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Inadequate sleep can have negative downstream effects on everyday cognitive functioning and mental health, which can then lead to even worse sleep.

Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses - if AI can't tell the difference between them, it won't be able to operate accurately without human oversight.

Answering personal questions at the doctor's office can help researchers recognize health problems and find effective interventions.

Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.

Girls are at an even greater risk of early substance use than boys.

Doulas bring a holistic, person-centered approach that can improve birth outcomes and lower overall costs.

An innovative study mapped preterm births, low birth weights and infant mortality to municipal water wells downstream from PFAS-contaminated sites. The results show the high cost of PFAS harm.

While hospital CEO salaries and health insurance premiums have increased, health care quality has not.

The decision undoes a highly effective 34-year prevention strategy that has nearly eliminated early childhood hepatitis B infections in the U.S.

Gifts that make a true connection acknowledge the ugly parts of illness and provide relief from daily burdens.