from a heart attack, but they often are started too late and leave patients vulnerable to a second coronary.
Seniors Goin' Mobile
Remaining able to drive is as big a thing for many seniors as it is for teens. GPS devices can keep older drivers safe on the road longer.
What’s Lost: Trump Whacks Tiny Agency That Works To Make the Nation’s Health Care Safer
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality collects data on U.S. health care expenditures and outcomes and funds research aimed at improving the safety and delivery of care.
Students Help Students Navigate the College Party Scene
College parties often feature alcohol and wanted and unwanted sexual advances. They are much safer when your friends know how to have your back.
Putting Weight-Loss Strategies to the Test
Most of us think of cutting calories when we want to lose weight, but there's another strategy that some find works better. Give it a try?
Breast Milk Keeps Infant Development on Track
Breastfeeding not only protects newborns from viruses and improves their digestion, it helps them meet developmental milestones on time.
Chewing Plastic
Who knew? Chewing gum contains microplastics that enter your body as you chew. They also affect the environment under your feet.
Screen Time Messes with Dream Time
Sleep deprived? Using your tablet, phone or computer in bed makes you far more likely to have trouble falling asleep and sleeping soundly.
The Problem with Smartphone Restrictions
Anyone who has watched a child glued to a screen is likely to find some kind of ban on smartphone use attractive. Too bad it doesn't work -- or do enough to help.
A Two-For-One Health Special
Following the American Heart Association's guidelines for a healthy heart reduces the risk of Alzheimer's as well as cardiovascular disease.
Paradise Abroad
Seniors face unique challenges when they retire to another country. Loneliness is one of them, but older expats can find ways to fit in.
Kids Love Loopholes
We all use loopholes to get what we want without obviously disobeying. Kids think they're funny and learn to use them at a pretty young age.
Life Is Shorter, Not Better, with Butter
Sure, butter and ice cream are luscious, but if you opt for more unsaturated vegetable oils, you are likely to gain many healthy years.
Parents' Bias Favors a Male Default Mode
Parents tend to have an unconscious bias that presumes that any "person" is by default, male. This sends an unfortunate message to girls.
A Longer-Term Look at The Effect of Concussions
Even after the obvious and initial symptoms of a concussion fade, the damage is far from over.
Social Influencers Pushing Unnecessary Health Tests
Influencers are using frightening personal narratives to promote costly medical tests of questionable benefit that can lead to misdiagnoses.
The Downside of a Juice Cleanse
Drinking fruit and vegetable juice to detox your body seems like a good idea. There's one problem: this part of your body doesn't agree.
Helping Doctors Better Meet the Needs of Patients with Disabilities
People with disabilities often find healthcare providers are clueless about the kind of care they need. It just takes a few simple adjustments.
CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington
When CDC employees were summarily fired last month, it affected labs used to test for disease around the country. Few have been reinstated.
Help for Kids and Teens with Long COVID
A PREFUL MRI can track lung function in kids and teens with long COVID without radiation. Their symptoms often go undiagnosed and untreated.