Health

Researchers at the University of Toronto are sounding the alarm about the high consumption of ultra-processed foods among preschool-aged children in Canada and its association with obesity development.

Adopted individuals often have limited access to their family medical history, complicating their health care. A study published in The Annals of Family Medicine explored the approaches of primary care physicians when caring for adult adopted patients with limited family medical history.

The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many topics, science and health chief among them.

Spousal bereavement marks a profound life transition, yet its social and emotional ripple effects often go unnoticed. Loneliness is not just an emotional burden—it’s a public health concern. Chronic loneliness has been linked to depression, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and even early death.

A resistance-based exercise program that Jennifer Aniston calls “a game changer” has been shown to improve a range of physical issues that arise during and after the menopause transition.

A 1976 Supreme Court decision said that while the Constitution requires that incarcerated people receive health care, the quality of the care doesn’t need to be top-notch, only “reasonably adequate.”

When young adults start working, the amount of daily physical activity they do increases sharply, only to fall away again over the next few years, while the amount of sleep they get falls slightly, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Cambridge.

President Donald Trump’s pick for director of the Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced a bold plan. He wants to “Make America Healthy Again.”

Condensing workweeks into fewer days to enjoy more days off, what are the implications for employee well-being? New longitudinal research from Ghent University at IKEA Belgium challenges policymakers’ assumptions about the benefits of compressed work schedules, revealing both their potential and limitations in promoting workplace well-being.

The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered a major recall of Coke, Sprite and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks.