This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For many young adults, the college years are filled with excitement, as students gain independence and establish new adult identities and behaviors. However, not all behaviors are healthy. Typical changes…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cigarettes are known killers, with nearly one in five deaths each year in the United States attributable to smoking. But there is a chance that U.S. smokers may soon be…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A recent U.K. study found that 65 percent of 15- to 16-year-olds had viewed pornography, the vast majority of whom reported seeing it by age 14. Ana Bridges, a psychologist at the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When a patient has diabetes, doctors typically prescribe insulin, along with diet and exercise. When a patient has high blood pressure, we prescribe medication, and we also reinforce the importance…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A highly potent drug called GHB is making a comeback in nightlife scenes, along with overdoses and even death. On Jan. 23, 2018, “Storm Chaser” star Joel Taylor died on a cruise…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. William Bilicic knows hospital life — doctors’ orders, family visits, the food, the routines. He’s seen it all. At 20 years old, he has spent more time in hospitals than…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Given the dynamics of healthcare legislative shifts in the United States, a mid-western healthcare foundation was launching a new strategic plan. With so many projects already in process, combined with…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In “Un-burying the lead: Public health tools are the key to beating the opioid epidemic” (PDF), Brookings nonresident senior fellow Dayna Bowen Matthew looks at the report’s recommendations and draws…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research from a RAND report shows people who sleep fewer than six hours a night are 2.4 percent less productive than those who get between seven and nine hours. Overall, the UK…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Africa’s quest for health continues to face challenges from a combination of factors such as natural disasters and pandemics, prevailing high rates of communicable and rising incidence of non-communicable diseases,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Last month, global leaders convened at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where more than 400 panels over four days covered topics from economics to electronics to global health and security. Below…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. School programmes encouraging children to take more exercise and eat healthily are unlikely to have any real effect on childhood obesity, a study in the British Medical Journal suggests. More…