Maternal mortality—the death of a woman during pregnancy or shortly after delivery—has hit racial minorities, particularly African Americans, hard for decades. Now, experts worry … Continue reading “COVID-19 may lead to more maternal deaths among blacks, Latinos”
American hospitals have figured out how to avoid becoming sites of spread of the coronavirus, and lessons can be learned from them as lockdowns … Continue reading “Hospitals offer lessons for reopening amid the coronavirus”
People whose diets included at least a daily half tablespoon of olive oil had a lower risk of heart disease than those who did not consume it.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced much of primary care medicine online—and that’s a good thing, according to health policy expert and primary care physician … Continue reading “Opinion: Pandemic shows that ‘visiting’ the doctor online works just fine”
Use of a face-aging app that demonstrates the long-term effects of sun damage improved skin-protecting behavior in teenagers.
In Massachusetts, the overall mortality rate during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic was highest in cities, towns, and ZIP codes with widespread … Continue reading “Analysis: MA communities already facing challenges hit hardest by COVID-19”
Katherine Swartz sees the opioid epidemic as part of a broader set of public health challenges related to mental health and disparities in treatment options for people with substance use disorders.
As the U.S. begins to reopen its economy, hospital intensive care units (ICUs) across the country still need more capacity to handle new COVID-19 … Continue reading “More ICU capacity still needed in U.S. for COVID-19 patients”
With some U.S. states beginning to ease restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, global health expert Ashish Jha expects that deaths will … Continue reading “Deaths likely to increase as states loosen COVID-19 restrictions”
The high cost of medical care in the U.S. is one of the greatest challenges the country faces and it affects everything from the … Continue reading “Understanding why health care costs in the U.S. are so high”