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Afraid to Get Tested? Slow Down and Think About It
The New York Times: Many patients are eager to search bottomless troves of health information on the Internet. But when it comes to learning whether they are at risk for certain diseases by getting a
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How to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Without Breaking the Bank
LiveScience: Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children in the past 30 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The numbers are staggering, and it’s a statistic that
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FDA backs low-nicotine cigarette research as it weighs new regulatory power
The Washington Post: Beverly Anusionwu, a smoker for three decades who favors Maverick menthols, was enticed to the small lab inside the University of Pittsburgh’s psychology department by an ad promising free cigarettes and a
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A Bit Of Thought Makes Finding Out Medical Risks Less Scary
NPR: Would you want to know your risk of getting heart disease? Diabetes? Or an inherited form of breast cancer? Preventive medicine is all about knowing health risks and taking action to avoid them. But
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Examining Personal Health Decisions
The Affordable Care Act aims to boost health at the population level by making healthcare affordable and accessible to all. But, even with greater access to healthcare, many aspects of health ultimately rest on individual-level
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How to Help Kids Eat Their Vegetables
Parents Magazine: What parents don’t want their kids to eat their vegetables? In shades of green, red, orange, and even white, vegetables boast many virtues. With little fat and relatively few calories, vegetables pack in
