NEWS / PUBLIC HEALTH

Nurse-Midwives Do More Than Deliver

Many don’t know that nurse-midwives are trained to provide routine gynecological care. They are a great resource for women in rural areas. >

The Air You Breathe

Scientists are working on ways to figure out if and when the air in public places like airplanes and hospitals contains dangerous microbes. >

In Rural America: More Patients, Fewer Doctors

Fewer family doctors are choosing to practice in rural areas, even as rural populations grow. Some ideas and programs designed to help. >

Peanut Butter Makes a Comeback with Kids

Exposing infants and children to peanuts in tiny amounts to prevent allergies is working. Now doctors and parents need to change course. >

A Wake-Up Call on Alcohol

Drinking alcohol contributes to your risk of seven types of cancer, but too few drinkers realize this. Here are tips for cutting back. >

Despite the Hoopla, Vaccines Should Be in Reach This Cough-and-Cold Season

Fall marks the start of flu, Covid and respiratory syncytial virus season. Despite the mixed messages lately, vaccines are available. >

What Income Inequality Does to Kids' Brains

Kids living in areas of economic inequality show brain changes reflecting stress and which raise the likelihood of anxiety and depression. >

Kids and Teens Still Need COVID Vaccines

Becoming reinfected with COVID raises kids' chances of developing long COVID and the serious heart complications that are connected to it. >

Ticks Are Migrating, Raising Disease Risks if They Can’t Be Tracked Quickly Enough

Lyme disease, the often debilitating infection carried by deer ticks, started in Connecticut. It has recently shown up in Montana. >

Protecting Kids from Plastics

The chemicals used in plastics can pose serious risks to children’s health, risks that can last into adulthood. How to cut kids' exposure. >

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