Epidemiology
Why Maternal Mortality Rates Are Getting Worse across the U.S.
A new study shows U.S. maternal mortality rates are increasing, and health care providers and advocacy groups are racing to build better care for new parents
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Health Care
C-section Rates Are Way Too High. We Need to Hold Doctors and Hospitals Accountable
Around half a million excess cesarean births occur every year in the U.S., putting mothers’ lives at risk
Fitness
Some Excess Weight Is Healthy for Older Adults
Experts are more concerned about a lack of activity in older adults who are somewhat overweight than about weight loss
Diet
Does Exercise Help You Lose Weight? Here’s the Latest in that Debate
A dispute centers on whether burning more calories through exercise makes you burn less afterward
Public Health
How Stress Messes With Your Gut
Inflammatory bowel disease flare-ups can be traced to mental stress
Medicine
Alzheimer’s Drug Donanemab Helps Most When Taken Early in Disease
An Alzheimer’s drug that attacks the protein amyloid does not work as well in people with more advanced disease
Diet
A Meatless Diet Is Better for You—And the Planet
Vegetarian and especially vegan diets can promote better health, help mitigate climate change and reduce inhumane factory farming
Plants
Can Virtual Reality Mimic Nature’s Power to Make Us Healthier?
Just seeing nature in VR brings some health benefits—and helps scientists learn why we need the real thing
Cancer
Aspartame Declared ‘Possible’ Carcinogen. Here’s What That Really Means
United Nations groups say the artificial sweetener poses a possible risk of liver cancer—but there’s no evidence for harm under the current daily limit
Reproduction
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills Have Been Approved. Let’s Make Them Inexpensive and Easily Available
Here’s how to make newly approved over-the-counter birth control pills affordable and easy to get
