As health systems look to take on risk through population health management, clinical leaders are exploring which population health interventions provide the greatest ROI. When brainstorming or ...

Smoking remains one of the most deleterious habits for human health, as it is known to increase the risk of several ...

Governments, public health authorities, and social media platforms have employed various measures to counter misinformation that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effectiveness of those ...

A lifestyle intervention program of increased physical activity, healthy eating and aiming for weight loss of 7% or more, or taking the medication metformin were effective long-term to delay or ...

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have spent years making sure that their meditation app, called the Healthy Minds Program, passes clinical muster and delivers positive outcomes.

Diabetes distress should be routinely assessed and recommendations provided based on diabetes type and intervention type.

Lynn was an active alcoholic for many years. During that time, she alienated a lot of people and became “an impossible mother.” She says, “I was totally obnoxious when I was drunk. My son and I had ...

Lifestyle interventions, medication and surgery for patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes is proven to delay or prevent Type 2 diabetes in the majority of patients, but limited access to the often ...

Early detection is widely seen as key to cancer survival, which is why screenings and prevention are so widely recommended. And the message seems to be getting across, according to a study led by the ...

"Let's do it," Shelly Spears told her doctor. "I can no longer live like this." The "it" in this case was a procedure in which doctors would anesthetize an area of her back and then burn off a chunk ...