Bird flu virus found surviving in certain cheeses: 4.4% of Americans drink raw milk at least once a year, 1.6% drank it often, and 1.6% ate raw-milk cheeses

Chronic Kidney Disease now affects more than 780 million people worldwide

Two studies show how popular LLMs and apps can make ethical blunders when playing therapist to teens in crisis

Evidence to action: a perspective on treatment approaches for food addiction

Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says

Stratified analyses revealed significant disparities: mothers exhibited more complex pathways than fathers, particularly through work-related stress and children's mental health

Even Modest Amounts of Physical Activity (3,000 - 5,000 steps per day) May Slow Alzheimer’s Disease Among At-Risk Older Adults

Adapting health, economic and social policies to address population aging in China

Exercise Improves Academic Performance – A large randomized controlled trial provided free gym cards to some university students in Bergen, Norway, but not to other students

Long-term use of melatonin to support sleep may have negative health effects

Magnetic field therapy shows promise in mimicking exercise benefits for type 2 diabetes patients with central obesity: Pulsed electromagnetic fields stimulate muscle tissue mimicking the effects of exercise…

Young people with mental health conditions share similar brain changes, regardless of diagnosis

Heavy Alcohol Use Linked to Risk of Brain Bleed Earlier in Life

The most comprehensive study of ketogenic diet’s mental health effects pooled 50 studies spanning 60 years to see what we know about its influence on mood

The tiny blood vessels in the eyes, examined through a retina scan, might hold the key to predicting a person’s risk of developing heart disease and how fast they’re biologically aging

Closer proximity to cannabis retail stores linked with more cannabis use but less drinking: A US study of more than 60,000 adults shows that living near cannabis retail stores is associated with a greater tendency toward frequent cannabis use but a lower likelihood of heavy alcohol consumption.

Cognitive and mental health correlates of short-form video use

Ultra-Processed Food is Global Health Threat, Researchers Warn

RFK Jr.'s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading

Teens who start using cannabis before 15 are 4× more likely to use it regularly by 17 and face higher risks of depression, anxiety, and physical health issues in young adulthood compared to peers who never used cannabis during adolescence.

While animal studies show clear risks, human studies on caffeine during pregnancy are surprisingly inconsistent, linking it to some issues like low birth weight but not to others like gestational diabetes

Access to green spaces is linked with fewer mental health hospitalisations

A lack of political representation has negative, immediate, and long-lasting mental health impact

Is Health Insurance Even Worth It Anymore?

Youth screen use can cause family conflict, exacerbate mental health problems

I'm a health editor: my husband's prostate cancer screening results surprised me

Longitudinal associations of epigenetic aging with cognitive aging in Hispanic/Latino adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos

A multilingual guide to slowing aging

I made an npm module to calculate the Australian/New Zealand Health Star Rating of foods/drinks

Wealth alone doesn’t make a nation healthy: some of the world's richest countries, such as the US and Canada, lag behind in achieving UN’s health goals compared to smaller economies like Iceland, Japan, and Norway who thrive due to robust and equitable healthcare systems

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