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The Conversation - Health

Conflict at the drugstore: When pharmacists' and patients' values collide - Elizabeth Chiarello, Washington University in St. Louis

5 hours ago

How the government shutdown is hitting the health care system – and what the battle over ACA subsidies means -- Simon F. Haeder, The Ohio State University

5 hours ago

As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen leave expectant parents confused, fearful and lacking in options -- Tami S. Rowen, University of California, San Francisco

3 days ago

Supreme Court to decide if Colorado's law banning conversion therapy violates free speech -- Timothy R. Holbrook, University of Denver

3 days ago

Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions -- Jeffrey S. Morris, University of Pennsylvania

7 days ago

Why chromium is considered an essential nutrient, despite having no proven health benefits -- Neil Marsh, University of Michigan

6 days ago

What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference between finding a link and finding a cause in scientific research -- Mark Louie Ramos, Penn State

6 days ago

Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today -- Lauren MacIvor Thompson, Kennesaw State University and Stacie Kershner, Georgia State University

13 days ago

Some new drugs aren't actually 'new' – pharmaceutical companies exploit patents and raise prices for patients, but data transparency can help protect innovation -- Lucy Xiaolu Wang, UMass Amherst

13 days ago

Vaccine death and side effects database relies on unverified reports – and Trump officials and right-wing media are applying it out of context -- Matt Motta, Boston University and Dominik Stecuła, The Ohio State University

18 days ago

Pneumonia vaccines for adults are now recommended starting at age 50 – a geriatrician explains the change -- Laurie Archbald-Pannone, University of Virginia

14 days ago

RFK Jr.'s plans to overhaul 'vaccine court' system would face legal and scientific challenges -- Anna Kirkland, University of Michigan

1 month ago

Proposed cuts to NIH funding would have ripple effects on research that could hamper the US for decades -- Mohammad S. Jalali, Harvard University and Zeynep Hasgül, Harvard University

21 days ago

Federal subpoenas for transgender care records raise medical privacy concerns and put providers in a legal bind – a health law expert explains what's at stake -- Margaret Riley, University of Virginia

24 days ago

How RFK Jr.'s misguided science on mRNA vaccines is shaping policy − a vaccine expert examines the false claims -- Deborah Fuller, University of Washington

1 month ago

Breastfeeding is ideal for child and parent health but challenging for most families – a pediatrician explains how to find support -- Ann Kellams, University of Virginia

4 days ago

Mindfulness won't burn calories, but it might help you stick with your health goals -- Masha Remskar, Arizona State University

10 days ago

More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines -- William Cornwell, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

16 days ago

Beauty sleep isn't a myth – a sleep medicine expert explains how rest keeps your skin healthy and youthful -- Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh

24 days ago

Fetal autopsies could help prevent stillbirths, but too often they are used to blame mothers for pregnancy loss -- Jill Lens, University of Iowa

2 months ago

3 YEARS AFTER ABORTION RIGHTS WERE OVERTURNED, CONTRACEPTION ACCESS IS AT RISK -- Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State

7 days ago

How abortion laws focusing on fetal viability miss the mark on women's experiences -- Katrina Kimport, University of California, San Francisco and Tracy A. Weitz, American University

4 months ago

Hormone therapy may cut cardiovascular risk in younger menopausal women -- Matthew Nudy, Penn State

6 months ago

Colorado and other states have expanded access to abortion, but not for adolescents -- Kate Coleman-Minahan, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

6 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines for kids are mired in uncertainty amid conflicting federal guidance -- David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive − and research is hobbled by lack of data -- Dylan Thomas Doyle, University of Colorado Boulder

6 months ago

5 years of COVID-19 underscore value of coordinated efforts to manage disease – while CDC, NIH and WHO face threats to their ability to respond to a crisis -- Katherine A. Foss, Middle Tennessee State University

6 months ago

5 ways schools have shifted in 5 years since COVID-19 -- Rachel Besharat Mann, Wesleyan University and Gravity Goldberg, Wesleyan University

6 months ago

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren't enough to eliminate a disease -- Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan

6 months ago

Doctors are joining unions in a bid to improve working conditions and raise wages in a stressful health care system -- Patrick Aguilar, Washington University in St. Louis

24 days ago

Colorado has one of the nation's highest suicide rates − an ER doctor explains how to bring it down -- Emmy Betz, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

Parenting strategies are shifting as neuroscience brings the developing brain into clearer focus -- Nancy L. Weaver, Saint Louis University

1 month ago

How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child -- Megan Donelson, University of Dayton

1 month ago

2 SHOOTINGS, 2 STATES, MINUTES APART − A TRAUMA PSYCHIATRIST EXPLAINS HOW EXPOSURE TO SHOOTINGS CHANGES ALL OF US -- Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University

18 days ago

Adding more green space to a campus is a simple, cheap and healthy way to help millions of stressed and depressed college students -- Chanam Lee, Texas A&M University; Li Deng, Texas A&M University, and Yizhen Ding, Texas A&M University

1 month ago

Why religious groups are pushing for psychedelics as sacrament -- Pardis Mahdavi, University of La Verne

1 month ago

The growing fad of 'microdosing' mushrooms is leading to an uptick in poison control center calls and emergency room visits -- Joshua Kellogg, Penn State

1 month ago

Grief feels unbearable, disorienting and chaotic – a grief researcher and widow shares evidence-based ways to face the early days of loss -- Liza Barros-Lane, University of Houston-Downtown

1 month ago

Calling deaths 'preventable' can obscure barriers to health care access and shift blame to individuals -- Zachary W. Schulz, Auburn University

18 days ago

Drugged driving – including under the influence of cannabis and prescription drugs – is quietly becoming one of the most dangerous road hazards -- Andrew Yockey, University of Mississippi

24 days ago

How does your body make poop? -- Brian Robert Boulay, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

Balancing kratom's potential benefits and risks − new legislation in Colorado seeks to minimize harm -- David Kroll, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

A toxicologist's guide to poison ivy's itch and bee stings' burning pain – 2 examples of nature's chemical warfare -- Christopher P. Holstege, University of Virginia and Sandra H. Nixon, University of Virginia

1 month ago

How 3D printing is personalizing health care -- Anne Schmitz, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Daniel Freedman, University of Wisconsin-Stout

4 months ago

Are you one of the millions about to have cataract surgery? Here's what ophthalmologists say you need to know -- Allan Steigleman, University of Florida and Elizabeth M. Hofmeister, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

1 year ago

Several companies are testing brain implants – why is there so much attention swirling around Neuralink? Two professors unpack the ethical issues -- Nancy S. Jecker, University of Washington and Andrew Ko, University of Washington

1 year ago

A blood test that screens for multiple cancers at once promises to boost early detection -- Colin Pritchard, University of Washington

1 year ago

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma -- Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University

24 days ago

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research -- Brad Greenwood, George Mason University; Gordon Burtch, Boston University, and Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania

1 month ago

Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people − and little is known about their potential harms, new study finds -- Amiran Baduashvili, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Lisa Bero, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

1 month ago

Vaccines hold tantalizing promise in the fight against dementia -- Anand Kumar, University of Illinois Chicago and Jalees Rehman, University of Illinois Chicago

1 month ago

How germy is the public pool? An infectious disease expert weighs in on poop, pee and perspiration – and the deceptive smell of chlorine -- Lisa Cuchara, Quinnipiac University

2 months ago