This is a guest essay for Healthbeat. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. While public health agencies focus primarily on assessment, policy ...

Social determinants of health (SDOH) screening tools have been prioritized in emerging healthcare delivery models aimed at transforming traditional care delivery and reimbursing a broader bench of ...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the ...

A decades-old data set tracking the health of new moms and babies was disrupted by CDC layoffs last spring, and there are ...

Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth? The question has been hotly debated for the past 15 years. Unlocking the genome’s 3.2-billion-letter code promises understanding of both health ...

A new report from Stanford Law School's Rhode Center investigates how states screen bar applicants for mental health conditions—and finds a profession in transition. Law school graduates not only have ...

Objectives To examine state-level variation in mental health screening practices for high school athletes in the USA and ...

September is Newborn Screening Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and intervention for newborns. Here, Dr. Joshua Baker, attending physician in genetics, genomics and ...

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OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — West Liberty University is hosting a free public health screening day The Highlands Center. Walk-in services began at noon and will continue until 6 p.m., featuring a variety of ...

Sept 28 (Reuters) - I know a young woman – a straight-A college student, active in her community, responsible at work – who told me she’s thinking about applying to law school. I paused. Because I ...