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Health & Wellness
Could Meals Help Keep Older Adults From Returning to the Hospital?
Older adults who received home-delivered meals after leaving the hospital had significantly lower odds of being readmitted within 14 and 21 days, a Duke University study found. But researchers also found that more than a third of referrals did not result in meal delivery, highlighting barriers to connecting food-insecure older adults with support.
Older adults who received home-delivered meals after leaving the hospital had significantly lower odds of being readmitted within 14 and 21 days, a Duke University study found. But researchers also found that more than a third of referrals did not result in meal delivery, highlighting barriers to connecting food-insecure older adults with support.
IVF Patients, Doctors Navigate Fetal Personhood Laws’ Unknowns
In the summer of 2022, Allison Mertzman and her wife, Leanne, asked their fertility clinic to destroy their embryos.
In the summer of 2022, Allison Mertzman and her wife, Leanne, asked their fertility clinic to destroy their embryos.
Analysis: A New California Law Will Expand Hearing Aid Coverage for Kids. Here’s a Guide
California’s new law expands private insurance coverage for children’s hearing aids, helping families manage costs and access essential hearing care.
California’s new law expands private insurance coverage for children’s hearing aids, helping families manage costs and access essential hearing care.
Explainer | What Do Your Food Cravings Actually Mean?
From stress and hormones to hunger and nutritional needs, experts explain what food cravings may reveal about your body.
From stress and hormones to hunger and nutritional needs, experts explain what food cravings may reveal about your body.
Are You Mentally Healthy? 15 Signs to Look For
Discover 15 signs of good mental health and learn how self-care, emotional resilience, and healthy habits support overall well-being.
Discover 15 signs of good mental health and learn how self-care, emotional resilience, and healthy habits support overall well-being.
How We Communicate Pain
While we don’t fully understand our brains yet, our bodies do the talking.
While we don’t fully understand our brains yet, our bodies do the talking.
Stuck in Shelters for Months, Some Migrant Children Abandon Hopes of Staying in US
One morning this summer, a 9-year-old girl from El Salvador picked through colorful markers at a Houston-area shelter for migrant children and crafted a letter to her mom.
One morning this summer, a 9-year-old girl from El Salvador picked through colorful markers at a Houston-area shelter for migrant children and crafted a letter to her mom.
Texas Nonprofit Hospitals Must Offer Charity Care, But Many Patients Never Realize They Can Apply, Sinking Into Debt
Texas nonprofit hospitals must provide charity care, yet confusing applications and limited outreach leave eligible patients facing medical bills and financial hardship.
Texas nonprofit hospitals must provide charity care, yet confusing applications and limited outreach leave eligible patients facing medical bills and financial hardship.
Hunger May Play a Role in Alcohol Addiction
Researchers have discovered a molecular link between hunger and the formation of “reward” memories that play a role in alcohol addiction.
Researchers have discovered a molecular link between hunger and the formation of “reward” memories that play a role in alcohol addiction.
Understanding Family History Key to Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
What to know about pancreatic cancer screening, gene mutations that can increase risk.
What to know about pancreatic cancer screening, gene mutations that can increase risk
Grief, Leadership, Learned Expectations, Mental Health
A man can be the person everyone relies on and still be quietly falling apart.
A man can be the person everyone relies on and still be quietly falling apart.
Put Your Hands in Something Real: Why I Tell Men Under Pressure to Plant Something
When so much of life lives on a screen, a pot of soil can remind you that you're still capable.
When so much of life lives on a screen, a pot of soil can remind you that you’re still capable.
In California and Other States, Dads Are Now Even With Moms in Paid Leave Claims
More fathers are claiming paid parental leave in states with such programs, reflecting changing caregiving roles and growing awareness of benefits.
More fathers are claiming paid parental leave in states with such programs, reflecting changing caregiving roles and growing awareness of benefits.
Ebola Spread Prompts Call for Coordinated African Response
New Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria intensify calls for African cooperation, stronger surveillance, rapid testing, funding and community engagement.
New Ebola cases in Kenya and Nigeria intensify calls for African cooperation, stronger surveillance, rapid testing, funding and community engagement.
Measles Had Been Defeated; Unscrupulous Politicians Have Revived It
Measles cases in the US have reached their highest level since 1991 as anti-vaccine politicians undermine the vaccination that once eliminated the disease.
Measles cases in the US have reached their highest level since 1991 as anti-vaccine politicians undermine the vaccination that once eliminated the disease.