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Neighborhood Disadvantage Not Tied to Severe Sleep Apnea in Children

However, there was an association seen between obesity and severe obstructive sleep apnea in children

Many adolescents with chronic diseases such as asthma and juvenile arthritis have consumed alcohol or smoked marijuana in the last year

Many Teens With Chronic Illnesses Use Alcohol, Marijuana

Four out of 10 high school students with medical conditions used one or both in past year
Menopause is associated with accelerated decline in lung function

Menopause Linked to Accelerated Decline in Lung Function

Transitional and post-menopausal women have increased decline in mean FVC and FEV1

Most Patients Prefer to Receive Test Results Through Online Portal

Only 7.5 percent of respondents reported that reviewing results before they were contacted by a health care practitioner increased worry

Doctors Without Borders has sent a nine-person team to the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States as it struggles with a COVID-19 crisis.

Doctors Without Borders Team Sent to Navajo Nation to Fight COVID-19

This marks the first time Doctors Without Borders has dispatched a team to a U.S. location
A dramatic decrease in cardiac arrest has occurred among Oregon residents who gained access to health insurance through the Affordable Care Act

ACA Health Insurance Expansion Tied to Fewer Cardiac Arrests

'Extraordinary reduction' seen among middle-aged adults after enactment of health care law

Asthma Exacerbations, ED Admissions Decreased During Lockdown

Nonpharmaceutical interventions to reduce COVID-19 associated with reduction in admissions for COPD, asthma

11/9 12AM Why 20% of Parents Are Wary of Vaccinating Their Kids

About One in Five Children Have Vaccine-Hesitant Parent

Influenza vaccine coverage 26 percent lower for children of parents reported to be hesitant about childhood shots

Global COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 3 Million

Actual number believed to be much higher because some governments may be concealing numbers