Health

Protecting Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon could prevent millions of respiratory diseases and billions in healthcare costs.

While transgender people might be more culturally recognized in the U.S. than ever, visibility is not the same as justice. Transgender is an umbrella category that emerged in the U.S.…

Candidates for vaccines to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in older adults could be getting FDA approval soon.

One of the best ways to encourage doctors to practice in rural areas is to get them to do their residencies at rural hospitals or clinics, b…

Postpartum depression can strike days, weeks or months after delivery, and the much rarer cases of psychosis can be difficult to detect.

In the months since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v.Jackson Women’s Health Clinic, more and more women have safely ended their pregnancies at home, witho……

The findings, which appear in the journal Contraception, suggest that inaccurate knowledge of abortion laws could be an additional barrier to care in environments that are hostile toward abortion. “Women have…

Adults who were victims of gunshot, stab, and assault wounds as children had higher rates of PTSD, according to a new study.

Antibiotic resistance has contributed to millions of deaths worldwide. Research suggests that any bacteria can develop antibiotic tolerance, and possibly resistance, when pushed to their limits.

A new study finds an association between high blood pressure in your 30s and dementia in your 70s, especially for men.

Home-based child care providers have been the “unsung heroes in the COVID-19 crisis,” as many stepped up to continue services despite nearly 40 percent of the child care workforce losing their…

It is well known by now that the pandemic has decimated the child care industry: at the end of last year, there were 166,800 fewer child care workers than the previous…