Most women in the US give birth lying flat on their back, anesthetized. An obstetrician investigates why this is and whether this is always the best approach.
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For your 2020 New Year’s resolutions, think about keeping the microbes that live inside your gut healthy. Look after them and they’ll look after you.
The search for meaning in their work is inevitable for employees seeking job satisfaction. Defining that meaning, however, can mean different things for different people.
Gym memberships spike as people make their New Year’s resolutions – but very few people will actually use them past February.
There are more effective ways to give the tuberculosis vaccine.
People tend to pay attention when things get personal, so you need to know how climate change is damaging things in your life.
Prenatal and postnatal antibiotic exposure combined with oxygen treatment led to lung inflammation and altered immunity in a study in mice.
Stigmas surrounding mental health can create difficult or even dangerous situations for employees struggling with mental illness.
In the United States, presidential candidates are discussing reparations for the descendants of enslaved men and women.
You probably know about the collection of microorganisms that live in, on and around us. But did you know that not everyone in society has equal access to them? That needs to change.
More places around the world are experiencing days with record high temperatures. These prolonged hot spells may have unanticipated impacts on pregnant women, triggering early deliveries.
Lessons from a study of sickle cell and employment.
Smallpox is the only disease to be eradicated through sustained human effort. Many of these volunteers were women who defied social norms to save lives in India.
Twenty years after a landmark report on preventable deaths and injuries in hospitals, is the medical profession doing better?
Many migraine headaches are triggered by certain foods. Recently, a lot of attention has focused on gluten. An expert explains how a piece of bread can cause pain in your head.
One in six US adults binge drinks, consuming about seven drinks per binge. A new study can predict which mice are hardwired to binge drink. Is it possible to do the same for humans?
Turkey has become easier to produce over the years, making it easier on American wallets – with some environmental benefits as well.
Mention fungi and most people think of eating mushrooms or yeasts in bread or beer. But fungi are now on the CDC’s list of public health threats as the number of deadly infections they cause rise.
The pipeline for new antibiotics is broken. It is time to think outside the box.
California’s surgeon general has implemented schoolwide screenings for trauma. A social work professor explains why the rest of the nation should do the same.
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