Community connections formed through activism can ease stress
Research suggests that taking action on an issue you care about can ease stress and help you feel more connected.
Research suggests that taking action on an issue you care about can ease stress and help you feel more connected.
Suicide rates in the U.S. have climbed in the past two decades. In Ohio, which has seen a 36% spike in suicides over that … Continue reading “How Ohio gun shops are working to prevent suicides”
While nuts may be high in calories, moderate servings may help reduce the risk of obesity in the long run, according to a new … Continue reading “Snacking on nuts may help stave off weight gain in the long run”
Soda makers have gone to great lengths to fight taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, including backing a newly approved ballot initiative in Washington that prevents … Continue reading “Soda makers fight taxes on sugary beverages, try to downplay health risks”
In recent years, nutritional epidemiology—an area of study that examines possible links between nutrition and various diseases in large populations—has advanced the field of … Continue reading “Improving nutritional epidemiology to take on global challenges”
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is likely to stay in place following the Democrats’ majority win in the House of Representatives, according to analysts, but the health care law may continue to be tweaked at the state level and through administrative policies.
David Hemenway, professor of health policy, said that “a big part of [public health’s] past successes has been changing the symbols,” including making smoking and drunk driving less socially acceptable. The same could happen with guns.
The digitization of health care holds great promise, but converting large health systems across the U.S. to digital platforms poses numerous challenges, especially for … Continue reading “The promise and peril of digital health care”
A new mental health initiative at Harvard University—part group therapy, part research study—will focus on Asian American women. Called Asian Women’s Action for Resilience … Continue reading “Harvard has new mental health program for Asian American women”
The midterms will have a big impact on the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and on Medicaid expansion, say experts. What happens … Continue reading “How will the midterms impact health care?”