42 stories tagged public-health, newest first.
13 points by rbanffy | 10 comments
Science news article reporting a study estimating Europe's 2026 summer heat wave killed over 50,000 people in cities, with two-thirds of deaths attributed to climate change.
8 points by gumby | 6 comments
A BMJ Open research article on cannabis legalisation and cardiovascular hospitalisations in the USA; the capture shows a Cloudflare block page instead.
196 points by Teever | 130 comments
CBC News investigation on a federal bill to restrict sports gambling ads in Canada, citing new analysis of betting messages in NHL broadcasts and provincial opposition.
12 points by gumby | 0 comments
New York Times article on the CDC ignoring state requests to validate a new measles test; the capture shows a bot-block page.
22 points by baranul | 32 comments
BBC Science Focus news article reporting that around 1 in 10 Japanese people reach their 30s without having had sex, and that the causes remain unclear.
358 points by ivewonyoung | 450 comments
Telegraph news article on suicide rates reaching record highs among middle-aged men; the page loaded as an access-denied block screen.
18 points by ldite | 2 comments
Wikipedia article on the shit flow diagram (excreta flow diagram), a tool for visualizing how human waste is managed in urban sanitation systems.
45 points by rdmuser | 25 comments
CBC News article on declining mental health among young men in Canada and a federal consultation into why boys and men are struggling.
235 points by benbreen | 175 comments
Works in Progress magazine essay arguing that technology to eradicate mosquito-borne diseases already exists and their persistence is a choice.
17 points by reimertz | 3 comments
An Anthropic feature page titled "The Situation Report" about Anthropic's work related to Ebola outbreak response, opening with a landscape photo.
9 points by randycupertino | 4 comments
Gallup poll news article reporting that the share of Americans who drink alcohol remains at a record low.
152 points by KellyCriterion | 197 comments
University of Bristol press release on a study finding World Cup viewers saw junk food, alcohol and gambling branding every seven seconds, over 93,000 appearances.
226 points by alephnerd | 302 comments
Bloomberg Businessweek article reporting that some people addicted to vaping are switching to cigarettes as a way to quit vapes.
362 points by dabinat | 315 comments
BBC News article reporting that scientists found notable improvements in children's lung health within London's ultra low emission zone.
827 points by karakoram | 865 comments
Yale School of Public Health news article on a study projecting universal health coverage in the US could save $1 trillion and 114,000 lives annually.
541 points by stevekemp | 383 comments
BBC News article reporting that England is on track to become one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C.
548 points by hhs | 533 comments
Keck School of Medicine of USC news release on a study linking electric vehicle adoption to measurable real-world reductions in air pollution.
1062 points by atestu | 1453 comments
Official US government website promoting the "Eat Real Food" campaign on nutrition and dietary guidance.
545 points by stared | 301 comments
Eurosurveillance open-access research article on HPV prevalence in cervical samples from Danish women vaccinated as girls, Trial23 cohort, 2017–2024.
356 points by bikenaga | 269 comments
MLive investigative article about U.S. farmers with Parkinson's disease who blame exposure to a deadly but legal pesticide, likely paraquat.
596 points by alphabetatango | 375 comments
Our World in Data article comparing the leading causes of death in the US with how often the New York Times, Washington Post, and Fox News cover them.
319 points by WASDAai | 150 comments
Medium article arguing loneliness raises death risk by 32% based on a large meta-analysis, and describing interventions like mindfulness and community programs.
904 points by slu | 333 comments
Gavi VaccinesWork article reporting a Danish nationwide study showing HPV types 16 and 18 nearly eliminated after the vaccine roll-out.
332 points by hhs | 110 comments
University of Cambridge research news article reporting that long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to increased dementia risk.
337 points by perihelions | 162 comments
NPR Goats and Soda article and radio segment on how lead chromate pigment added to turmeric was traced as a cause of lead poisoning from Bangladesh to New York.
365 points by lr0 | 161 comments
Vox Future Perfect article by Bryan Walsh arguing that falling cancer death rates reflect quiet advances like reduced smoking and immunotherapy.
504 points by perihelions | 450 comments
Washington Post Climate Solutions article with pollution maps showing Paris air pollution falling after car traffic restrictions and investment in parks and bike lanes.
435 points by Jimmc414 | 1019 comments
BBC News article reporting that Utah has become the first US state to ban fluoride in its public water supply.
385 points by Hooke | 162 comments
Smithsonian Magazine article profiling physician Alice Hamilton and her campaign against workplace hazards and the widespread use of toxic lead.
748 points by KittenInABox | 513 comments
Inside Medicine Substack post by Jeremy Faust reporting that the CDC ordered retraction or revision of submitted manuscripts containing banned terms like gender and LGBT.
380 points by toastedwedge | 295 comments
Topeka Capital-Journal news article reporting that a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas is the largest recorded in the United States since the 1950s.
335 points by pseudolus | 524 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that teen drug use continued an unprecedented decline in 2024, with the pandemic-era cohort showing high rates of abstaining.
360 points by ZeroGravitas | 163 comments
Our World in Data article by Saloni Dattani and Veronika Samborska on how HPV vaccination and screening could eliminate cervical cancer worldwide.
577 points by thunderbong | 59 comments
BBC News article reporting that the World Health Organization has certified Egypt as malaria-free after a century-long effort to eliminate the disease.
376 points by andsoitis | 258 comments
NPR Goats and Soda photo story about a vast e-waste dumping ground in Ghana and the people who make a living salvaging electronics there.
348 points by anigbrowl | 326 comments
AP News article reporting that the EPA has banned asbestos, a carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted.
537 points by _ihaque | 237 comments
London Review of Books essay by Jonah Goodman on the history of endemic goitre in Switzerland and the campaign against it.
424 points by sohkamyung | 303 comments
Nature news feature on how the global campaign to eradicate polio may soon succeed and the challenge of keeping the disease from returning.
416 points by wglb | 399 comments
Medical Xpress news article on a study finding lead poisoning causes far more deaths and IQ loss worldwide than previously estimated.
333 points by prismatic | 583 comments
A Substack essay tracing trends in alcohol consumption from the Middle Ages to the modern world and why heavy everyday drinking declined.
416 points by gjsman-1000 | 337 comments
Salon article reporting that US health officials delayed a report linking fluoride to brain harm after dental groups urged changes.
425 points by hammock | 126 comments
CBS News Pittsburgh report that CDC investigators studying health impacts of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment became ill during their investigation.