As the world waits and watches to see what the coronavirus does next, the bad old flu is getting a second wind in the U.S.—and children may be bearing the brunt.

The WHO says its current strategic-response objectives begin with limiting human-to-human transmission—including reducing contact between possible Covid-19 patients and healthcare workers—and preventing further international spread from China.

The latest numbers on cardiovascular deaths put the focus on innovative ways to point the trend line down again.

Bulimia nervosa places women at a significantly greater risk of CVB and death than women who have not been diagnosed with the condition, a JAMA Psychiatry study reveals.

Millennials in their mid-thirties are less healthy than Generation Xers were at the same age, a recent analysis by Blue Cross Blue Shield found—a gap driven largely by poorer mental, cardiovascular and endocrine health outcomes in the younger generation.

Aidoc’s solution for flagging and prioritizing pulmonary embolisms is now commercially available in Europe

A study of more than 1,000 Hispanic adults with hypertension found increased health literacy improves patients’ adherence to blood pressure medications—but the majority of the population struggles with poor health literacy, indicating a need for tailored interventions.

The Mediterranean diet nudged the DASH diet out of the top spot for the best overall diet of 2019 in rankings released Jan. 2 by U.S. News and World Report. Those two approaches shared the No. 1 billing last year.