The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of our health care system. As we address immediate needs and anticipate a future recovery, we have a unique opportunity to remake key elements of our ...

The cumulative (dis)advantage hypothesis predicts education differences in health to increase with age. All previous tests of this hypothesis were based on self-reported health measures. Recent ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The researchers are calling this new stat your "daily heart rate per step" or "DHRPS," and it’s a helpful ...

More than 80 years ago, Blue Cross Blue Shield conceived the very idea of health insurance. Ever since, we have provided Americans with high-quality health coverage and led new innovations to ...

Your waist size can help you understand your overall health. A larger waistline may indicate you're carrying more abdominal fat, which puts you at risk for obesity-related health conditions. Waist ...

A person’s waistline measurement can indicate an individual’s current or future health prospects. An individual can measure their waist with a tape measure between the hip bone and the bottom of the ...

Google is introducing features that will allow users to take vital health measurements using just the camera they already have on their smartphone, expanding to a whole new group of people health and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The researchers are calling this new stat your "daily heart rate per step" or "DHRPS," and it’s a helpful ...

A new study suggests that body shape, specifically the degree of roundness around the abdomen, may help predict the risk of ...

In what may be its last big update of the year, popular well-being tracker Gentler Streak improved some of its health features, making it easier for users to track their readiness to work out or rest.