Public Health

Biden Admin Signs onto Medical Surveillance Program

Last week, the White House signed onto a global health security (GHS) program alongside 50 other countries.

Bipartisan Lawmakers Decry Taxpayer-Funded Bird Flu Research

Representative Nick Langworthy (R-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack, condemning taxpayer-funded research that could "potentially generate dangerous new lab-created virus strains that threaten our national security and public health.”

Study Shows More Young People Are Choosing ‘Permanent’ Sterilization

Researchers found an “abrupt increase” in the number of young people undergoing permanent sterilization procedures recently.

California Regulators Set First-in-Nation Drinking Water Limit on Chromium-6

California regulators made a landmark decision on Wednesday by voting to establish a drinking water limit on hexavalent chromium, a toxic compound famously highlighted...

Study Finds Power Grid Emissions 24,000x More Potent than CO2

A study from MIT found that sulfur hexafluoride, a gas more than 24,000x more potent than carbon dioxide, is released through electric power grids.

Cancer Rates Expected to Jump 77% by 2050

A study from the American Cancer Society (ACS) found that global cancer rates are expected to jump 77% by 2050.

More Than a Quarter of COVID Vaccine Recipients Have Heart Complications

A recent study published in the medical journal Cureus found that 27.11% of those who received COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in Saudi Arabia had "cardiac complications."

American Medical Association President Calls for Censorship of ‘Vaccine Misinformation’

In a recent blog post, American Medical Association (AMA) President Jesse Ehrenfeld called for greater censorship over "vaccine misinformation."

STI Rates Soar Among Older Adults, Prompting Concern Among Health Experts

Sexually transmitted infections are on the rise among older adults, with rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis more than doubling in the United States...

Measles Outbreak Surpasses Previous Year’s Total, Prompts Debate Over Immigration Policies and Public Health

Measles cases in the U.S. have surged this year, already surpassing the total for 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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