Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program

Trump Administration Ends Global Health Research Program

An obscure but influential program that gave detailed public health information to about half of the world’s nations will fold as a result of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid. With funding from the United States Agency for International Development, the Demographic and Health Surveys were the only sources of information in many countries…

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How Do You Convince Consumers to Eat Plant-Based Meat?

How Do You Convince Consumers to Eat Plant-Based Meat?

Not too long ago, imitation meats, including plant-based products from brands like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, appeared poised to help save the world from the environmental, health and ethical harms that often go along with eating animal flesh. But that was before concerns grew that the products were “ultraprocessed,” a message amplified both by…

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Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female

Cancer’s New Face: Younger and Female

More Americans are surviving cancer, but the disease is striking young and middle-aged adults and women more frequently, the American Cancer Society reported on Thursday. And despite overall improvements in survival, Black and Native Americans are dying of some cancers at rates two to three times higher than those among white Americans. These trends represent…

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Diabetes and Heart Disease Rise Alongside Sugary Drink Consumption

Diabetes and Heart Disease Rise Alongside Sugary Drink Consumption

“This replicates and reinforces what we already know about sugar-sweetened beverages,” he said, “but the findings highlight their severe costs on health and productivity, especially in Africa and Latin America.” The study detailed intriguing patterns in the consumption of sugary drinks. For example, researchers found that men had modestly higher rates of soda consumption than…

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