Summary: Walking is less popular and more perilous in the U.S. than in other countries, according to a new study. Comparing U.S. statistics to European counterparts like the U.K., Germany,…
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Promoting lower-calorie options on delivery apps could help users select healthier options, randomized trials find
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the obesity epidemic, suggest three randomized trials being presented…
Is that the right call?
Credit: CC0/Unsplash The COVID-19 emergency is over. After three years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the virus “no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.”…
WHO declares COVID global emergency over
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain More than three years after the coronavirus began ravaging the planet, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that the pandemic is no longer a public…
Restricting flavored e-cigarettes may reduce their use among teens and young adults: Study
No smoking sign. Credit: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Getting many adolescents and young adults to stop using e-cigarettes may be as simple as doing away with flavored…
Half of parents believe their children’s mental health suffered due to social media during the past year
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Concerns continue to grow about the impact social media use has on the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents. According to a new national…
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining…
What to know about tick, Lyme season following a mild winter
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, which is also known as a deer tick. Ticks will be more…
New study finds unintentional weight loss often goes unrecognized by primary care physicians
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Unintentional weight loss (UWL) is a common and serious problem, and according to several studies, it could be a sign—sometimes the only sign—of an underlying malignancy,…
Presenting information about mental health in a second language could help counter cultural norms against treatment
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Public health outreach efforts often strive to overcome communication barriers by using interpretation and translation to present information to communities in their native language. However, bilingual…
