Financial Incentives Don’t Spur Employee Weight Loss, Study Finds
2016-01-06
Workplace wellness programs must get more creative, researchers sayContinue Reading
In Defense of the Annual Checkup
2016-01-04
Arguments against the time-honored practice are flawed, new research paper saysContinue Reading
Doctor-Patient Emails Can Help the Chronically Ill
2016-01-04
Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many, study showsContinue Reading
Could Higher Vitamin D Doses Harm Seniors Prone to Falls?
2016-01-04
Stick to recommended guidelines, experts sayContinue Reading
College Football Player’s Autopsy May Offer Clues to Brain Trauma
2016-01-04
Early death of Michael Keck provides researchers rare window to study chronic traumatic encephalopathyContinue Reading
Men Have Greater Self-Esteem Than Women, Especially in Developed Nations
2016-01-04
Study also finds that personal confidence grows with ageContinue Reading
Pediatricians’ Group Says U.S. Lacks Resources to Treat Kids in Disasters
2016-01-04
Drugs to counter biological or other threats too often geared to adults, American Academy of Pediatrics saysContinue Reading
Families of Critically Ill Patients Need Extra Support, Too
2015-12-31
Tips for coping when a loved one is in the ICUContinue Reading
Is the ‘No-Shampoo’ Trend a Healthy One?
2015-12-29
Experts say experimenting with longer times between washing is a personal choiceContinue Reading
Prescriptions Continue for Most Who Survive Painkiller ODs: Study
2015-12-28
Often, prescribing doctors don’t even know their patients have overdosed, researchers sayContinue Reading
Hospital Prices Vary Widely Across the United States
2015-12-26
This variation is driving up health care costs, researchers sayContinue Reading
Health Tip: Watch those Liquid Laundry Packets
2015-12-24
They may be a serious hazard for children
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Paid Sick Leave Can Be Crucial When Cancer Strikes
2015-12-23
Patients nearly twice as likely to keep their jobs if they had the benefit, study foundContinue Reading
Child Paralysis Cases Spiked During Virus Outbreak: Study
2015-12-22
But definitive cause of polio-like disease remains unproved, researchers sayContinue Reading