Public HealthNovember 26, 2024
Wildfire Smoke Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
The particles that make up wildfire smoke may raise the risk of dementia even more than similar airborne pollutants from other sources
Health
PoliticsNovember 25, 2024
Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead
Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies
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OpinionNovember 25, 2024
Confronting the Dangers of Silent Spread Is Necessary to Prevent Future Pandemics
We need targeted public health interventions to reduce transmission from asymptomatically infected individuals. Like COVID, silently spreading pathogens can lead to far more infections and fatalities
Public HealthNovember 25, 2024
RFK, Jr., Could Run the Agency That Oversees CDC, FDA and NIH. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
RFK, Jr., could restructure the CDC, FDA and NIH in pursuit of his flawed vision of public health. Plus, we discuss chimpanzees at play and the first-ever close-up image of a star.
PoliticsNovember 22, 2024
How Trump Could Weaken the Affordable Care Act
The Trump administration could embolden Republicans to make sweeping changes to how the affordable care act functions and is enforced
OpinionNovember 22, 2024
Here’s Why Abortion Largely Won on Election Day—But Not on the Top of the Ticket
Voters supported abortion rights measures while electing antiabortion candidates in the 2024 election. The split reflects a complicated abortion landscape post-Dobbs
EpidemiologyNovember 21, 2024
New Bird Flu Cases in Young People Are Raising Concerns about Mutating Virus
Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S.
MedicineNovember 20, 2024
Health Research Could Face Severe Cuts and Changes under Trump
Sweeping reorganization and more research scrutiny could be on the way for the U.S. National Institutes of Health
HealthNovember 20, 2024
Unscheduled C-Sections May Depend on the Color of Your Skin
A study of births in New Jersey reveals a troubling disparity between unscheduled C-sections for Black people.
OpinionNovember 19, 2024
RFK, Jr., Is a Bad Prescription for U.S. Public Health
Prominent vaccine skeptic RFK, Jr., is a proven menace to public health. But with a bird flu outbreak looming, he is poised to take a perch atop the federal public health enterprise
Mental IllnessNovember 19, 2024
Hypochondria Is a Real and Dangerous Illness, New Research Shows
Intense health anxiety is a true mental illness and threatens lives. The good news is that it’s treatable
OpinionNovember 19, 2024
Concussions Are Remarkably Common and Can Cause Long-Term Problems
New diagnostic techniques can pick up these brain injuries and ensure people get help