Commentary: Plastic pollution isn’t just trash – it’s alive with microbes that threaten our health
WHAT CAN BE DONE LOCALLY With global talks stalling, what can ordinary people and communities do? Here are…
Coverage of Sarepta Duchenne drug may be halted by N.Y. state Medicaid
In a setback for Sarepta Therapeutics, a New York panel has voted unanimously to recommend the state Medicaid…
The mitochondrial genome sequence of the Bornean orang-utan (Pongo pygmaeus) malaria parasite, Plasmodium pitheci | Malaria Journal
Duval L, Ariey F. Ape Plasmodium parasites as a source of human outbreaks. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2012;18:528–32. CAS …
Estimates of non-communicable disease expenditure by disease phase, sex, and age group for all OECD countries | Population Health Metrics
Our method estimated an average health expenditure on major NCDs across OECD member countries of US$207 million per…
Mobile health management needs among infertile patients: a cross-sectional study based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model | BMC Health Services Research
Study design and setting This cross-sectional study was conducted between March 2023 and January 2024 at a women’s…
Non-standard employment, paid sick leave, and income loss during COVID-19 self-isolation: cross-sectional findings from South Korea | International Journal for Equity in Health
Main findings Our investigation showed that South Korea’s self-isolation policy, which required people infected with COVID-19 to stay…
Parents flock to Tylenol alternatives amid Trump autism claims
When President Trump warned that pregnant women and children should avoid taking Tylenol, the wellness industry was ready…
Why are America’s prescription drugs so expensive — and can TrumpRx fix it?
Standing next to Pfizer CEO Albert Borla in the Oval Office last week, President Donald Trump announced that…
Association between human papillomavirus and behaviour, clinicopathology, and cervical cancer outcome in Zimbabwean women: a cross-sectional study | Reproductive Health
World Health Organisation. Cervical cancer. 2022. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cervical-cancer Accessed on: 2 Oct 2023. Kutz JM, Rausche P, Gheit T,…
Understanding the marketing of BMS in China through pregnant women and new mothers’ diary | Globalization and Health
Diary-based methods have rarely been applied to BMS marketing. By capturing exposures in real time, marketing diaries provide…
Why do females live longer in mammals but males in birds?
A sweeping global study reveals that who lives longer, male or female, is written not in the chromosomes…
PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas
The Best Buys for Disease Elimination is a practical, evidence-based guide to the most effective actions for…