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Inside project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion

From his perch in the Trump administration's Department of Health and Human Services, Roger Severino made a controversial name for himself, working to shield health workers who declined to perform medical procedures including abortion on religious grounds.

6 Aug 2024

Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

It's not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they're often in the dark because state and federal agencies restrict their access to the latest numbers.

6 Aug 2024

Social factors play crucial role in determining lifespan

The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap for US citizens, and while no one factor is more influential than any of the others, the more of these influential factors a person has, the higher their risk of an earlier death, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

6 Aug 2024

Higher BMI in early adulthood linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk

Higher BMI in early adulthood significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases in later life, emphasizing the critical need for obesity prevention and weight management during this period.

6 Aug 2024

Renowned surgical oncologist takes leadership role at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

The Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island has appointed Gary B. Deutsch, MD, MPH, a renowned and innovative surgical oncologist, as chief of NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine's Division of Surgical Oncology.

5 Aug 2024

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes reduce child and adolescent BMI

Study reveals that city-level sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes significantly reduce body mass index (BMI) percentiles in children and adolescents. The findings support SSB taxation as a viable strategy to combat childhood obesity.

5 Aug 2024

Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health

UCLA Health researchers, in collaboration with researchers from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, have received $9.5 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with support from European funding agencies - The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the Public Health Agency Health & Social Care (HSC) - to study the effects of polyphenols on cognitive health and the brain-gut microbiome system.

5 Aug 2024

Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022

Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500 percent in 2022 according to a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, with trends attributed to synthetic opioids.

5 Aug 2024

Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change

In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease.

5 Aug 2024

Screening debate: Insufficient evidence to support lung cancer screening for non-smokers

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Detecting this disease in its early stages significantly improves survival rates, making low-dose CT screening an essential component in the fight against lung cancer.

5 Aug 2024

Rising cancer rates in younger generations signal urgent need for early-life prevention strategies

A study in The Lancet Public Health reveals rising cancer incidence and mortality among younger US birth cohorts, indicating increased early-life carcinogenic exposure.

4 Aug 2024

Redefining global health regulation: Key steps for equitable access during emergencies

Three high-impact steps could be taken by global health leaders to reshape the global regulatory framework and help address the pressing need for equitable access to diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines during public health emergencies, say a Georgetown global health law expert and a medical student.

4 Aug 2024

Study finds fourfold increase in risk of overt hypothyroidism after diagnosis of gestational subclinical hypothyroidism

A new study has shown that subclinical hypothyroidism diagnosed before 21 weeks of pregnancy is associated with more than fourfold higher rates of overt hypothyroidism or thyroid replacement therapy within 5 years of delivery.

2 Aug 2024

Decreasing folate intake can support healthier metabolisms in aging animal models

In a study published in Life Science Alliance, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists found that decreasing folate intake can support healthier metabolisms in aging animal models, challenging the conventional belief that high folate consumption universally benefits health.

2 Aug 2024

Texas A&M’s Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand joins National Advisory Committee on Rural Health

Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand, head of the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health, has been named to the Health Resources and Services Administration's National Advisory Committee on Rural Health by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra.

2 Aug 2024

Study links e-cigarette use to increased respiratory symptoms

The association between electronic cigarette (EC) use and respiratory health in adults.

2 Aug 2024

Racial bias found in cancer treatment approvals

Prior authorization - the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the service is performed - became standard practice beginning with Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s.

2 Aug 2024

Trust in US physicians and hospitals plummeted during COVID-19, impacting vaccination rates

Trust in US physicians and hospitals dropped significantly during COVID-19, affecting vaccination rates across all demographics. Restoring trust is crucial for future public health efforts.

1 Aug 2024

Oropouche virus: Emerging threats and unanswered questions

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Oropouche virus (genus Orthobunyavirus, family Peribunyaviridae) is an arthropod-borne virus that infects several species of animals and humans, primarily in South America.

1 Aug 2024

Comprehensive meta-analysis offers insights into strategies for increasing immunization uptake

Vaccines are safe and effective, and help reduce death and illness. But global vaccination rates are suboptimal and have trended downward, leaving humanity more vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases such as COVID-19, influenza, measles, polio, and HPV.

1 Aug 2024

Public Health News and Research

Inside project 2025: Former Trump official outlines hard right turn against abortion

Native American public health officials are stuck in data blind spot

Social factors play crucial role in determining lifespan

Higher BMI in early adulthood linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk

Renowned surgical oncologist takes leadership role at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes reduce child and adolescent BMI

Researchers receive $9.5M to study polyphenols' impact on cognitive health

Study: Drug-involved overdose deaths increased by over 500% in 2022

Stanford, Brazil researchers develop models to predict schistosomiasis risk amidst climate change

Screening debate: Insufficient evidence to support lung cancer screening for non-smokers

Rising cancer rates in younger generations signal urgent need for early-life prevention strategies

Redefining global health regulation: Key steps for equitable access during emergencies

Study finds fourfold increase in risk of overt hypothyroidism after diagnosis of gestational subclinical hypothyroidism

Decreasing folate intake can support healthier metabolisms in aging animal models

Texas A&M’s Dr. Alva O. Ferdinand joins National Advisory Committee on Rural Health

Study links e-cigarette use to increased respiratory symptoms

Racial bias found in cancer treatment approvals

Trust in US physicians and hospitals plummeted during COVID-19, impacting vaccination rates

Oropouche virus: Emerging threats and unanswered questions

Comprehensive meta-analysis offers insights into strategies for increasing immunization uptake

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