Tag: Public health
Data on sexual orientation and gender is critical to public health...
John R. Blosnich, University of Southern California
As part of the Trump administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity...
Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents...
Katherine G. Hastings, University of British Columbia and Rebeccah Sokol, University of Michigan
More than half of U.S. teens...
RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
On May 27, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that...
Calorie counts on menus and food labels may not help consumers...
Deidre Popovich, Texas Tech University
Knowing the calorie content of foods does not help people understand which foods are...
The Women’s Health Initiative has shaped women’s health for over 30...
Jean Wactawski-Wende, University at Buffalo
Women make up more than 50% of the population, yet before the 1990s they...
The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens...
Reshma Ramachandran, Yale University
Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency...
EPA must use the best available science − by law −...
H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University
Science is essential as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency carries out its...
Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new...
Kory London, Thomas Jefferson University and Karen Alexander, Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market...