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Poll: Many Americans say they will lose trust in public health recommendations under federal leadership changes

Written by | 9 May 2025

One hundred days into the new federal administration, a new poll reports that major segments of the U.S. public anticipate they will lose trust in public health recommendations […]

Every dose counts: Safeguarding the success of vaccination in Europe

Written by | 5 May 2025

Marking European Immunization Week (EIW) 2025, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) highlights the risks of suboptimal vaccination coverage in Europe and publishes a set […]

New online tool tests how tax shapes sugar-sweetened drink purchases

Written by | 29 Apr 2025

Americans like their soda pop. And their sports drinks, and energy drinks, and sweet tea. In 2021, the average American bought 37 gallons of sugar-sweetened beverages. Collectively, we […]

Expanding access to anti-obesity medications delivers 13% return on investment for society

Written by | 31 Mar 2025

A new USC Schaeffer Center white paper finds expanded access to anti-obesity medications would lead to significant increases in life expectancy and disease-free years while generating a substantial societal return […]

Optimizing public placement of naloxone kits to save lives

Written by | 19 Mar 2025

Making it easy to access naloxone kits to reverse the effects of opioid poisoning will help save lives, according to research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.241228  that looks at […]

Novel cigarette pricing policy linked to decrease in sales in California city

Written by | 10 Mar 2025

A new study found that an Oakland, Calif. law requiring cigarette prices to increase to a minimum of $8 per pack led to a decline in sales, suggesting […]

UK gambling industry is using Big Tobacco tactics to downplay harms and influence the public argues new analysis

Written by | 20 Feb 2025

NEW analysis published in the BMJ reveals the UK gambling industry is mimicking the tactics first used by Big Tobacco decades ago to downplay the harms of gambling and influence […]

Move more, age well: Prescribing physical activity for older adults as a recipe for healthy aging

Written by | 29 Jan 2025

Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.231336 summarizes the considerable evidence supporting the important role physical activity plays in […]

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

Written by | 16 Jan 2025

The database, developed by researchers at Mass General Brigham and made available to the public, sheds light on the availability of processed foods at different grocery stores, highlighting […]

Almost half of young vapers are able to stop with quitline help

Written by | 14 Dec 2024

Quitline coaching over the phone helped almost half of young people who vape ditch the habit, potentially improving their health and decreasing the chances they’ll transition to cigarettes, […]

Nearly 1 in 3 retail pharmacies have closed since 2010

Written by | 7 Dec 2024

About 1 in 3 U.S. retail pharmacies have closed since 2010, with the vast majority of states experiencing an overall decline in drugstores in recent years, according to […]

Global antibiotic consumption has increased by more than 21 percent since 2016

Written by | 24 Nov 2024

A new study highlights recent, but fluctuating, growth in global human antibiotic consumption, one of the main drivers of growing antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR results in infections that […]

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