Erin Blakemore

The statistics show rising cholera rates and larger outbreaks around the globe, with 44 countries reporting cholera cases in 2022.

A study finds that children who received subsidized nutritious meals in child-care settings were 30 percent less likely to have household food insecurity.

Those who unintentionally dropped pounds had 51 percent lower odds of survival to age 90 compared with others in the study.

Researchers looked at data from 647,957 sets of babies and parents born in Norway, linking parents’ birth-weight data with that of their children.

The burden of “unpaid digital care work” was “intense, constant and unyielding, and it takes a physical and emotional toll on mothers,” a small study found.

The risk of mental illness is highest in the year after an assault, so early diagnosis and treatment are critical, researchers say.

Nearly half of the participants said they didn’t know what active ingredients were in the skin-lightening products, which was a concern for researchers.

Underrepresentation is a concern because data suggests diverse medical providers can help reduce health-care disparities among minority populations.

The ER is often not the best place to care for adults with dementia due to long wait times, unfamiliar staff and a potentially disorienting environment, the study’s authors say.

The researchers cite the content of the gun-safety video, which featured a uniformed police officer, as a possible reason for its effectiveness.