Mozambicans lined up Wednesday to get cholera vaccines in the cyclone-hit city of Beira, at the start of a drive […]
Screening for colorectal cancer at 45 would avert deaths, but testing older adults would do more
Starting routine colorectal cancer screening at age 45 rather than 50 would decrease U.S. cancer deaths by as much as […]
College campuses are thinking about lactation spaces — but could be doing more
A college campus may not seem like a place that requires extensive lactation support. But while most undergraduates don’t have […]
HPV vaccination rates remain critically low among younger adolescents in the U.S.
Only about 16 percent of U.S. adolescents have been fully vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) by the time they turn […]
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too: Reduced US life expectancy is not just the Baby Boomers
Declining life expectancies in the U.S. include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But […]
An opioid epidemic may be looming in Mexico — and the US may be partly responsible
Opioid use in Mexico has been low, but national and international factors are converging and a threat of increased drug […]
It’s OK to eat some romaine, look for labels: US officials
It’s OK to eat some romaine lettuce again, U.S. health officials said. Just check the label. The Food and Drug […]
Huge fall in prevalence of FGM/genital cutting among girls across Africa: But still pervasive in Iraq and Yemen; and conditions ripe for reversal of downward trend
The prevalence of female genital mutilation/cutting among girls up to the age of 14 has fallen sharply in most regions […]
Lax state gun laws linked to more child, teen gun deaths
Compared with U.S. states with the strictest gun control legislation, gun deaths among children and teenagers are twice as common […]
Racism, sexual assault contribute to college mental health challenges, study finds
A text mining analysis of academic and news articles related to mental health issues in higher education finds that racism, […]