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Australian, American, Canadian and British panels that developed clinical practice recommendations most often consisted of white men and excluded historically underrepresented women, researchers reported in The Lancet.

Healio’s coverage during 2021 demonstrates the influence that climate change and pollution have on health and wellbeing.

Throughout 2021, Healio has covered research concerning the short- and long-term health effects caused by a lack of diversity in clinical trials and disparities in health care overall.

According to the Pan American Health Organization, 36% of deaths among men are preventable compared with 19% of deaths among women.

Although COVID-19 remained a popular topic among Healio Primary Care readers in 2021, other stories that discussed diabetes screening and physician suicide also generated significant attention.

Ahead of the New Year’s resolution season, Healio recaps some of its 2021 coverage on diet and exercise research.

As of Dec. 1, the FDA had approved 46 novel drugs this year, one fewer than it had approved by the same date in 2020.

Healio’s coverage of sleep studies throughout the year highlight the importance of a good night’s rest.

Food insecurity was associated with higher allostatic load among adults in the U.S. aged 50 years or older, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Pregnant women were more likely to adhere to smoking abstinence if they received financial incentives as part of their treatment plan, according to findings published in The BMJ.