New Survey Finds 56% Say ‘Alone Time’ Is Vital to Their Mental Health
By Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Some say the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But...
Study: Racism and sexism keeps Black moms from losing pregnancy weight
By Venuri Siriwardane
Five years ago, it was widely reported that Pittsburgh is one of the worst places for Black women, who experience higher poverty...
A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The...
By Bram Sable-Smith
Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December. After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept...
Black Men Are Targets for Aggression on Public Transportation
By Renée LaReau and University of Notre Dame
Newswise — Black men on buses and trains — whether as passengers or transit workers — face...
New Research Shows Younger and Middle-Aged Adults Have Worse Long COVID Symptoms Than Older...
By Northwestern Medicine
Newswise — CHICAGO--Since older adults have been more severely affected by acute COVID-19, researchers have hypothesized that older adults may have worse...
How to Keep Older Adults Out of the Hospital During Flu Season
By Cedars-Sinai
Newswise — LOS ANGELES (Nov. 18, 2024) -- The flu might be a miserable weeklong illness and inconvenience for many people, but it can have...
Study: Coronary Function Testing Improves Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Women
By Yale School of Medicine
Newswise — A Yale School of Medicine team finds that women who underwent a common procedure called coronary angiography (CA)...
Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go...
By Arthur Allen/Originally Published November 14, 2024
Many scientists at the federal health agencies await the second Donald Trump administration with dread as well...
Number of Whooping Cough Cases on Rise Nationally
By Jessica Pasley for Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Newswise — Whooping cough is making a comeback, and medical providers say the highly contagious bacterial infection...
Rest as Resistance
By Evette Dionne
In 1835, as legal slavery flourished in the South, abolitionists—who morally opposed the institution and sought to end it—began circulating pamphlets. Abolitionist...
