People who survive gun injuries face long-term consequences that affect their mental and physical health, according to a study published online in JAMA Surgery.
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The U.S. has seen an increasing number of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks occur in recent years, and along with that, there has been a corresponding increase in legislation on childhood vaccinations, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
A recent blog post by Community Hospital Corporation details the nonclinical aspects that are a part of health outcomes and the scientific research supporting those aspects.
More than one-third of children ages 3-5 have never had their eyes checked by a healthcare professional, according to new data from the CDC.
Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health will invest $100 million to address critical health issues in the state, the organization announced Nov. 19.
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Children's Wisconsin in Milwaukee has created a plan to address mental and behavioral health needs among the state's children, which would require an estimated $150 million in funding.
The American Heart Association plans to launch a $20 million research initiative focused on studying the effects of youth vaping.
Nearly a third (30 percent) of parents said they did not have time to worry about their children's health unless it was an emergency, according to a Nemours Children's Health System survey.
Though cigarette smoking among U.S. adults reached an all-time low of 13.7 percent in 2018, nearly 20 percent of adults (49.1 million) used tobacco products, according to the CDC's Nov. 15 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
People who are illiterate have a nearly three times higher risk of experiencing dementia as people who can read and write, according to a study published in Neurology.