Staple foods such as wheat and rice are losing essential nutrients due to global warming. Experts don’t know exactly why this is happening, but … Continue reading “Op-ed: Millions at risk as global warming saps key nutrients from crops”
Several high-profile medical organizations, including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Public Health Association, are calling for action … Continue reading “Medical groups issue joint call to action on gun violence”
For people prone to migraines, drinking three daily caffeinated beverages may raise the risk of a debilitating headache—especially if they usually only drink one or two.
The American public holds generally favorable views of physicians, but there is widespread skepticism around issues of scientific integrity, according to new polling from … Continue reading “Americans confident in physicians, but skeptical of their integrity”
Even as mercury levels in the oceans have fallen, levels in some fish—such as tuna, salmon, and swordfish—have increased due to overfishing and climate … Continue reading “Overfishing, climate change linked with rising mercury levels in fish”
Children today are consuming far more sugar than their recommended daily limit—no added sugar for children under two and no more than about six teaspoons for kids up to age 18—mostly due to the omnipresence of sugar in packaged foods and drinks.
It’s possible that removing blighted structures from neighborhoods with high rates of gun violence could help reduce shootings, according to a new study. Researchers … Continue reading “Can tearing down abandoned buildings reduce gun violence?”
In the U.S., women are dying from complications of childbirth more frequently than women in any other developed nation, and numbers are on the … Continue reading “Could midwives, doulas help reduce maternal deaths in U.S.?”
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission is studying the complexity of administrative expenses in an effort to find new ways to lower the state’s health … Continue reading “To lower health care costs, Mass. commission looks at administrative spending”
Flourishing—a state in which all aspects of a person’s life are good—could be a transformative concept for medicine.
