Low-income Americans ages 18 to 64 with cancer saved about US$1,250 per year on treatment within seven years of the 2014 rollout of the Affordable Care Act, according to my…
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Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
Shorter sleep and later bedtimes are linked to potentially harmful functional changes to parts of the brain important for coping with stress and controlling negative emotions, our recently published research…
Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned regulation of abortion access to state legislatures, are…
Oral nicotine pouches deliver lower levels of toxic substances than smoking – but that doesn’t mean they’re safe
Oral nicotine pouches – like Zyn and Velo in the U.S. – appear to be less toxic than cigarettes and deliver comparable levels of nicotine. This makes them an alternative…
Calls to US poison centers spiked after ‘magic mushrooms’ were decriminalized
Calls to poison control centers spiked across the U.S. for adolescents and young adults exposed to the hallucinogen psilocybin, according to our analysis of data from 55 U.S. poison centers…
Helping children eat healthier foods may begin with getting parents to do the same, research suggests
Most parents, educators and policymakers agree that children should eat healthy foods. However, our peer-reviewed paper suggests the strategy adults often use to achieve that can sometimes backfire. Fortunately, there’s…
New studies suggest millions with mild cognitive impairment go undiagnosed, often until it’s too late
Mild cognitive impairment – an early stage of dementia – is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the key takeaway of two recent studies from our team.…
Omega-3 fatty acids are linked to better lung health, particularly in patients with pulmonary fibrosis
Omega-3 fatty acids have garnered significant interest among patients and clinicians for their potential protective health effects, including lung health. In our recently published research, my colleagues and I found…
Don’t let ‘FDA-approved’ or ‘patented’ in ads give you a false sense of security
Is that really a stamp of approval? iStock/Getty Images Plus If you’ve ever reached for a bottle of moisturizer labeled “patented” or “FDA approved,” you might want to think twice.…
