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Public health takes center stage in US midterm campaigns: ‘It’s already been politicized’

Some candidates are making public health a central part of their midterm campaigns amid Trump’s war on science As public health has become increasingly politicized in the US, with...

Public Health: ARPA-H Announces $144M STOMP Program to Measure and Remove Microplastics

What You Should Know The Launch: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has announced STOMP (Systematic Targeting Of MicroPlastics), a massive $144 million natio...

Microplastics, MAHA, and the Evolving Politics of Exposure Science

Concerns about microplastics and their effect on human and environmental health are no longer confined to academic literature or environmental advocacy. On April 6, 2026, the U.S....

Why the U.S. needs more preventive medicine and public health doctors

“What is that?” I was sitting in the emergency room during my emergency medicine rotation, chatting with my attending when he had asked me what residency program I was in. I told h...

Cruise Control- Hantavirus, Rodent Control, and FIFRA’s Expanding Public Health Role

Public attention surrounding hantavirus outbreaks often focuses, understandably, on the immediate health risks associated with rodent exposure. Recent reports tied to a cruise vess...

A Public Health Viewpoint on the Future of Human Longevity

A sizable proportion of past gains in human life expectancy arose from public health strategies to better control the burden of infectious disease. Exposure to pathogens doesn't ju...

Policy publications

Explore our key policy publications below. Health Data Research Service: The Charity Perspective Published: March 2026 Use of animals in AMRC charity funded...

DPM, Dr Azra Fazal exchange views on public health

Microplastics, MAHA, and the Evolving Politics of Exposure Science

Concerns about microplastics and their effect on human and environmental health are no longer confined to academic literature or environmental advocacy. On April 6, 2026, the U.S....

Public health doesn’t depend on quit-or-nothing

Education to Improve the Planet’s Health, and Our Own

As the planet’s health declines, human health increasingly suffers. We can change this trajectory through a global Planetary Health education campaign.

Evaluating School Policies During COVID-19 Pandemic

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the education sector faced unprecedented upheaval as policymakers and educators scrambled to devise strategies capable of mitigating le...

Exploring epidemic control policies using nonlinear programming and mathematical models

by Sandra Montes-Olivas, Adam J. Kucharski, Michael B. Gravenor, Simon D.W. Frost Optimal control theory in epidemiology has been used to establish the most effective intervention...

Good Public Transit + Good Public Funding = Good Public Health

Transit agencies need to do more to remind policy makers of the connection between good public transportation and good public health, a report argues.

Health Care Week in Review | HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Testifies Before Congressional Committees on the FY 2027 Budget; Pres...

Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and con...

Health & Politics!

So when I saw this my first thought in today's politically charged environment my first thought was... Democrat states vs. Republican states! Why do they keep voting Republican?Yea...

Prevention, policy and the power of teams 

Dentistry shares insights on topics such as dentistry beyond the classroom, integrating skill mix and promoting prevention from the recent North of England Dentistry Show panel dis...

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Transparency and PBMs. Moral hazard of HAART. Accents and social hierarchy. What is a community healthcare worker? RJK, Jr. vs. Gavi

Experts discuss preventive care and data-led approach to public health challenges

The webinar discussed challenges from infectious diseases to NCDs, climate-linked risks, and the growing role of AI and policy in building resilient healthcare systems

"Can Speech Policy Protect Public Health?" in Print in Utah Law Review

Constitutionality of health-related speech meets public choice and social media

Urban health leaders renew commitment to accelerate life-saving action in cities

As noncommunicable diseases and injuries continue to account for more than 80% of deaths worldwide, global urban health experts concluded the 2026 Partnership for Healthy Cities Su...

UW-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs: New UW-Madison study shows drinking water filtration systems may add mo...

MADISON, Wis., – As more than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, new research from the La Follette School of Public Affairs investigat...

What Do You Think Are the Biggest Health Issues in South Texas?

You can share your voice to influence health by filling out the 2026 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) from the South Texas Area Health Education Center, which is headquarte...

DoH Advances Healthcare Regulation, Standards and Community Engagement to Safeguard the Health and Wellbeing of Communit...

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, has announced the results of its inspection and audit activities conducted from J...