Health
US surgeon general declares gun violence a public health emergency
Gun violence in the United States has become a national public health crisis, the U.S. Surgeon General declared Tuesday.
Jun 25, 2024
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Addiction
Xylazine has infiltrated the UK's illicit drug market
Xylazine, a powerful animal tranquilizer linked to horrific side effects, is now widespread in the UK illicit drug market.
Apr 9, 2024
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Health
Threats to public health workers
While doctors and nurses were hailed as the frontline heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, their counterparts in public health were experiencing threats. During the pandemic, threats against public health workers reached an all-time ...
Nov 29, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
'End of AIDS by 2030' if frontline services get proper funding: UN
The United Nations said Tuesday it is still possible to reach the "end of AIDS" by 2030—but only if communities and services on the ground are given the means.
Nov 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tick-borne diseases: Racing to defuse a 'ticking' public health time bomb
The explosive rise in tick-borne diseases in many parts of the United States over the last five decades represents a major public health threat that demands innovative solutions, warns a group of Yale scientists. In a new ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: Expert discusses prevalence of hepatitis C in US state prisons
The World Health Organization has a goal to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat by 2030. The blood-borne virus affects more than 2 million people in the United States and killed more than 15,700 people nationwide ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Health
Cultural significance of health should be incorporated into modern disaster risk reduction strategies, say researchers
Climate change, and more precisely, recurring droughts-induced indirect and direct ravaging effects on health and livelihoods, combined with the fragility of the existing socio-economic construct in the remote, off-grid, ...
May 10, 2023
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Health
Doctors and public health experts join calls for halt to AI R&D until it's regulated
An international group of doctors and public health experts have joined the clamor for a moratorium on AI research until the development and use of the technology are properly regulated.
May 9, 2023
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Genetics
Genomics has helped identify a new strep A strain in Australia, and what has made it dangerous
Group A streptococci, also known as "strep A," has been on the rise around the world with a new strain reported in the United Kingdom and Europe. This variant has been linked with surges of scarlet fever and a marked increase ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multidisciplinary experts reach consensus on ending COVID-19 as a public health threat
SARS-CoV-2 continues to circulate among us. Although some governments have moved on, a new study published today in the journal Nature says that specific efforts and resources are still required to save lives. This is one ...
Nov 3, 2022
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