Category: 4. Health

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has been sending letters to a handful of influential medical journals asking questions concerning influence from funders, competing viewpoints and misinformation.

Among the journals targeted include the New England Journal of…

Congressional Republicans are under pressure to find savings to make the math in their budget reconciliation package add up.

Medicaid, which accounts for just under 10% of federal spending, has become an obvious target. But instead of addressing the flawed incentives driving the…

When lives hang in the balance, there’s no script. The Pitt captures the controlled chaos of emergency medicine, with detailed accuracy and documentary-level hyperrealism. Like 24, this Max series unfolds in real time, set in the frenetic, unforgiving realm of a Pittsburgh ER — affectionately called “The Pitt.” Here, the…

Oscar Health reported a $275 million first quarter profit as the health insurer’s enrollment hit yet another record, surpassing two million individual and small group members.

The provider of individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act, also known…

The findings remained unaltered by the girls’ body mass index (BMI) or height, both of which have been associated with the earlier onset of periods.

The study has implications for health in later life as it is well known that women who started their periods at an early…

An analysis of sleep data and health outcomes for nearly 5,000 people in 20 countries revealed that the hours of sleep required for good health varies significantly across different cultures, challenging the common belief that everyone needs the same amount.

“Despite the common advice to get eight hours of sleep, our findings suggest that sleep recommendations need to be adjusted…

President Trump’s recent executive order on pharmaceuticals includes a section on facilitating switches of prescription-only drugs to over-the-counter status. Attempts to address the issue of accelerating the pace of switches aren’t new, particularly as they relate to medications in therapeutic areas previously off limits for reclassifications. But without innovative ways to spur reclassifications, barriers to…

What risks do cannabis have for pregnancy? This is what a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated a link between cannabis use and the first four weeks of a newborn’s life, also known as neonatal period. This study has the potential to help researchers, medical professionals, and the patients better understand the long-term health risks of cannabis use during pregnancy and the steps that can be…

What steps can be taken to reduce deaths from greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically in central and western Europe? This is what a recent study published in Earth’s Future hopes to address as a team of researchers led by the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom investigated how reducing GHG by 2050 over Europe could result in a substantial decrease in deaths from poor air quality. This study has the potential to help researchers, climate…