2018 Birth Rate Fell to Lowest Level In More Than Three Decades

U.S. Birth Rate Falls For 4th Year In A Row by Erika Edwards.  NBC News.  November 27, 2019.

More Voters Now Support Government-Run Plan Competing With Private Insurance

'Public Option' Draws Voters Unsure About 'Medicare For All' by Abby Goodnough.  The New York Times.  November 24, 2019.

Hidden Costs Of Medical School Are Barriers For Low-Income Students

I Have A Ph.D In Not Having Money by Emma Goldberg.  The New York Times.  November 25, 2019.

Death Rates Increase For Middle-Aged People Of All Racial And Ethnic Groups

It's Not Just Poor White People Driving A Decline In Life Expectancy by Gina Kolata And Sabrina Tavernise.  The New York Times.  November 26, 2019.

Fear Of Dementia Is More Prevalent Than Constructive Steps To Confront It

Half Of Older Americans Fear That They'll Develop Dementia--Why Most Of Their Prevention Methods Are All Wrong by Quentin Fottrell.  Market Watch.  November 19, 2019.

Judge Rules That Mental Health Services Required For Government Programs That Create Mental Trauma

U.S. Must Provide Mental Health Services To Families Separated At Border by Miriam Jordan.  The New York Times.  November 6, 2019.

Drug Therapy Alone May Save Lives As Effectively As Bypass Or Stenting Procedures

Surgery For Blocked Arteries Is Often Unwarranted, Researchers Find by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  November 16, 2019.

How The Brain Can Rewire Itself After Half Of It Is Removed

How The Brain Can Rewire Itself After Half Of It Is Removed by Knvul Sheikh.  The New York Times.

Most Dietary Research Fails Even The Most Basic Of Quality Control Measures

Why It Is So Hard To Figure Out What To Eat by David S. Ludwig And Steven B. Heymsfield.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2019,

AI Analysis Of Speech Patterns May Be An Integral Part Of Mental Health Care

How Artificial Intelligence Can Transform Psychiatry by Lisa Marshall.  Medical Xpress.  November 13, 2019.

Which Jobs Affect Women's Heart Health The Most?

Which Jobs Affect Women's Heart Health The Most?  by Maria Cohut, Ph.D Medical News Today.  November 13, 2019.

Anxiety And Depression In Graduate Students Is Worsening

The Mental Health Of PhD Researchers Demands Urgent Attention.  Editorial.  Nature.  November 13, 2019. n

Majority Of Anti-Vaxx Ads On Facebook Are Funded By Just Two Organizations

Majority Of Anti-Vaxx Ads On Facebook Are Funded By Just Two Organizations by Jessica Flenza.  The Guardian.  November 14, 2019.

Massive Apple Heart Study Shows Initial Promise Pending Further Studies

Apple Heart Study Shows A Lot Of Promise For Digital Health, But Cardiologists Still Have Questions by Christina Farr.  CNBC.  November 13, 2019.

E.P.A. To Limit Science Used To Write Public Health Rules

E.P.A. To Limit Science Used To Write Public Health Rules by Lisa Friedman.  The New York Times.  November 11, 2019.

Climate Change Poses Threats To Children's Health Worldwide

Climate Change Poses Threats To Children's Health Worldwide by Kendra Pierre-Louis.  The New York Times.  November 13, 2019.

5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future

5 Global Trends Shaping Our Climate Future by Brad Plumer.  The New York Times.  November 12, 2019.

Art Therapy To Deal With Stress Among Health Professionals

Burnout Is Rampant Among Doctors and Nurses.  Can The Arts Help?  PBS News Hour.  November 5, 2019.

Women At Medical School Find Microaggressions Common

Microaggressions In Medicine by VJ Periyakoil, M.D.  The New York Times.  October 31, 2019.

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety

Deep Sleep May Help Treat Anxiety by Ana Sandolu.  Medical News Today.  November 6, 2019.

Study: More Harmful Incidents A Child Suffers, The More Likely Health Suffers Later

 US Health Officials Link Childhood Trauma To Adult Illness by Mike Stobbe.  AP.  November 5, 2019.

Judge Knocks Down Rule Allowing Health Care Workers To Refuse Care For Religious Reasons

Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons by Selena Simmons-Duffin and Colin Dwyer.  NPR.  November 6, 2019.

Vast Effort To Root Out The Theft Of Biomedical Research For Other Countries From US Institutions

Vast Dragnet Targets Theft Of Biomedical Secrets For China by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times. November 4, 2019.

Transmissible Forms Of Cancer May Be Common That Previously Thought Particularly In Aquatic Ecosystems

Humans Shipped An Awful Cargo Across The Seas:  Cancer by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times. November 6, 2019.

Mutation Found To Protect From Dementia In A Brain With A Major Feature Of Alzheimer's

Why Didn't She Get Alzheimer's The Answer Could Hold A Key To Fighting The Disease by Pam Belluck.  The New York Times.  November 4, 2019.