Public Health in the News (4/21/19 – 5/4/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global The World Health Organization announced that Malawi became the first country to start immunizing children against malaria. National Walgreens is...
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By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable. Walmart is raising...
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By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global African swine fever outbreaks in Asia are leading to shortage of pork. National The CDC reported that the United States birthrate fell to the lowest in...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (5/19/19 – 5/25/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global The Philippines is experiencing one of the world’s worst measles outbreaks, with more than 33,000 cases since January. National The CDC reported that the...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (5/26/19 – 6/1/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global According to a large British study, dog owners are four times more likely than people without dogs to meet today’s physical activity guidelines. National...
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By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global Study finds that eating blueberries regularly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events. Mass antibiotic treatment reduces childhood deaths in...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (6/9/19 – 6/29/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global New study shows that vaccines against the human papillomavirus have reduced infections, warts, and precancerous lesions in more than a dozen...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (6/30/19 – 7/13/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global New studies suggest that a combination of healthy lifestyle habits can reduce the risk of developing Azheimer’s disease. National New analysis shows that...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (7/14/19 – 8/3/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ebola virus has reached Goma, and the World Health Organization announced the outbreak as a public health...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (8/4/19 – 8/10/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global The World Resources Institute reported that a quarter of the world’s population is living in countries facing water crises.The Philippines has declared a...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (8/11/19 – 9/7/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global Two drugs have been shown to reduce the death rate of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, making it a curable disease. National Public health...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (9/8/19 – 9/14/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The Trump administration plans to ban flavored e-cigarettes in response to the vaping crisis.The U.S. Census Bureau shared that almost half a million...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (9/15/19 – 10/5/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes.New study suggests association between congenital heart defects and parents’ alcohol consumption before...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News (1/1/20 – 1/11/20)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The American Cancer Society reported that cancer death rates in United States had the largest single-year drop between 2016 and 2017.The FDA banned...
View ArticleAnnouncing our New Print Issue – Allergy
We are excited to announce our latest print issue, Allergy. In this issue, we explore the dynamic chronic disease of allergies from both an individual and a population-based perspective. (Click Here...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News: July 2024
Global / National A new project aiming to accelerate the development and accessibility of human avian influenza (H5N1) messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine candidates for manufacturers in low- and...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News: August 2024
By Isabelle Kang, NPHR Blog Editor Global/National The WHO Director-General declared mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The WHO launched a global Strategic Preparedness...
View ArticlePublic Health in the News: September 2024
By Isabelle Kang, NPHR Blog Editor Global/National The WHO Director and Regional Director concluded a mission to Port Sudan, where they reaffirmed WHO’s commitment to assist all Sudanese in need and...
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