The shocking cost of inaction on alcohol in Australia
Alcohol-related diseases and injuries have the potential to cost the Australian health care system a staggering $68 billion over 60 years if nothing is done
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New WHO guidance aims to strengthen care for preterm and low birth-weight babies
The World Health Organization (WHO) is marking its first official observance of World Prematurity Day with the launch of a new global clinical practice guide
Improved birth experiences through integrated midwifery care at NYU Langone Health
Although midwives have long been associated with home births, roughly 90 percent of midwife-attended births in the U.S. now occur in hospitals.
Testing nicotinamide riboside as a potential aid for long COVID recovery
Chao-Yi Wu, PhD, OT, from the Department of Neurology and Edmarie Guzmán-Vélez, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham, are the lead
As nations push for more ambition at climate talks, chairman says they may get it
At the halfway point of annual United Nations climate negotiations in Brazil, it appears the talks may do more than just focus on implementing past
Can’t take hormone therapy for menopause? There are other options
Shilpa Gajarawala struggled with hot flashes, night sweats, sleep problems and brain fog. But given her history of breast cancer, treating these menopausal symptoms with
Are berries safe to eat? How worried should I be about the pesticide dimethoate?
Australia’s regulator has suspended use of a common pesticide used on blueberries, raspberries and blackberries known as dimethoate.
Doctors Who Glorified Trump Have Permanently Tied Themselves to Everything He Does
The purges, censorship, and politicization in the worlds of medicine and science are not distinct from the corruption and vandalism of the country writ large.
‘I have a sweating problem’: What Alan Carr’s Traitors admission tells us about how social taboos changed
Let’s talk about sweat… From contestants on The Celebrity Traitors and scores of celebrities openly discussing it, to the trend of professionals using saunas for
Asbestos has been found in children’s colored sand. What’s the risk to kids?
Multiple schools and early learning centers in the Australian Capital Territory have shut on Friday after asbestos was found in colored sand used for children’s
Study finds resilient communities enjoy better health despite deprivation
New research from The University of Manchester has found that areas with higher community resilience experience better health—including lower rates of drugs, alcohol and suicide
‘I didn’t tell anyone about my medical cannabis prescription’
More than 50,000 people in the UK each month get a private prescription for medical cannabis.
To Deny The Role of Social Media In Propagating Misinformation is a Form of Germ Theory Denial, Not For Pathogens, But For Ideas
MAHA disinformation agents clearly understand the power of social media, and anyone who genuinely wishes to oppose them moving forward needs to as well. The
Melania Trump launches new ‘Fostering the Future’ effort to support foster youth with jobs, school
First lady Melania Trump is leading a new initiative to improve career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care