Keeping kids safe in extreme heat
With heat waves becoming more intense and frequent across the U.S., experts gathered for a Harvard webinar on how to protect children’s health amid soaring temperatures.
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Weekend habits linked to new sleep disorder trend: ‘Social apnea’
Late nights, alcohol, and smoking on weekends may be doing more than disrupting your Monday mornings. They could also be triggering a newly identified sleep health concern known as “social apnea,” warn researchers from Flinders University.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health care needs urgent reform to include lifestyle interventions, claims report
Mental health services must urgently increase investment in lifestyle interventions to improve care and help close the 15-year life expectancy gap faced by people with mental illness, a Lancet Psychiatry Commission report warns.
Oncology & Cancer
Study links persistent fatigue in breast cancer survivors to increased inflammation
For many breast cancer survivors, fatigue may linger long after treatment ends, which can have a significant impact on cognitive function, ability to work, and overall quality of life. A new study from George Mason University’s College of Public Health…
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Taste and price, not calories, key drivers for online takeout orders, survey suggests
Taste and price, rather than calorie content, seem to be the key considerations for those ordering takeouts online, despite calorie labeling legislation designed to help consumers make healthier food choices, suggests an analysis of survey responses, p…
Oncology & Cancer
Majority of US women say their health care providers have not informed them of diet’s role in breast cancer prevention
Up slightly from 16% last year, only 19% of women say a health care provider has discussed with them nutrition’s role in breast cancer risk in a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult survey. However, fewer of those same wome…
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How social factors influence patients’ fitness before surgery
Social and environmental factors may influence fitness ahead of surgery, reveals research led by Lancaster University.
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Will my boobs sag if I don’t wear a bra? And five other common questions about breasts and bras
We’re all born with mammary glands—better known as breasts. These are made of glandular tissue, fat and the ligaments that attach them to our chest wall.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Red meat consumption within high-quality diets may support mental health, study finds
Red meat has long been associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death globally. But new research from South Dakota State University offers a new perspective.
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Menopause and brain fog: Why lifestyle medicine could make a difference
By 2030, an estimated 47 million women worldwide will enter menopause each year. The transition through menopause can last several years and brings with it a host of physical, mental and brain changes. One of the most distressing symptoms reported by w…