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New study on hunter-gatherer moms suggests Western child care has a big problem

New study on hunter-gatherer moms suggests Western child care has a big problem

Stressed out American parents who suspect that child-rearing used to be easier may be right. The average mother among one Congolese foraging people has at least 10 people to help hold her baby — and sometimes as many as 20, a paper published Monday has found. That high level of support means that mothers among the […]

Surgeon general: Time to fix problem of loneliness in US

Surgeon general: Time to fix problem of loneliness in US

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is introducing a new framework to address loneliness in the United States this week, writing in a new op-ed that social connections must be a “top public health priority” in the country. “As it has built for decades, the epidemic of loneliness and isolation has fueled other problems that are […]

China: Fentanyl problem 'made in USA'

China: Fentanyl problem 'made in USA'

A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry is pinning blame on the United States for the fentanyl crisis following a letter from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador asking for Chinese assistance in quelling illicit fentanyl trade. “The root cause of the overdose lies in the U.S. itself. The problem is completely ‘made in USA,’” […]

Problem Drinking Led to Millions of Missed Workdays

Problem Drinking Led to Millions of Missed Workdays

MONDAY, March 21 2022 (HealthDay News) — Problem drinking led to more than 232 million missed work days a year in the United States before the pandemic, and the situation likely became worse with more people working at home, a new study suggests. “Alcohol use disorder is a major problem in the United States and […]

HIV Prevention Has An Equity Problem. Here’s What Needs to Change

HIV Prevention Has An Equity Problem. Here’s What Needs to Change

Michael Chancley, communications director, PrEP4All, and PrEP user. AIDSVu.org: “Local Data: Louisiana.” CDC.gov: “HIV and Women: HIV Diagnoses,” “HIV Surveillance Data Tables. Table 3a,” “PrEP Effectiveness,” FDA.gov: “FDA Approves First Injectable Treatment for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis,” Dec. 20, 2021, “FDA approves second drug to prevention HIV infection as part of ongoing efforts to end the […]

Fixing the Maternal Health Problem in the U.S.: Signs of Hope?

Fixing the Maternal Health Problem in the U.S.: Signs of Hope?

Dec. 14, 2021 — In the U.S., nearly 4 million women a year prepare to give birth, looking forward to the joy to come. But for some, the dream turns tragic. About 700 women die each year either during their pregnancy or in the weeks after the birth. And another 60,000 have pregnancy-related or childbirth-related […]

Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users

Drugs plan aims to help 300,000 problem drug users

The money should mark a new era for drug treatment and recovery in England, but such is the concern that voters will want politicians to sound and act tough, that ministers would rather focus on police bashing in doors than the quiet work to help those with an addiction get their lives back on track. […]

Is IBD an underrecognized health problem in minority groups?

Is IBD an underrecognized health problem in minority groups?

As many people know, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex condition affecting the intestine, which is the part of the digestive tract that helps digest food and remove water, salt, and waste. But you might not know this: in recent years in the US, IBD is being diagnosed more often among people who are […]

Food Crisis No Problem – How to Prosper in Food During a Food Shortage

Food Crisis No Problem – How to Prosper in Food During a Food Shortage

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Houston Has a Problem: All the COVID Variants of Concern

Houston Has a Problem: All the COVID Variants of Concern

March 03, 2021 — A team of researchers in Houston has sequenced the genomes of coronavirus from 20,400 COVID-19 patients treated at a single health system there, and they’ve found cases of all the major variants that public health experts say could increase the transmission of the virus or the severity of infection. The […]