Vaccine mis‑ and disinformation aren't just a threat to public health, but also to our autonomy
A previously eliminated disease—measles—is resurgent in Canada amid declining vaccination rates
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Preventive medicine news
Identifying high-needs patients helps predict future health spending
A new way to measure comorbidity—when a patient suffers from multiple diseases or health conditions—can be used to accurately predict a patient's risk of hospitalization and future health care costs across a population, Cornell ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Experts warn suicides are undercounted in the US
America is undercounting the number of suicide deaths, despite the rise in suicide rates in the 21st century, experts caution in a commentary published in the journal Injury Prevention.
Jul 27, 2026
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Study finds shift away from cigarettes could reshape future cancer burden
As cigarette smoking reaches historic lows in the U.S., new research from MUSC Hollings Cancer Center suggests a fundamental shift in tobacco use is driving that trend. Younger adults are increasingly switching to noncombustible ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Study tracks risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and dementias in South Asian Americans
Members of diasporas across the world, such as the large Indian diaspora, are influenced by the food and lifestyle of the countries where they live. The new societal factors they experience, together with differences in their ...
Jul 27, 2026
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80% of toddler foods on grocery shelves are ultra-processed, audit reveals
An audit of toddler foods sold at 21 grocery stores in Texas revealed that 4 out of 5 products were ultra-processed and 49% of all products failed to meet at least one nutrient standard established by the World Health Organization ...
Jul 27, 2026
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A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in health care costs: Modeling study
Noncommunicable diseases—heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer—are no longer just a rich-country problem. Across Africa, they are becoming the leading cause of death, driven in part by a simple and overlooked culprit: what ...
Jul 26, 2026
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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog.
Jul 25, 2026
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Plant-forward planetary health diet linked to lower heart disease risk
A 20-year study of more than 65,000 postmenopausal women found that higher adherence to the Planetary Health Diet was associated with a lower risk of overall cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke and heart ...
Jul 25, 2026
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FDA-issued sodium targets yield no apparent impact
In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Phase I voluntary sodium reduction targets to encourage manufacturers to lower the amount of sodium in packaged food products by 2024. The targets appear to have ...
Jul 25, 2026
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