Researchers from Brown University’s School of Public Health found that gun owners may be able to minimize children’s exposure to lead, an environmental toxin, by safely storing their firearms and ammunition. The findings were published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology.

A new study published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that when immigrants have adopted some cultural and behavioural elements of their home country but not others, they have worse health.

Fewer than one in five adults older than 65 report discussing their cannabis use with clinicians, according to Rutgers Health researchers.

Their study, published online ahead of print in the August 2026 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, explored the prevalence of conversations between patients and clinicians about cannabis use and its potential harms.