Dr. Atlas blasts ‘completely ludicrous’ CDC school safety guidelines Ex-Trump pandemic adviser decries ongoing school closures on ‘Fox News Primetime’ Dr. Scott Atlas, a former special adviser […]
Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus
By Lauren Weber and Laura Ungar and Michelle R. Smith, The Associated Press and Hannah Recht and Anna Maria Barry-Jester The U.S. public health system […]
Pandemic Backlash Jeopardizes Public Health Powers, Leaders
[Update: This article was revised at 1:15 p.m. ET on Dec. 15, 2020, to reflect the resignation of Dr. Gianfranco Pezzino, the health officer in […]
Pornography is not a ‘public health crisis’: researchers
Existing evidence suggests pornography may negatively affect some individuals, but it does not qualify as a public health crisis, and calling it one could cause […]
Vaping brand Vype BANNED from promoting gadgets on public Instagram
Vaping firm Vype is BANNED from promoting its e-cigs on Instagram after using celebrities such as Lily Allen to market them to young people Vype, […]
Scientists identify benefits, challenges to using film in public health research
The research community is increasingly recognizing video as more than just a medium to disseminate scientific findings after a study’s conclusion. A powerful tool, film […]
Superimposition of eye fundus images for longitudinal analysis from large public health databases
We have introduced an efficient method to superimpose eye fundus images from persons with diabetes screened over many years for diabetic retinopathy. The method is […]
The hygiene hypothesis is out of date and is undermining public health
Researchers are concerned that attitudes to hygiene are being undermined by the hygiene hypothesis, and that this misleading misnomer could contribute to the spread of […]
Opioid crisis shows partnering with industry can be bad for public health
What is each partner looking to get? Credit: Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com “Show me the bodies!” someone demanded at the end of my lecture a few years […]
Reports: Limit food industry sway on public health matters
The tweet from a group that finances development in Latin America was direct: Sodas do not offer beauty or joy, just a lot of sugar. […]
Measles outbreak prompts public emergency in Washington state
(HealthDay)—An ongoing measles outbreak has led to a public health emergency being declared in Clark County, Washington. The latest update from the county’s health department […]
Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams, study says
For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body examinations. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have found that […]
Legalizing once-illicit substances can have a public health impact
Since California’s decision to allow for legal medicinal marijuana in 1996, a number of American states have followed its lead and taken a decidedly different […]
Public perspectives on food risks
Roughly half of Americans (51%) say the average person faces a serious health risk from food additives over their lifetime, while the other half (48%) […]