Some clever studies have teased out causal effects by taking advantage of natural experiments.
When Social Media Is Really Problematic for Adolescents
Underlying problems may make some young people particularly vulnerable to what they find on social media, an expert says.
Blueberries May Promote Heart Health
Researchers estimate that eating a cup of blueberries a day reduced the risk of any cardiovascular event by 13 percent.
Medical News Today: Menopause and heart health: Why timing hormone therapy is key
Researchers at the University of Guelph in Canada are the first to study how perimenopause affects heart health in female…
Monitoring progress in reducing maternal mortality using verbal autopsy methods in vital registration systems: what can we conclude about specific causes of maternal death?
Reducing maternal mortality is a key focus of development strategies and one of the indicators used to measure progress towards…
Impact of palliative chemotherapy and best supportive care on overall survival and length of hospitalization in patients with incurable Cancer: a 4-year single institution experience in Japan
This study aimed to analyze the determinants of patients’ choice between palliative chemotherapy and best supportive care (BSC) and to…
A Pregnant Woman with Anterior Chest Mass and Respiratory Failure: Blastomycosis in a Historically Nonendemic Area
A 30-year-old woman, 29 weeks pregnant (G1P0), presented with progressive right-sided pleuritic chest discomfort and dyspnea for 1 week in…
In China, Public Talk of Sex Is Rare. Could a ‘Pleasure Community’ Change That?
Strangers gathered in Beijing to discuss a subject rarely addressed publicly in China: how to satisfy a woman. These workshops…
Leann Birch, Who Knew How to Get a Child to Eat Peas, Dies at 72
Her research into childhood nutrition and obesity shed new light on not just what children eat, but also why.