Schools That Emphasize Diversity Produce Healthier Students
African Americans tend to have poorer health than whites. New research suggests a more welcoming atmosphere in school could make a difference early in life.
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Holocaust Survivors Live Longer Lives, Israeli Researchers Find
While these survivors suffer more serious illnesses than their peers, they also die at later ages, according to a surprising new study.
Is There a Link Between White Racism and Blacks’ Higher Rate of Fatal Heart Disease?
A new national study finds a disturbing correlation. By Tom Jacobs A sign in Jackson, Mississippi, dated 1961.…
How a Rough Childhood Hurts Your Health, Decades Later
The consequences of early poverty and abuse are far-reaching, but there are ways to make up for a childhood that you didn't ask for.
How Many Lives Will Be Saved by Banning Trans Fats?
Thousands, and the laws will likely have the greatest impact among nations' poorest citizens.
The Disease at the Heart—and Arteries—of Polygamy
Polygamists are four times more likely to suffer heart disease than others, one researcher says, though the underlying causes are unclear.
Is Medicine’s Gender Bias Killing Young Women?
A recent study suggests younger women who have heart attacks may hesitate to get help because they’re afraid of being labeled hypochondriacs. But the bigger problem is just how justified that fear really is.
Happier Tweets, Healthier Communities
New research finds county-level mortality from heart disease can be accurately predicted by analyzing the emotional language of local Twitter users.
Saturated Fads: Butter Is Back Only Because Our Biases Remain
Was a critically flawed meta-analysis claiming no link between saturated fat and heart disease so quickly lauded by foodies and food writers everywhere because they’re desperate to promote an “eating like grandma” agenda?