Babies born to mothers who don’t receive prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight and five times ...

Among the prerequisite courses for medical school, the subject of statistics doesn't usually pop into one's mind. Statistics is the study of data collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation.

As part of Mental Health Awareness month, organizations and governmental bodies are releasing reports with astounding statistics about the state of mental health in the U.S.. Perhaps the most tragic ...

Misuse of statistics in medical and sports science research is common and may lead to detrimental consequences to healthcare. Many authors, editors and peer reviewers of medical papers will not have ...

The UK’s statistics agency is scaling back work in critical areas such as crime and health to focus on repairing its core ...

“I might have a little disordered eating, but I don’t think it’s an eating disorder”(when it is an eating disorder). "I throw up sometimes to manage my weight, but it's not a big deal." These types of ...