The Updated Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Two weeks ago today, the American Cancer Society released updated guidelines regarding colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer [...]
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May is National Stroke Awareness Month: Know How to Recognize a Stroke and Respond
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Approximately 185,000 people die from strokes every year. While it is important to prevent stroke by living a healthy lifestyle, it is [...]
Enjoy the Skies, Protect Your Eyes
By Rasa Valiauga For decades now, Americans have been aware of the risk of sun damage and its association with skin cancer. Many companies and government agencies have been [...]
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Hang Up and Drive to Save Lives
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Every year in the United States, approximately 3,500 people lose their lives to cell phone-related car crashes. Such a death rate [...]
A New Era of Hypertension: The Updated Guidelines and How They Affect You
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Last week, during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the nation’s leading experts announced new blood pressure [...]
Cresting the Arc of the Opioids Epidemic: An Interdisciplinary Approach as the Path Forward
By Elise Meyer Over 140 Americans die every day from drug overdoses, the majority of which are opioid-related, according to new data released by the National Center for [...]
The ongoing discussion: An introduction to the 2017 interdisciplinary roundtable on opioids addiction in Chicagoland
By Nelly Papalambros This piece as well as the event described below are responses to last year’s Opioid Symposium, held at Northwestern. For more information read [...]
New NPHR Print Issue! – Health and Longevity
We are both pleased and proud to present our latest issue, now available to read in full online! Cover Photo by Liza Knipscher The Making of the Modern, American Teenager [...]
