prevention

Report calls for sugary drink taxes, expanded nutrition programs and encourages physical activity to address this health crisis.

The prominent executive is pushing beyond a letter he released last week and is now seeking to rally his peers...

Hartford Hospital's ADAPT program has decreased length of stay and readmissions attributable to delirium.

Unhealthy worksite food purchases are associated with an unhealthy diet outside of work.

For decades, the American medical establishment has known how to manage diabetes. Yet across the country, surgeons still perform tens...

Compared with urban hubs, rural populations tend to have less access to public health resources, less experience with syphilis and...

A warrant was issued after the coroner determined the nurse's death was directly related to injuries from a belligerent patient...

A novel approach recognizes that superbugs don't remain isolated in one hospital or nursing home but move quickly through a...

Vaccination exemptions signed by doctors on medical grounds have more than tripled. This suggests that parents who once cited personal...

The intervention involved bathing with antiseptic soap, use of mouthwash, and use of the nasal antibiotic ointment for 5 days...

The initiative hopes that improving access to affordable, nutritious food in underserved areas, particularly for diet-related, chronic conditions, will reduce...

The administration outlined a strategy to target geographic "hot spots" and demographic groups at heightened risk of infection, without addressing...