School nurses manage medications, provide first aid and care for students with chronic illnesses like diabetes, asthma and life-threatening allergies. They also play a critical role in supporting ...

A state Senate committee advanced a measure that would allow doctors to prescribe appropriate meds to patients with mental ...

Staffing and certain compliance issues related to updated survey guidance coming in late March, particularly those that relate to patient discharges as ...

Palms West is not a Baker Act-receiving facility, yet the man now charged with attempted murder was under the mental health hold.

Learn about the growing movement to improve physician mental health care and remove fear of punishment, as 29 states and 375 hospitals update licensure forms.

Feb. 18, 2025 — The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity ...

Out of the 16 patients in the study, half had a strong response to the vaccine. ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel talks about the rising cases of measles in the U.S. and fears “the ...

Feb. 17, 2025 — In a surprising discovery, scientists have found that the heart possesses 'sweet taste' receptors, similar to those on our tongues, and that stimulating these receptors with ...

The health sciences study all aspects of health, disease and healthcare. This field of study aims to develop knowledge, interventions and technology for use in healthcare to improve the treatment ...

February 18, 2025 • A study shows more people are looking for help to manage gambling addiction, in the years after a Supreme Court decision allowed online sports betting in 38 states.

February 15, 2025 • The website restofworld got entries from 45 countries for a photo contest focusing on technology. Here are their top picks -- from facial scans for migrants to kids in a ...

mental health principles should be integrated into the practices of social work, nursing, public health administration, education, industry and government. The mental hygiene movement, as it was ...