Ebola is once again in news headlines around the world, with hundreds of cases confirmed in central Africa. What have we learned from the 2013 outbreak about this deadly disease and about our own ability to handle such an epidemic?
African American women in the US have lower breastfeeding rates compared to women of other races. But if health care providers and advocates offer more breastfeeding support to African American moms, it may benefit the overall health of the African American population.
Environmental monitoring will be key as the world reaches global polio eradication. Looking for poliovirus in sewage and using new disease models will improve how we track and understand each outbreak.
Many chronic clinical conditions have elaborate and costly treatment protocols, including prescriptions for medications. What are the costs to employees and employers when treatment plans are not followed?
Statins are extremely effective at lowering cholesterol and, thus, preventing cardiovascular disease. But can this safe and generally well-tolerated medication for treating other chronic diseases also prevent cancer?
Much of the hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste in our oceans is made up of microplastics. They are now turning up everywhere, and we know virtually nothing about their impact on human health.