Alcohol is a product so tightly woven into our society that we struggle to see what it's really doing to us. Despite documented links between alcohol and cancer, heart and liver disease, over half of all drinkers think their own consumption doesn’t raise their risk for serious health problems. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores more with Lev Facher, Marissa Esser and Priscilla Martinez.

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Boston researchers say they've invented and filed a patent for a sleep-focused tech headband after their study's findings.

Alcohol is a product so tightly woven into our society that we struggle to see what it's really doing to us. Despite documented links between alcohol and cancer, heart and liver disease, over half of ...

State public health and Medicaid agencies each collect large amounts of data, and sharing that data across agencies could offer a more complete picture of residents’ health and the factors that shape it. To support expanded data sharing, The Pew Charitable Trusts commissioned a first-of-its-kind legal analysis of federal and state laws governing how such critical information is shared.

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You don’t have to be a scientist to know that sleep is essential to human health. But scientists will remind you that a good night’s sleep boosts everything from memory and energy to immune system function and even how successfully we age. And on the flip side, a growing body of evidence links poor sleep quality to a slew of health concerns—from cardiovascular disease to dementia.

PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust today announced the 2026 class of the Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research.

These 10 postdoctoral fellows from seven Latin American countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay—will each receive two years of funding to conduct research in laboratori...

The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 21 researchers joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to explore cu...

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