Levels of eco-anxiety – the chronic fear of environmental doom – are growing, particularly among children and young people, and are likely to be significant and potentially damaging to individuals and society,…
Rapid and radical changes to systems that currently support unhealthy unsustainable behaviour are needed to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, argue experts in The BMJ. Theresa Marteau at the University…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the centrality of accurate and timely diagnostics to any functioning health system, with testing capacity becoming a key issue driving the pandemic response New global estimates highlight…
Average annual health care spending for individuals with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) rose 2.9% to $6,001 per person in 2019, according to the Health Care Cost Institute’s (HCCI) annual Health Care Cost and…
Chemicals increasingly used as flame retardants and plasticizers pose a larger risk to children’s brain development than previously thought, according to a commentary published today in Environmental Health Perspectives. The research team reviewed dozens of…
An analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found that the risk of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection among vaccinated patients with substance use disorders was…
Exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise over the course of many years may be associated with an increased risk of developing heart failure, and the correlation appears to be even…
Humans rely on our senses to tell us about the world. Which way is that waterfall? Is it day or night? Is that food fresh or spoiled? Such questions are harder to…
One of the most high-profile trials of the year is underway to decide whether Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes defrauded patients and investors. Her blood testing startup, once valued at almost US$10 billion,…
The period after hospital discharge is a high-risk time for people who use illicit opioids such as heroin, according to new research in PLOS Medicine. Fatal opioid overdoses are four times more likely…