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Pornography has implications for public health, but scholars need to think critically about the issue and look past rhetoric.
Thanks to improvements in the speed and cost of DNA analysis, traditional methods of tracking diseases are increasingly being paired with genomic technology.
A key goal of the Affordable Care Act was to lower health care costs, but first we have to help individuals make better choices.
Providing women with a range of reproductive health options – from abortions to IUDs – is not only essential for their financial security but good for the economy as well.
While we’ve known about the acute toxicity of arsenic for a long time, the health effects of low levels of arsenic in food and water are less well understood.
Theranos has had medical laboratory experts scratching their heads for some time. What the company was promising just didn’t make a lot of sense.
The absence of comprehensive dental care exacts a toll on millions of Americans in terms of poor health, pain and the social stigma associated with bad teeth.
A gene mutation that causes problems for neural stem cells – the building blocks of the brain – could be corrected by adding carnitine.
Unless drinking water and sanitation infrastructure are improved, cholera could remain in Haiti indefinitely.
Research has found a relationship between pretend play and a child’s developing creativity, understanding of others and social competence with peers.
Limiting ICU beds is suggested as a way to cut down on overuse, but that assumes doctors always know which patients need to be there.
What is the difference between these pathogens, and how dangerous are they?
Many people in the U.S. have no idea that TB is still found here, or what a major health risk it poses in other parts of the world.
Why are so many people in dire need of pain relief unable to access the powerful painkillers that are so commonly prescribed in the United States?
Does making healthy food accessible actually affect what people purchase and what they eat? The answer is a little more complicated than you might think.
Researchers believe that combining immunotherapy with traditional therapies such as radiation could open up new possibilities for cancer treatment.
While antibiotics can kill the bacteria associated with acne, it’s their anti-inflammatory effects, not their antimicrobial effects, that yield the biggest skin-clearing benefits.
We are witnessing widespread abuse of legal, prescribed drugs that, while structurally similar to illicit opioids such as heroin, are used for sound medical practices. So how did we get here?
Better access to birth control and safe, legal abortions in Latin America could save lives. But carving out Zika-related exceptions in existing restrictions might not go far enough to achieve this.
The days of teachers telling fidgety children to “sit still, sit up and pay attention” may be relegated to the history books. Squirming, wiggling and standing could help boost attention and focus.
Do guns change the ways that people engage with each other? A gun violence researcher went to Missouri to find out.
We have known for decades that folic acid can prevent most common neural tube defects, but most countries don’t fortify staple foods with the nutrient.
Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
Turning 65 in 2016 doesn’t mean the same thing as hitting 65 in 1916. So why are we still using a population aging measure that was developed a century ago?