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New Policy on BMI Use Will Change How Physicians Approach Diagnoses and Care
The Body Mass Index – or BMI – table was created in the mid-1800s, and for the last several decades has been viewed as the choice ...
Expert Q&A: The Summer of Sargassum?
A 5,000-mile-wide mass of sargassum seaweed is drifting toward Florida's beaches. It could arrive, with its brown, slick leaves and rotten eggs smell, around July ...
Two glasses of wine might add more sugar to your diet than eating a doughnut
Soft drinks have been the focus of the UK government’s attempts to curb people’s sugar intake in recent years, but the same approach ...
Georgia Southern establishes new institute to better address challenges related to water and human interactions
Georgia Southern University has established a new research and outreach center, the Institute for Water and Health, to investigate the complex interactions between water and ...
Experts in the Media – UConn’s Dr. David Banach is the go-to voice on COVID boosters
As COVID continues to wreak havoc across the globe, health systems in America are overwhelmed. And as the debate about a third shot continues, the ...
It’s World Water Week – Have you lined up an expert for your stories and coverage this week?
It’s World Water Week, and as issues with pollution in our oceans, safe drinking water in cities and droughts impacting public safety, public health ...
How COVID-19 affects the readiness of our military at home, overseas
Michael Wallace, an expert and program director for emergency and security studies in Tulane University’s School of Professional Advancement, is a retired Navy intelligence ...
Safe shopping - Let our expert answer your questions about long lines and staying safe during the COVID-19 crisis
These are worrisome times, and as the public takes personal precautions – there are some aspects that may seem out of a person’s personal control. ...
Coronavirus and food safety: DO NOT SHARE FOOD WITH OTHERS!
"It is crucial, even within families, to make sure not to share food that someone else directly bit into or drank," says Dr. Felicia Wu, ...
From Asthma and Tick Bites to Dengue Fever, Nurses Tackle Health Impacts of Climate Change
According to statistics compiled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), carbon dioxide levels are at their highest in more than 650,000 years. In addition, 18 ...