Adult loneliness has been labeled a public health epidemic. It is estimated that between one-third and half of the U.S. adult population experiences loneliness. In extremes, loneliness can lead to ...

As an epidemiologist and physician, I’ve long been concerned about how health interventions for marginalized communities are evaluated. A new study explores that concern and offers some solutions for ...

Using behavioral interventions to treat children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can improve both child and parent functioning ...

When evaluating the cost-effectiveness of 4 different interventions to prevent or reduce childhood obesity, researchers found that the benefit of these interventions surpassed the current clinical ...

2 Drug Policy Research Group, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA 3 Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford ...

Researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 116 studies to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity promotion interventions for healthy adults and the components of effective ...

Data sources Electronic databases: AMED, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, MEDLINE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, PsycINFO, Scopus and SPORTDiscus. Eligibility ...

Burnout represents a significant challenge within the psychology profession. Acknowledging the rigorous and often emotionally demanding journey from study to practice underlines the need to address ...

Background Foodborne diseases are an important cause of global morbidity and mortality, particularly among children who often ...

Background: Several World Health Organisation reports over recent years have highlighted the high incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, coronary heart disease and cancer. Contributory ...