Articles By Matthew Mientka
- The incidence of heat stroke is rising in the United States, but new guidelines may save lives.
- Women generally prefer epidurals for a longer but less pained delivery, a new study from Stanford University shows.
- Expanded coverage with the Affordable Care Act has led to greater use of inpatient mental health services among young adults, exposing an inability to deliver cheaper outpatient care.
- Doctors say the practice of handshaking should be banned in health care settings to prevent the spread of disease.
- Researchers in Japan have uncovered the neural pathways associated with the development of stress-induced hyperthermia, a discovery that may lead to improved treatments for chronic stress.
- Some public health experts question the placement of junk food marketing in sports-related events, such as the FIFA World Cup, as the world struggles with obesity.
- A new study challenges popular notions about mental illness and violence, finding that people with mental illnesses are 2.5 times more likely than others to be murdered.
- Teenage girls face a classic double standard with sexting as they face pressure to share nude photos, and shame for doing so.
- Teenagers who smoke menthols smoke more cigarettes than their regular tobacco-smoking peers, a new Canadian study finds.
- Despite a "street" reputation, mobile food vendors driving trucks and pushing carts tend to outscore restaurants on cleanliness and hygiene in food safety inspections.
- A new survey from U.S. Trust shows that even wealthy Americans worry about the rising cost of health care.
- Food regulation has failed to keep pace with a growing Hispanic population by not requiring manufacturers to fortify corn masa flour with folic acid, which helps to prevent premature delivery and...