Physical inactivity is defined as not doing in any leisure-time physical activities over the last month – activities such as walking for exercise or gardening.
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Women who have more sex may enter the menopause later, study
The point of ovulation to make the body ready for pregnancy, but if a woman is not having any sex, what’s the point of investing energy into ovulation?
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What the 2020s have in store for aging boomers
Our nation isn’t prepared for this vast demographic shift and its far-reaching consequences.
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Home-cooked meals linked to higher diet quality but lower-income Americans still fall behind
“Helping more people cook healthy meals at home is a laudable goal, but it is not always feasible for everyone.”
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Are lead aprons for x-rays necessary — or even safe?
Lead aprons that they drape on you when you get and x-ray may not be necessary and may actually increase your exposure to radiation.
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Team Trump says its action on health care ‘Is Working.’ Is it?
The number of Americans without health insurance has crept up under the Trump administration. Cost growth has slowed, but costs are still going up.
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Where do the Democratic candidates stand on health care
An expert explains what the Democratic presidential candidates stand for.
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At gun safety events, 40% of gun owners reported not locking all household guns — even around kids, UW study
In addition, 39% of survey takers indicated they kept a loaded gun at home, and 14% stored all guns unlocked and loaded.
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Mystery China pneumonia outbreak likely caused by new human coronavirus
The outbreak bears similarity to the 2002-03 epidemic of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), which hit 37 countries, sickened 8,098 and killed 774.
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Are no-nicotine hiring policies fair?
The policies are raising concern around labor and medical ethics, because by targeting smokers they disproportionately harm the poor.
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Your fitness now predicts your risk of obesity later better than your genes
Your body mass index — or BMI — when you’re young does a better job predicting whether you will be obese later in life than your genes.
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High-deductible plans hurting rural patients and their hospitals
Rural patients often are unable to pay their high deductibles, leaving their local hospital unpaid for the services it provides their local community.
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Healthy lifestyle in middle age adds years of life free of chronic disease
5 healthy habits—eating a healthy diet, exercising, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking too much alcohol, and not smoking—in middle-age may increase years lived free of common chronic diseases.
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Local stories in the news
Seattle Children’s class action lawsuit expands. Measles scared led Seattle to crackdown on vaccines. Is electric scooter carnage coming to Seattle soon?
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