Tag: Public health
Medical technologies have been central to US pandemic response – but...
Eyal Oren, San Diego State University
Before COVID-19, there was tuberculosis. Twentieth century British physician Thomas McKeown controversially proposed...
The US is making plans to replace all of its lead...
Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI
The Biden administration has released a plan to accelerate removal of lead water pipes and lead...
A century of tragedy: How the car and gas industry knew...
Bill Kovarik, Radford University
On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General...
The US was not prepared for a pandemic – free market...
Elanah Uretsky, Brandeis University
It’s unclear when the pandemic will come to an end. What may be an even...
Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed...
Melissa Hawkins, American University
People were washing their hands so much early in the pandemic that sensitive skin and soap shortages were common problems in...
Breast cancer awareness campaigns can do a better job supporting women...
Rachel Kraus, Ball State University
Since 1985, cancer-related nonprofits, along with pharmaceutical firms and other businesses, have sponsored an international campaign to observe October as...
How many lives have coronavirus vaccines saved? We used state data...
Sumedha Gupta, IUPUI
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More than 200 million U.S. residents have gotten at least...
Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply...
Laura Corlin, Tufts University
Air pollution is the world’s fourth leading cause of death, contributing to about 13 premature...
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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...
