Health care providers who counsel their patients about firearm safety and prevention could prevent future injury or death, including suicides,...
Concerns about the environmental impact of health care decisions rarely enter into conversations between patients and physicians. However, evidence from...
Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common...
U.S. South Asians—a predominately immigrant population with heritage from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and/or Sri Lanka—have a higher...
Swedes are living to increasingly older ages. Thirty years ago, 85–90- year-olds were rare, but now the majority reach that...
In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have developed a novel screening tool...
Rutgers Health researchers have found that parents who actively teach their children how to handle or shoot firearms are more...
Archie Bleyer, M.D., remembers the day his research focus shifted. His 12-year-old grandson’s classmate and soccer teammate died by a...
People tend to continue with unproven treatments even if there’s no evidence to suggest an initial marginal improvement in symptoms...
Older women struggling with urinary incontinence can benefit from regular, low-impact exercise, with yoga as well as stretching and strengthening...
The global trend towards low-carbohydrate, high-fat diets for weight loss can in fact increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes...
Even when air pollutant concentrations decrease, the health risks posed by these pollutants can remain consistently high. This is the...
