Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is part of a new collaboration to develop a system for monitoring worker health and safety using … Continue reading “Blockchain-based survey will help monitor worker welfare”
Exposure to lead at a young age may lead to mental illness, according to a new study. The study, which followed 579 people in New … Continue reading “Study finds link between childhood lead exposure and mental illness”
Rates of gout—a type of painful, inflammatory arthritis—are substantial in the U.S., but only a third of those suffering are receiving treatment to reduce the buildup of uric acid crystals causing their symptoms.
Although the percentage of Americans without health insurance dropped after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), new evidence suggests that it’s inching … Continue reading “Number of uninsured Americans appears to be on the rise”
While tea is a low-calorie beverage (if drunk without cream and sugar), there is no definitive evidence that it has greater health benefits.
More than 70% of Americans believe that climate change is happening and more people than ever consider global warming a real threat to themselves, … Continue reading “Report: Increasing numbers of Americans worried about climate change”
The ultra-low-carbohydrate Keto diet can help people lose weight in the short term, but it may not be healthy over the long term. The … Continue reading “Is the Keto diet safe?”
Swapping beef for foods like beans, nuts, and peas can benefit people’s health, say experts—and it can help the planet’s health, too. While eating … Continue reading “Instead of beef, try this”
Study participants had very high levels of low-density-lipoprotein—the “bad” cholesterol known as LDL—in their bloodstream during the first week of January.
New evidence suggests that nearly half of all physicians experience some form of burnout, and that the problem is getting worse. A January 19, … Continue reading “Op-ed: Changes necessary to curb physician burnout”