BYU students walk to and from class during the university's Winter Semester. Adults between the ages of 18 and 30 had the biggest reduction in steps during and after the pandemic. (Ethan Porter) A new ...

While Americans were mostly sitting at home at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, their daily step count was a lot lower, and a new study suggests they still haven’t gotten back into the habit. The ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers in Tennessee investigated whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic altered daily step counts among individuals ...

If you feel like the pandemic made you a permanent couch potato, a new study shows you're not alone: Well after lockdown measures were relaxed, many Americans were still taking fewer steps each day.

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. Americans took fewer steps during the height ...

Sudden unexpected infant deaths now drive over a third of the Black-white infant mortality gap, a JAMA study shows. Safe sleep steps inside. Novo Nordisk Licenses Experimental Once-Weekly Obesity Pill ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 11 2025 (IPS) - When the next pandemic strikes, the world should be better prepared. At least, that’s the promise states made at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) World ...

The patchwork systems of global and domestic monitoring for the next infectious disease threat should be expanded, linked and better funded; and public and private health agencies must improve ...

One thing everyone seems to agree on is that new pandemic threats are looming - Copyright Elena COVALENCO One thing everyone seems to agree on is that new pandemic ...