It’s a bad year for mosquito-borne illnesses: Mosquitoes carrying Eastern equine encephalitis are prompting people in Massachusetts to stay indoors at night. Dr. Anthony Fauci was hospitalized earlier this month with West Nile virus. And record numbers of dengue fever cases are spreading globally, including in Puerto Rico and other parts of the U.S. Experts…
Two major developments in women’s health have recently made news: less invasive alternatives to the pap smear — long considered “an uncomfortable but necessary evil” for cervical cancer screenings — and the new pain management guidelines for IUD insertion, the highly effective contraceptive that many women have said hurts when placed in the uterus to…
Whether you’re hitting 10,000 steps a day or just going for a postdinner jaunt around the block to help get things moving, walking in some form is most likely part of your regular routine. As new data from the National Health Interview Survey has found, 58.7% of adults walked for leisure in the past seven…
A growing number of older adults in the United States are experiencing loneliness due to a lack of connection with others, which poses a significant threat to their health. This is especially true for people who have lost their partners and no longer engage in social activities. As the senior director of the National Council…
