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The 2025 Joe Wicks documentary on “killer protein bars” highlights how even well-intentioned attempts to raise awareness about food can sometimes oversimplify complex public health issues. The show’s premise—to develop and market a supposedly “dangerous,” […]

In ongoing efforts to pinpoint the best evidence-based ways to quit smoking, a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher has turned her attention to a tobacco-free product gaining in popularity across the country—oral nicotine […]

Buried in your body is a tribute to a long-dead Italian anatomist, and he is not the only one. You are walking around with the names of strangers stitched into your bones, brains, and organs. […]

Most animals, including humans, carry an internal lunar clock, tuned to the 29.5-day rhythm of the moon. It guides sleep, reproduction and migration of many species. But in the age of artificial light, that ancient […]

This summer, the state of Louisiana texted just over 13,000 people enrolled in its Medicaid program with a link to a website where they could confirm their incomes.This post was originally published on this site

Stillbirths occur at a higher rate in the U.S. than previously reported, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Mass General Brigham.This post was originally […]

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too—it’ll help your body clock reset faster.This post […]

A new screening tool has been developed and validated by researchers at the Food is Medicine Institute at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy to assess Americans’ access […]

The Real Face of Men’s Health report, released by Movember in partnership with Penn Nursing’s Program for Men’s Health Equity, highlights a critical, preventable health crisis: the majority of male deaths in the U.S., 53%, […]

Self-affirmations—brief exercises in which people reflect on their core values, identity and positive traits—can increase people’s general well-being and make them happier in small but significant ways, according to research published by the American Psychological […]