Health

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," additive-laden "ultra-processed" food to prompt government action—aims to spark debate about the modern food system.... Read more

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 pouches.... Read more

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. We all are.... Read more

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 signal is fading—washed out by the glow of cities, screens and satellites.... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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.... Read more

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 to healthy food. Designed to complement measures of food security, which focuses on people's experiences... Read more

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%, occur prematurely, before age 75.... Read more

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 Association.... Read more

Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh air and call me in the morning.... Read more

Walk through any supermarket at this time of year and you'll see shelves stacked with Halloween treats. Halloween and candy go hand in hand, but what does all that sugar really mean for children?... Read more

In early 2024, central Ohio faced one of its worst tornado seasons in history—66 confirmed tornadoes in less than five months.... Read more

The disruption of sleeping and waking patterns from the daylight saving clock change reveals a great deal about our everyday reliance on the interaction of sleep pressure and circadian clocks.... Read more

Eczema refers to a group of inflammatory conditions that cause skin to become dry, itchy, flaky and bumpy. The most common form of eczema is atopic dermatitis.... Read more