Tag: Public health
Health and Human Services secretary influences every aspect of America’s health
Angela Mattie, Quinnipiac University
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant...
Water fluoridation helps prevent tooth decay – how growing opposition threatens...
Amal Noureldin, Texas A&M University
Driving through downtown Dallas, you might see a striking banner hanging at the U-turn...
Public health surveillance, from social media to sewage, spots disease outbreaks...
John Duah, Auburn University
A cluster of people talking on social media about their mysterious rashes. A sudden die-off...
Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters
Benika Dixon, Texas A&M University; J. Carlee Purdum, University of Houston, and Tara Goddard, Texas A&M University
The United...
Infectious diseases spike when kids return to school − here’s what...
Libby Richards, Purdue University
Ready or not, back-to-school season is here, and kids will be bringing home more than...
Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding...
Kaylee Marrero, Florida International University; Andre Luis da Costa da Silva, Florida International University, and Matthew DeGennaro, Florida International University
E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but...
Christopher R. Cherry, University of Tennessee; John MacArthur, Portland State University, and Luke Jones, Valdosta State University
E-bikes have...
Heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths: 4 essential reads on the...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a new standard for protecting the public from...
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...
