Tag: Public health
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...
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough...
Powel H. Kazanjian, University of Michigan
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat...
US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs...
Alexandra M. Lord, Smithsonian Institution
In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery...
How does raw water compare to tap water? A microbiologist explains...
Bill Sullivan, Indiana University
Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water...
EXPLORING NATURE
Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...
Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University
Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...
