In California, approximately 50% of inpatient hospital beds are located within one mile of a high fire threat zone. As wildfire season continues to grow longer and more severe, hospitals need wildfire evacuation plans.
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Jane Grant-Kels, professor and vice chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Health Center, discusses dermatology’s ethical concerns in a post-Roe world.
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An addition of just 20 electric vehicles per 1,000 people can improve local lung health and air quality.
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Hockey enforcers, or players who are recruited to intimidate their opponents on the ice, endure relentless physicality and blows to the head, putting them at high risk for developing CTE.
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The use of receipts coated with bisphenols, which are toxic endocrine disruptors, has decreased since 2017, yet these harmful chemicals are still present on the majority of receipts handled every day.
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Expanding SNAP benefits and eligibility may help to decrease the burden of mental illness and suicidality for food-insecure people.
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As American polarization continues to rise, state policies are widening a mortality gap along political party lines.
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Bite-sized portions and just 10 more minutes at the dinner table with family can improve some kids’ diets and eating habits.
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After the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, women and pregnancy-capable people of reproductive age reported a 10% increase in mental distress compared to the months before the decision.
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If the standard for PM2.5 is lowered from 12 to 8 micrograms per cubic meter, the risk of premature death for all Americans would be reduced, with Black and low-income Americans reaping the most benefits.
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