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Due to Covid, 2020 was a 'lost year' in the fight against HIV, report suggests
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoConfronted by the Covid-19 pandemic, an ambitious new plan by the federal government, marshaled by...
Syphilis Cases in Babies Have ‘Skyrocketed’, More Than 3,700 Newborns Tested Positive in 2022
People via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBabies are being born with syphilis at the highest rates in 30 years, according to the CDC getty...
Congress can help fight obesity
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMississippi is ground zero for the obesity epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Mississippi has one of the highest adult obesity...
We've been thinking about loneliness all wrong
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIana Kunitsa/Getty Images, Abanti Chowdhury/BI You might call US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy Dr. Loneliness. Since 2017, he has made what he's diagnosed...
Sleep, the bedrock of public health, is eroding. This is how experts say we can fix it
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGroup of tired people Getty Images/PeopleImages Since giving birth to my daughter over a year ago,...
Pediatrics in Brevard: Kids with healthy eating habits will grow into healthy adults
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMarch is National Nutrition Month, and the goal is to bring awareness of healthy nutritional...
Experts Can't Agree If We're Still in a Pandemic
Time via Yahoo News· 2 months agoCredit - Getty Images As a health journalist, I've written the phrase “the COVID-19 pandemic” more times than I care to count in the four years since the...
What is ‘Disease X’ and why are experts worried?
The Independent UK via AOL· 8 months agoHealth authorities around the world are still grappling with lessons learned at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and trying to determine the best way...
Why Tennessee ranks among least healthy states in new Forbes' study
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA recent study by Forbes Advisor determined that Tennessee is among the states with the least...
Gun violence is a public health epidemic, experts say. It needs to be treated like one.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDr. Michael Rodriguez is tired of "thoughts and prayers." He is overwhelmed. Weary. Frustrated with...