Health

A large new study reveals previously unknown risk factors associated with an eye condition that causes serious progressive nearsightedness at a relatively young age. The findings, made through the largest-ever clinical study of the condition called...

Pediatric primary care is of utmost importance, ensuring that young children have his or her acute needs met, but also promoting the child’s full development—including physical, mental, and cognitive health.

Laura Landy, founder & chair of ReThink Health and president & CEO of the Rippel Foundation, writes about understanding the frontiers of health policy and practice, while boldly pursuing a vision: a United States in which all the sectors...

New data reveals a yawning chasm in life expectancy among the city’s residents, with startling implications. But, surprisingly, the relationship between life expectancy and health insurance across neighborhoods is not statistically significant,...