While smoking rates in the United States have substantially declined over the past six decades, smoking remains high among people with low incomes, leading to health disparities. A smartphone app that delivers real-time, tailored messages may hold the key to helping them quit, according to University of Oklahoma clinical trial results published today in JAMA…
During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them – blood glucose, blood pressure, sleep quality and nicotine use – are key in driving future cardiovascular risks, with sleep being particularly…
MANILA, Philippines — Career British diplomat Sarah Anne Hulton has been appointed as the new ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines. Hulton, who will succeed Ambassador Laure Beaufils, is set to start her tour of duty in September. She will also be the UK’s non-resident envoy to Palau. Hulton, who first joined the…