Have low-fat diets made us fatter?
Since the 1960s, when experts started advising people to eat less fat—based on the belief that a high-fat diet led to a high-fat body—obesity … Continue reading “Have low-fat diets made us fatter?”
Since the 1960s, when experts started advising people to eat less fat—based on the belief that a high-fat diet led to a high-fat body—obesity … Continue reading “Have low-fat diets made us fatter?”
Which diseases might plague the world in 2016? Experts say that relatively unheard-of diseases could emerge, such as the Zika virus, which may already … Continue reading “Predicting global health threats for 2016”
Financial incentives may be behind a decline in the average hospital stay in the United States — now down to around 4.5 days from … Continue reading “Hospital financing affects admission and discharge decisions”
A new federal agency should be established to oversee patient safety at healthcare facilities to reduce medical errors, Lucian Leape, adjunct professor of health … Continue reading “Like aviation, patient safety needs federal regulation”
Recent developments regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have meant “a challenging and stressful time” for the nation’s health care law, according to health … Continue reading “Assessing recent damage to Obamacare”
A new study has found that health care costs for those with private insurance varies wildly across the U.S.—and that much of the variation … Continue reading “Where there’s a hospital monopoly, private health care costs more”
As both birth rates and death rates drop in most countries around the world, societies are facing new challenges in dealing with their aging … Continue reading “The challenges facing aging societies”
Most people in the U.S. do not see climate change as a serious threat, according to polls. A new editorial by Harvard T.H. Chan … Continue reading “Health care providers can help communicate climate change consequences”
The sounds of life in Boston — from blaring music to jackhammers to vehicle noise — are the laboratory of Erica Walker, a doctoral … Continue reading “Student bikes through Boston to track sounds of the city”
Germs, mosquitoes, and other disease carrying bugs that normally are killed by cold weather are thriving in parts of the world that are warmer … Continue reading “Climate change altering migration of disease-carrying bugs”