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15 articles
Three middle-aged adults walking and jogging along a green park path.
Explainer

How exercise affects self-concept and well-being in midlife

Reviewed 10 min
Editorial diagram comparing close-contact, surface-contact, and distant RSV exposure groups.
Digest

How RSV spreads: lessons from a 1981 transmission study

Reviewed 4 min
Editorial illustration of a pyridoxine molecule representing vitamin B6 in mastalgia research
Digest

Vitamin B6 for mastalgia: what the clinical trial found

Reviewed 4 min
Editorial timeline showing a syringe, oral vaccine drops, and milestones from 1955 onward
Digest

Polio vaccines in 1960: what the debate got right and wrong

Reviewed 4 min
Postpartum mother with back pain discussing spine imaging with a doctor
Explainer

Pregnancy-Associated Osteoporosis: Fractures, Causes and Care

Reviewed 9 min
Two chairs facing each other beside a small wooden table with a folder and a glass of water in a quiet clinic counselling room lit by a curtained window
Explainer

Partner Violence and Condom Use in HIV-Discordant Couples

Reviewed 9 min
Stylized athlete beside a track with speech bubbles representing contrasting pre-competition self-talk.
Explainer

How self-talk patterns relate to competitive anxiety in sport

Reviewed 10 min
Group of smiling adult women using resistance bands during an exercise class in a sunlit community gym
Explainer

Feeling Fit and Enjoying Exercise: A 2002 Study of Women

Reviewed 9 min
Young children seen from a distance playing on a city playground next to a road with passing traffic and light haze in the air
Explainer

Why Are Children Hit Harder by Pollution? The Evidence Since 2005

Reviewed 9 min
Cluster of yellow and orange expedition tents with snow walls and sleds on a glacier camp, a large snowy ridge behind under a clear sky
Explainer

Diarrhoea Among Denali Climbers: What a 2002 Outbreak Showed

Reviewed 9 min
Nine-banded armadillo in profile, showing its armored bands, long snout and claws.
Explainer

Armadillo infection and the rise of leprosy research

Reviewed 10 min
Illustration of selenium-rich foods, a supplement bottle and an evidence balance graphic.
Explainer

Selenium and cancer prevention: what the evidence shows

Reviewed 10 min
Stylised chest imaging illustration showing lungs, mediastinum and a CT cross-section.
Explainer

Chest disease diagnosis: radiologic signs and differentials

Reviewed 12 min
Vintage blood-group laboratory desk with world maps, samples, charts and microscope.
Explainer

Human blood groups and population genetics in Mourant’s atlas

Reviewed 9 min
Laboratory apparatus for ultraviolet treatment of experimental sheep-brain rabies vaccine
Explainer

UV-Inactivated Sheep-Brain Rabies Vaccine: A 1975 Experiment

Reviewed 9 min

From the archive · Health

20 records of the former database, cited by 3 domains All records →
PAN 20023132742 2002

Feeling fit and focusing on mastery: a 2002 study of women’s motivation to exercise

Cited by TIME – 6 Ways to Trick Yourself Into Enjoying Your Next Workout PAN 20053116545 2005

Diarrhoea on Denali’s West Buttress: what a 2002 outbreak investigation found

Cited by The Verge – Denali climbers may soon have to carry their poop instead of tossing it in crevasses PAN 20063176847 2005

Children’s environmental health in a 2005 textbook: the Mount Sinai chapter

Cited by US EPA – Research Project Publication Details: Pesticides, Endocrine Disruptors, Childhood Growth and Development (Birth Cohort)