Robyn Correll

While vaccines are a safe and effective way to prevent diseases, no medical intervention is 100% risk-free. Usually, the worst side effect someone will experience after getting a vaccine is a fever or a sore arm, but a very small percentage—about one in 1 million—can have a serious or life-threatening reaction. When that happens, the person can seek compensation for a vaccine injury in the U.S. through what's commonly called the vaccine court. What Is the Vaccine Court? What Vaccines Are Cov

This Conversation Coach will simulate a real chat—either with a loved one with cancer or a different friend or relative—to give you tips for asking for help and avoiding caregiver burnout.

There is a lack of understanding surrounding the health risks of vaping. Researchers are still actively seeking to understand exactly how harmful vaping is—but more than enough evidence now shows that it introduces major health risks. Recent studies have found that harmful substances found in many vaping products could increase your chances of serious health concerns like heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and addiction, especially among teens.

While vaping doesn’t expose you to the same number of dangerous chemicals as you would get from smoking, it could still carry substantial health risks.

More than one in six new nurses leave their first jobs within a year. The high-stress and fast-paced environment of many healthcare facilities can be tough when you’re first starting out. But it’s not just the pressure coming from doctors or patients that can lead nurses to leave the profession. Nurse-to-nurse bullying can push people out, too.

You don't have to look only in the past to find women shattering glass ceilings. Here are just a few of the women making massive contributions to medicine and public health today.

Latasha Haynes was 34 when she almost died of the flu last year. What started as a little coughing and fatigue ended with two blood transfusions and a diagnosis of congestive heart failure weeks later. Flu had caused damage to her heart muscles and the saclike tissue around it. She survived, but just barely, and it took her months to recover.

Preparing kids for school takes more than vaccines and backpacks. Bullying and technology look different than they did a few decades ago, and the Internet has ushered in a new age of misinformation and anxiety. From Head Start to high school and college, kids need help navigating complex social and safety issues — ideally, before they happen. Here are some things that experts say parents should be thinking about as their kids and teens head back to school.

Different groups and communities can have markedly different levels of health. Some populations can have higher rates of cancer, for example, while others might be more likely to be obese or use tobacco. These differences in health or medical conditions are called health disparities, and they can have a profound impact on the public health of a community.

While almost everyone gets the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) at least at some point in their lives, some populations are significantly more likely to develop HPV-associated cancers. These differences in cancer rates and deaths are called health disparities, and they can have profound effects on individuals, families, and whole communities. Minority populations, especially black women, are disproportionately impacted by HPV-associated cancers.

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse set of infections that primarily impact impoverished communities in tropical regions around the globe. Found in 149 countries and more than a billion individuals, NTDs affect more people than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV combined worldwide, and result in approximately 57 million years of life lost when you take into consideration the premature death and disability they cause.

Nearly half of all older adults need at least some kind of help with everyday activities, according to a 2014 investigation by researchers at the University of Michigan. Whether it’s having someone on hand to assist with cooking, to take their arm as they get out of a chair or to help keep track of their medications, many seniors rely on others to help them navigate daily life.

Medical practitioners have been recommending opioid pain meds to patients for hundreds of years, but the opioid crisis only began rearing its ugly head in the late 1990s. What happened?

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than 23 million people in the United States live in areas without access to supermarkets or other stores selling a variety of affordable healthy food options. These communities, known as food deserts, are a serious environmental health issue that can impact the lives of families for generations.

If you're a parent or guardian of a small child or infant, here's what you need to know about how you can die from flu and what warning signs to watch for if your child becomes ill.

I knew my son was sick when he didn’t want the iPad. Normally, my energetic toddler would have been begging to get his sticky fingers on the screen, but when I set it down next to him, he didn’t even reach for it.

We don’t always see it, but our environment is shaping our health every moment of every day. Where we live, what we eat, and how we interact with the world around us can tip the scales (sometimes literally) between healthy or not. That’s where environmental health professionals, policies, and programs all come into play.

In 2010, the U.S. government pinned down the definition of health equity as the “attainment of the highest level of health for all people.” That means everyone, regardless of race, socio-economic status, geography, or circumstance, has the same shot at living a healthy life. It is a lofty goal, and to achieve it will require some pretty big changes at all levels—from individuals to society as a whole.

Yoga has been shown to have all kinds of benefits for adults, especially during pregnancy. It can improve sleep, lower your stress levels, and increase your core muscle strength. Group classes can also be a relaxing way to connect with your body and develop friendships at the same time. But grownups aren’t the only ones who can benefit.

Like many public health issues, there's no easy solution to the opioid epidemic. Combatting the abuse of these drugs will take a multi-disciplinary approach that includes everyone from single individuals to massive government entities.