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People in the United States are in the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health problems. So funding and staff cuts to a federal agency that supports mental health care, suicide ...

On World Hearing Day 2026, experts urge early screening and prevention of childhood hearing loss, highlighting school-based ...

WASHINGTON — A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a blueprint that the U.S. can use to expand evidence-based interventions to prevent mental, ...

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In 2014, nearly 9 million patient health records were breached in 164 reported incidents. By March 2015, that number had increased tenfold. In fact, it is estimated that one in three health records ...

Two significant programs that invested in research on diabetes, dementia, obesity and kidney disease have ended since the start of the Trump administration. By Gina Kolata Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...

Safety is an ongoing concern in the construction industry; 1 in 5 fatal injuries in 2021 occurred on construction sites. Jobsites include many hazardous tools, equipment and situations where workers ...

The US health-care system is reaching its breaking point. Individuals, families, employees, employers, and public and private health insurance funders are all spending more for health care every year, ...

Treatments for cardiovascular conditions have never been better. Knowledge about how to improve heart health has steadily improved. Yet, in the U.S., progress in cardiovascular health has largely ...

Women experience a great deal of pain or discomfort from common gynecological problems like endometriosis, heavy or irregular periods and ovarian cysts. But even worse, these reproductive health ...