Cadmium, a highly persistent heavy metal, has been categorized as a probable human
carcinogen by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Primary exposure sources include food …

Background: Women are at higher risk of breast cancer if they have higher socioeconomic
status (SES) or live in higher SES or urban communities. We examined whether women living …

Background Geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial statistics are useful for
exploring the relation between geographic location and health. The ultimate usefulness of GIS …

Background: Childhood obesity in the United States is a critical public health issue. Although
multiple child and parental factors are associated with childhood obesity, few models …

Background Over the past 20 years, a growing literature has demonstrated that sexual minority
women have greater weight than heterosexual women, prompting concern that they may …

Background Hydraulic fracturing technologies, developed over the last 65 years, have only
recently been combined with horizontal drilling to unlock oil and gas reserves previously …

Background Evidence-based public health requires the existence of reliable information
systems for priority setting and evaluation of interventions. Existing data systems in the United …

One important function of sleep may be its contribution to the maintenance of the immune
system and regulation of the circadian rhythms by melatonin. Researchers have speculated …

Rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced an abrupt shift in the traditional
US health care delivery model to meet the needs of patients, staff, and communities. …

As SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses co-circulate, co-infections with these viruses generate
an increasing concern to public health. To evaluate the prevalence and clinical impacts of …