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2020 Advocate: Angela Doyinsola Aina
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, and African American women bear the disproportionate share of those deaths. Angela Doyinsola Aina, co-director and...
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Your Pets Unlikely to Get or Give Coronavirus
Concerns about pet illness with COVID-19, and spread between owners and their animals emerged on Feb. 28, when Hong Kong health authorities announced that a dog belonging to a woman sick with...
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Coronavirus: What You Need to Know
What you need to know about the new coronavirus and COVID-19, including symptoms, how it's spread, how long it lives on surfaces, how to prevent it, treatments and how it compares to flu.
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Coronavirus: Do You Need a Mask?
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, protection is on everyone’s mind. Many celebrities have posted photos of themselves on social media wearing masks over their noses and mouths...
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Being Bullied About Weight May Raise Risk of Drug Use
More than half (55%) reported weight-related teasing, including 76% of overweight girls, 71% of overweight boys, 52% of girls who weren't overweight, and 43% of boys who weren't overweight.
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Dirty Air Cuts Millions of Lives Short Worldwide: Study
Researchers calculate that air pollution actually has a bigger impact on life expectancy than tobacco smoking, HIV/AIDS or violence.
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Helping Seniors Manage Meds After Hospital Reduces Readmission: Study
Many older patients take multiple medicines and these often change after a hospital stay
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Want to Help Keep Diabetes at Bay? Brush & Floss
New research found that people who regularly brush their teeth three times a day reduce their risk of type 2 diabetes.
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A Flood of COVID-19 Patients Could Swamp Hospitals
If cases of COVID-19 start to increase, will hospitals be ready? Experts talk about what it will take to handle the oubreak.
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Coronavirus: Do You Need a Mask?
As the coronavirus continues to spread around the world, protection is on everyone’s mind. Many celebrities have posted photos of themselves on social media wearing masks over their noses and mouths...
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Neil Patrick Harris and Family Deliver Love With Food
Neil Patrick Harris talks about his family, his career, and his support of God's Love We Deliver.
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'Necrotizing Pneumonia' May Be New Vaping Hazard
Necrotizing pneumonia is an uncommon complication of pneumonia. It destroys areas of lung tissue, and can occur even if someone has been treated with antibiotics, according to a previous review in...
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Mom's Purse May Hold Hidden Dangers for Kids
A purse, backpack or diaper bag can contain a hodgepodge of medications and supplements, cosmetics, hand sanitizers, candy, coins and other items that attract little hands. That can also set the stage...
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Report Reveals Link Between Poverty, ADHD
Nearly 19% of children living in families below the federal poverty level had a diagnosis of ADHD or a learning disability, compared with about 13% of families at or above the poverty level, the new...
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Deadly Seattle-Area Outbreak Rattles Nursing Homes
At least five residents of a skilled nursing facility in Washington state have died from COVID-19, prompting facilities around the country to explore its plans and prepare for the worst.
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Unscrambling the Egg Data: One a Day Looks OK
The three-decade study showed no association between moderate egg consumption and risk of heart disease
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Low Stock, High Prices for Coronavirus Supplies
The advice to get prepared for coronavirus has triggered widespread shortages of masks, hand sanitizer and cleaning supplies and instances of price gouging, especially online.
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FDA Bans Shock Devices Used on Mentally Disabled
The devices deliver shocks through electrodes attached to the skin of patients, but there is evidence that they pose significant mental and physical risks to patients, including worsening of...
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Get Ready for Clocks to 'Spring Ahead'
Besides disrupting sleep habits for up to a week, the transition also poses health and safety risks, two new studies report.
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