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Food tax shift could have both environmental and human health benefits

More expensive steak, cheaper tomatoes, but the same total cost for the average basket of groceries at the supermarket.

24 Oct 2025

Elderly migrants living in care settings experienced a COVID-19 mortality disadvantage

Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from Covid-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study by researchers from Stockholm University, published in the European Journal of Public Health.

24 Oct 2025

New BRIGHT Center aims to build resilience after trauma

The Medical University of South Carolina has been awarded more than $11 million by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences over five years to establish a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) to build resilience after trauma, which will be known as the South Carolina Building Resilience through Innovative Interventions to promote Growth and Health after Trauma COBRE, or the BRIGHT Center.

24 Oct 2025

Study shows protective effect of Medicaid expansion on early-stage cancer diagnosis

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health care, including cancer screening and diagnosis, especially for medically underserved populations, leading to substantial underdiagnosis of early-stage cancers in 2020.

24 Oct 2025

Rethinking the evolutionary history of human-biting mosquitoes

Evolutionary biologists have long believed that the human-biting mosquito, Culex pipiens form molestus,evolved from the bird-biting form, Culex pipiens form pipiens, in subways and cellars in northern Europe over the past 200 years.

24 Oct 2025

Cannabis use now linked to increased risk of regular tobacco use in US youth

Teens and young adults who use cannabis are more likely to become regular tobacco users – even if they haven't previously tried tobacco – compared to similar people who do not use cannabis, suggests a US study published online in the journal Tobacco Control.

23 Oct 2025

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

Researchers compiled the first global database tracing how, when, and where non-native mosquito species that transmit human diseases have spread and established. The study reveals accelerating introductions since 1950, driven by trade, transport, and socio-environmental factors, highlighting actionable hotspots for global surveillance.

23 Oct 2025

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Health programs are feeling the pinch of the ongoing government shutdown. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and the food program for women, infants, and children, WIC, is likely to run out in November, and cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are keeping the agency from carrying out some of its primary public health functions.

23 Oct 2025

Researchers trace the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species

New research has uncovered the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species, Culex pipiens form molestus, also known as the 'London Underground mosquito' – disproving a long-held theory of when it first evolved.

23 Oct 2025

Fitness amongst young adults strongly linked to socioeconomic development and gender equality

Fitness amongst young adults varies widely from one country to another, and is strongly associated with both socioeconomic development and gender equality, a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science reports.

23 Oct 2025

A little walking goes a long way: 4,000 steps linked to lower mortality in older women

Older women who achieved at least 4,000 steps per day for just one or two days each week showed significantly lower risks of death and cardiovascular disease. The study suggests that total step volume, not frequency, drives these benefits, redefining what “enough movement” means for health.

23 Oct 2025

Loneliness interventions can be effective but do not yet offer a complete solution

Interventions designed to reduce loneliness can be effective, but do not yet offer a complete solution to what is becoming a worldwide public health problem, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

23 Oct 2025

PAHO celebrates over three decades without polio in the Americas

World Polio Day (October 24), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) celebrates over three decades without wild poliovirus cases in the Americas.

23 Oct 2025

Urinary tract infections may be caused by E. coli strains in contaminated meat

A new study estimates that nearly one in five urinary tract infections in Southern California may be caused by E. coli strains transmitted through contaminated meat – and pose a hidden foodborne risk to millions of people not just in California but across the US.

23 Oct 2025

Machine learning model can accurately predict avian influenza outbreak patterns in Europe

Local factors such as seasonal temperature, the year-dependent water and vegetation index, and data on animal density can be used to predict regional outbreaks of avian flu in Europe.

23 Oct 2025

Semaglutide can offer important heart benefits that go beyond weight loss

A new analysis of the SELECT trial – the largest and longest clinical trial to date examining the cardiovascular benefits of semaglutide (a medication used to support weight loss and diabetes management) – confirms it also lowers the risk of major heart problems in people who are overweight or obese and already have heart disease, even if they don't have diabetes.

23 Oct 2025

Can introducing peanuts early prevent allergies? Real-world data confirms it helps

Using data from over 120,000 U.S. children, this Pediatrics study found that the prevalence and risk of peanut and other IgE-mediated food allergies declined significantly after the 2015 and 2017 guidelines promoting early allergen introduction. The findings support these policies as effective public health measures to prevent food allergies in real-world settings.

22 Oct 2025

Smarter insulin pump systems help stabilize glucose in young patients, study reveals

A Polish study comparing insulin pump technologies in children with type 1 diabetes found that advanced hybrid closed-loop systems achieved superior glycemic stability compared to predictive low glucose suspend systems. Despite technological advances, poor diet and low physical activity still undermine optimal metabolic control.

22 Oct 2025

UC San Diego receives $6.2 million grant to establish REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine's Centers for Integrative Health has received a five-year, $6.2 million grant from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish the REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health.

22 Oct 2025

Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations

The termination of thousands of federal grants that fund clinical trials threatens to reverse substantial progress in understanding and treating the health challenges of marginalized populations, particularly children and adolescents who are already underrepresented in research.

22 Oct 2025

Public Health News and Research

Food tax shift could have both environmental and human health benefits

Elderly migrants living in care settings experienced a COVID-19 mortality disadvantage

New BRIGHT Center aims to build resilience after trauma

Study shows protective effect of Medicaid expansion on early-stage cancer diagnosis

Rethinking the evolutionary history of human-biting mosquitoes

Cannabis use now linked to increased risk of regular tobacco use in US youth

Global study maps how trade and travel fuel the worldwide spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Nutrition programs face their own shutdown

Researchers trace the ancient origins of an urban mosquito species

Fitness amongst young adults strongly linked to socioeconomic development and gender equality

A little walking goes a long way: 4,000 steps linked to lower mortality in older women

Loneliness interventions can be effective but do not yet offer a complete solution

PAHO celebrates over three decades without polio in the Americas

Urinary tract infections may be caused by E. coli strains in contaminated meat

Machine learning model can accurately predict avian influenza outbreak patterns in Europe

Semaglutide can offer important heart benefits that go beyond weight loss

Can introducing peanuts early prevent allergies? Real-world data confirms it helps

Smarter insulin pump systems help stabilize glucose in young patients, study reveals

UC San Diego receives $6.2 million grant to establish REACH Center for Translational Science on Whole Person Health

Researchers highlight ethical implications of clinical trial terminations

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