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Healthy Environment, Healthy People: The Intersection Between Climate and Health
How is climate change influencing our health? Why does climate change have a greater impact on vulnerable populations and low-income people? How does the U....
Rethinking Caregiving Support for the Sandwich Generation
The "sandwich generation" refers to adults who are simultaneously caring for their children as well as older parents or relatives. This places unique strains on ...
Dangerous new COVID variant could overwhelm hospitals, weaken immunity
Two new studies have found that the new COVID variant BA.2.86 could lead to more severe diseases than other Omicron variants. Jennifer Horney, one of ...
Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behaviour in adulthood – research
Researchers found a link between childhood deprivation, impulsive behaviour and addictions later in life Behaviours include overeating, taking drugs, smoking cigarettes and gambling A second ...
Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behaviour in adulthood – new study
Inflation is running high around the globe, largely fuelled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic. As a result, many households are ...
Vitamin D2 and D3: what’s the difference and which should you take?
Both vitamins D2 and D3 are essentially inactive until they go through two processes in the body. First, the liver changes their chemical structure to ...
Vitamin D2 and D3: what’s the difference and which should you take?
Vitamin D is important for maintaining health, as it has many roles in the human body. But there is more than one form of vitamin ...
Can oily fish, cherries or milk help you sleep? Here’s what the evidence shows
Almost one in five British people report they don’t get enough sleep each night. The problem is so bad that in total the UK ...
Type 2 diabetes: why treatment plans may need to be different for older adults
Around 6% of the world’s population suffer from type 2 diabetes. People of any age can develop the condition, but the number of older adults with ...
Experts in the media: UConn Doctor Has Advice for Parents About COVID Vaccine for Kids 12-15
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency authorization to administer Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12 years old. Coronavirus vaccine providers ...