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Live Like Sam launches ‘Same Inside’ campaign for May Mental Health Month

Park City-based youth mental health nonprofit Live Like Sam has launched a new campaign called “Same Inside,” and it’s designed to lower the barrier to honest conversations, helping youth, families and community members break the silence and recognize they are not...

Pop-up mental health events planned after Mall of Louisiana tragedy

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Behavioral health leaders in the Capital Region are organizing pop-up mental health support events. They are also expanding resources to help the community heal after the shooting at the Mall of Louisiana. The Region 2 Crisis...

The Fitness Advice for Pregnant Women Sucks. Women’s Health Created a Guide to Fix That.

Pregnancy Fitness Advice Needs a ResetRona Ahdout For years, the message around pregnancy and fitness has been the same: Slow down, scale back, don’t lift that. It’s advice that’s been passed down for generations (often with the best intentions), but it’s rooted in...

The Lost Rules of Strength Training – What 100 Years of Lifting Can Teach You About Building Muscle

When we reach for a barbell and plates, ready our lifting straps while swigging a luminescent pre-workout, we pay little attention to the fact the original lifters of the 19th and 20th centuries were pushing themselves close to failure, and using progressive overload,...

This ‘3 to 5’ Method Could be the Simplest Way to Get Seriously Strong – Here’s Why it Works

If you’ve been lifting for any length of time, you’ve probably come across the acronym ‘KISS’ – Keep It Simple, Stupid. The idea is straightforward: while it’s tempting to overcomplicate your programming, the basics work. That said, those core principles – like...

SNP accused of neglecting women’s health as Labour vows care ‘fit for purpose’

Scottish Labour has accused the SNP of “neglecting” women’s health. The attack came as the party was set to launch its women’s manifesto in Ayrshire on Monday. Deputy Labour leader Dame Jackie Baillie pointed to more than 62,000 open waits for gynaecological...

Anas Sarwar pledges to solve ‘failures’ in women’s health

A total of 62,198 women were waiting for gynaecological care at the end of February this year, according to official statistics. Analysis by Scottish Labour shows 5,431 women had ongoing waits of more than a year for treatment, while 36,773 had been waiting more than...

How this local health plan CEO navigates challenges of providing care

Sonja Bjork remains upbeat even though overseeing a health plan that administers Medi-Cal benefits to nearly 900,000 people in Northern California is getting increasingly difficult. As CEO of Partnership HealthPlan of California, a nonprofit community-based health...

Social Support Helps Mental Health If It Matches Our Needs

As many as 69 percent of Americans don’t feel they are getting enough emotional support. There are several reasons for this discrepancy. Participation in organized activities, including religious gatherings, is on the decline, and many communities lack accessible...

Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care

new video loaded: Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care Older people who are medically high risk, but too young for Medicare are facing unaffordable health insurance premiums after federal health care credits lapsed earlier this year. Now...
A Reputation for Research Excellence

A Reputation for Research Excellence

Faculty and students in the School of Public Health and Health Professions are producing innovative solutions to critical health challenges for individuals, communities, and populations. Research spans from epidemiology, environmental health, community health and...

Top 8 Best Beauty Supplements in 2025

Top 8 Best Beauty Supplements in 2025

The appeal for beauty supplements has drastically risen over the past few years as people are increasingly looking for ways to enhance not only their physical appearance but also their overall health. Usually, these supplements consist of a blend of vitamins,...

LA County Department of Public Health

LA County Department of Public Health

Preventing and treating dental disease is essential for overall health and well-being at every stage of life. Children need their baby teeth to eat and speak properly and to help keep space for adult teeth to settle in. In adulthood, poor oral hygiene and lack of...

How to Get Rid of Eye Floaters and When to See a Doctor

How to Get Rid of Eye Floaters and When to See a Doctor

Eye floaters may disappear on their own. Taking steps to protect your eye health, including following safety practices and eating a nutritious diet, may help prevent eye floaters. Eye floaters are spots, weblike lines, or rings that move through your field of vision....

Eye health heroes save the world in new book

Eye health heroes save the world in new book

A book written to ease children’s fears about having their eyes examined has been published by Northampton-based independent Tompkins Knight & Son (TK&S).  Brian Tompkins, director at TK&S, said: ‘The book is a fun way of introducing children to the...

The Modern (And Future!) State of Sunscreen

WE’RE OFFICIALLY ON burn notice. Despite years of public health warnings, about 88 percent of men still say they never use sunscreen. What’s worse, one in seven adults under 35 believe that sunscreen itself is more harmful than direct sunlight. That’s a damn shame...

The 15 Biggest Emmys Snubs of 2025

The 15 Biggest Emmys Snubs of 2025

Before we get too deep into this, let’s get one thing straight: it’s an absolute farce that while Andor season 2 got quite a few Primetime Emmy nominations, its exceptional acting ensemble got almost entirely ignored (the lone exception being a nomination...

Easing women’s health to the foreground

Easing women’s health to the foreground

On women’s health, from pregnancy to menopause and more, TB drugs and deaths, the Nipah situation in Kerala, a Barbie doll with diabetes and many other developments At the health desk, we rely a lot for primary information and supportive analyses on studies and...

The 2025 Men’s Health Outdoor Awards

The 2025 Men’s Health Outdoor Awards

HAVING GEAR THAT serves only a single purpose can be a tough prospect (in this economy?!). That’s why for our 2025 Men’s Health Outdoor Award winners, we focused on affordable equipment we’ve been testing over the past year that you can use more often than just on...

The 7 Best Low-Carb Beers That Are Actually Good

The 7 Best Low-Carb Beers That Are Actually Good

IF YOU’RE A beer lover looking to eliminate excess carbs in your diet—whether you’re on keto with 20g net carbs or just cutting back—low-carb beers are the best option among the world of brews. While low-carb beers might lack the flash of bolder styles, they’re...

Is “Food Is Medicine” the Future of Better Health?

Is “Food Is Medicine” the Future of Better Health?

DURING THE LAST several years, “food is medicine” has become a buzzy phrase among hospitals, researchers, and social media influencers alike. The promise of the food is medicine movement is huge: If more people got their hands on fresh food—by way of at-home...