A large and compelling body of evidence suggests that social circumstances—including income, education, food, housing, neighborhood conditions, and social connections—strongly influence health.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s current framework for evaluating the scientific evidence used for setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) is effective, reliable, ...

Across the country, insurers are increasingly offering food- and nutrition-related benefits, including treatments that provide access to nutritious food through the health care system for patients ...

—a measure of the number of women whose mammogram interpretation leads to additional imaging or biopsy. See also Recall rate. —in terms of mammography, the recognition of a facility that has been ...