Health

We spoke with stakeholders across the ecosystem and distilled five bold ideas for how behavioral science can advance sexual and reproductive health.

A large study comparing Vietnam War-era military veterans who became eligible for disability compensation with ineligible veterans found that eligibility for compensation was associated with substantial reductions in hospitalizations—an important…

Fewer than 1 in 4 people with heart disease use wearable heath trackers. Is it time to start having insurance pay for them?

FSG’s Alex Caldwell shares 5 themes from the 2023 ACHI conference on health care.

No group of children fared worse than preschoolers during the pandemic.

New research shows that preventable deaths are increasing in the US at the same time that life expectancy keeps dropping.

It seems that more and more teens are identifying as transgender, gender-fluid or nonbinary. But because linguistic and cultural norms are always evolving, it’s been challenging to pin down an…

Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s most pernicious aftershocks is its impact on student mental health. Isolated at home, disconnected from friends and suffering trauma from family members’ job losses or pandemic-related deaths,…

Build resilience and create a more supportive yet productive culture within your organization.

Training community health workers on how to prescribe and adjust anti-hypertension medications and how to coach people to better manage their blood pressure could significantly benefit patients with high blood…

A new report from the American Lung Association shows that more than 4 in 10 Americans live with polluted air — 135 million people living in 217 counties. This pollution hits communities…

Across the globe, mental health came into sharper focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, mental wellness generally has become better understood as an important component of the overall…