Public Health

Boys in disadvantaged circumstances—not just girls from wealthy backgrounds—are at increased risk of disordered eating, research finds.

Researchers are trying to understand whether ultra-processed foods erode brain health in the aging process.

Current medical standards for accessing stroke risk perform worse for Black Americans than for white Americans, research finds.

Los Angeles had oil wells pumping in its neighborhoods when Hollywood was in its infancy, and thousands of active wells still dot the city. These wells can emit toxic chemicals…

Many homebound older adults canceled medically necessary home-based health care services out of fear of getting COVID-19, research finds.

By Miryam Leon, Unsplash The new 988 phone number for the national Suicide Prevention Hotline has been live since July, but it hasn’t been h…

Taking into consideration the number of excess deaths caused by COVID-19 compared with pre-pandemic years is critical to getting an accurate accounting of the pandemic’s real toll.

Phoenix hopes a new Office of Heat Response can move fast enough to counter the impacts of deadly heat.

Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media coverage, can experience profound and long-lasting grief.

The US PEPFAR initiative has brought HIV medication to millions of people globally. Behind this progress are the activists that pressured politicians and companies to put patients over patents.

People are more willing to get a COVID-19 vaccination when they are told about how many other people in their community plan to get one.

Energy companies have marketed natural gas as cooks’ favorite for years because homes with gas hookups will also use it for space and water heating.