January 14, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – A new report from the Congressional Budget Office lowers expected immigration, fertility and population growth The Congressional Budget Office forecast sharply lower population growth in the U.S. over the next three decades than it projected one … Read More
January 13, 2025
(Popular Science) – If you’re confused, you’re not alone. Money is often a talking point for those on both sides of the moderate drinking debate. The alcohol industry and its lobbying arm have funded, advised, and promoted research endorsing health … Read More
January 13, 2025
(Washington Post via MSN) – There was a 9.6-year gap between years lived in good health and total lifespans among people living in 183 countries, and the United States had the greatest “healthspan”-lifespan gap of any of them, according to … Read More
January 13, 2025
(New York Times) – The number of people in the United States who develop dementia each year will double over the next 35 years to about one million annually by 2060, a new study estimates, and the number of new … Read More
January 10, 2025
(MIT Technology Review) – Five years on from the start of the covid pandemic, are we ready for a potential avian influenza outbreak? Scientists are increasingly concerned about a potential bird flu pandemic. The question is, given all the enduring … Read More
January 9, 2025
(New York Times) – The results of a new federal analysis were drawn from studies conducted in other countries, where drinking water contains more fluoride than in the United States. Observational studies cannot prove a cause-and-effect relationship. Yet in countries … Read More
January 9, 2025
(NPR) – Air quality in the Los Angeles region has plummeted because of smoke from several wildfires burning in the surrounding hills. Exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health problem across the country, as human-caused climate change increases the … Read More
January 9, 2025
The New England Journal of Medicine (vol. 391, no. 21, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 8, 2025
(New York Times) – Reports of a surge in cases of a respiratory virus in China have evoked dark echoes of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic almost exactly five years ago. But despite the surface similarities, this situation is … Read More
January 8, 2025
(MedPage Today) – With limited data, meta-analysis notes uncertainty at lower concentrations Higher fluoride exposure was linked to lower IQ among children, a large meta-analysis indicated, although with limited data quality. Inverse associations and a dose-response association were found between … Read More
January 8, 2025
Public Health Ethics (vol. 17, no. 3, 2024) is available online by subscription only. Articles include:
January 7, 2025
(New York Times) – Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment. In Kenya, India, Brazil and dozens of … Read More
January 7, 2025
(The New Yorker) – A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity. When people were fed an ultra-processed diet that was calorie-dense and hyper-palatable, they ate around … Read More
January 6, 2025
(New York Times) – A Louisiana patient who had been hospitalized with severe bird flu has died, the first such fatality in the United States, state health officials reported on Monday. The patient was older than 65 and had underlying … Read More
January 6, 2025
(Axios) – Driving the news: Surgeon General Vivek Murthyon Friday called for the U.S. to adopt cancer warning labels on alcoholic beverages similar to the ones mandated for cigarettes. It falls in line with a 2023 warning from the World … Read More
January 6, 2025
(ProPublica) – The report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can trigger asthma, miscarriages and fertility problems. A long-awaited report from the Environmental Protection Agency … Read More
January 3, 2025
(Wall Street Journal) – Researchers have identified a focal point for the forces they suspect of driving up cancer cases in young people: the gut. They are searching people’s bodies and childhood histories for culprits. Rates of gastrointestinal cancers among … Read More
January 3, 2025
(New York Times) – Dr. Vivek Murthy’s report cites studies linking alcoholic beverages to at least seven malignancies, including breast cancer. But to add warning labels, Congress would have to act. Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, and … Read More
January 3, 2025
(KFF Health News) – The mix of stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times as powerful as heroin — is driving what experts call the opioid epidemic’s “fourth wave.” The mixture of stimulants … Read More
January 3, 2025
(NPR) – Last year, there were 16 outbreaks on cruise ships, from norovirus, salmonella, E. coli or other unidentified pathogens that cause gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea or vomiting. That’s the largest number of cruise ship outbreaksin 12 years. Five … Read More
January 3, 2025
(TIME) – Work on a vaccine is underway to protect the public in the event of a pandemic, and earlier this year, Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pointed to mRNA as … Read More
January 3, 2025
(New York Times) – The takeaway from these and similar parables is clear, Dr. Sharfstein says: Crisis can be a powerful catalyst for shaping policy and improving society. But just like any such tool, it can be misused as easily … Read More
January 3, 2025
(New York Times) – Officials in other countries are warning about the health hazards of alcohol in any amount. Americans are still told that moderate drinking is safe. What gives? A report that is intended to shape the next edition … Read More
January 2, 2025
(Newsweek) – Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned. This is following the news that mutations of bird flu have occurred within … Read More
December 31, 2024
(NPR) – On December 27, WHO announced the results from 430 samples: The outbreak was caused by a familiar enemy — or, more accurately, multiple familiar enemies. Patients had acute respiratory infections — think COVID, flu or rhinoviruses — complicated … Read More
