Chinese scholar and outspoken critic directly blames Xi Jinping for severity of viral outbreak ~health Article 718 words 8 votes
The UK has one of the most equitable health care systems in the world. Here’s how. ~health healthcare Article 2974 words 11 votes
Denmark to finally allow gay and bisexual men to give blood – but only after four month abstinence period ~lgbt Article 383 words 24 votes
Wuhan virus: China confirms human-to-human transmission, says medical workers infected ~health Article 577 words 11 votes
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones ~health Article 832 words, published Feb 14 2017 11 votes
The Trump administration is preparing to significantly limit the scientific and medical research that the government can use to determine public health regulations ~health Article 1359 words 10 votes
Dissecting racial bias in an algorithm used to manage the health of populations ~health Article 6 votes
We are in the midst of a mental health crisis – advice about jogging and self-care is not enough ~health.mental Article 832 words 10 votes
The message of measles - As public-health officials confront the largest outbreak in the US in decades, they’ve been fighting as much against dangerous ideas as they have against the disease ~health medicine Article 8361 words 9 votes
Suicide rate for girls has been rising faster than for boys, study finds ~health.mental Article 515 words 13 votes
Shade: It’s a civic resource, an index of inequality, and a requirement for public health. Shade should be a mandate for urban designers ~design urban planning architecture Article 6427 words, published Apr 1 2019 11 votes
No, Lyme disease is not an escaped military bioweapon, despite what conspiracy theorists say ~health Article 1547 words 10 votes
Very rare pathogenic genetic variants detected by SNP-chips are usually false positives: implications for direct-to-consumer genetic testing ~science Article 427 words, published Jul 9 2019 8 votes
This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation ~food Article 486 words 6 votes
The West isn’t ready for the long-term health impacts of wildfire smoke ~enviro pollution.air Link 15 votes
A ban on smoking in many public outdoor spaces in Sweden comes into effect on July 1st ~health Link 5 votes
European Drug Report 2019 directly contrasts US drug crisis, tells a story of relative calm ~health Article 1282 words, published Mar 5 2019 7 votes
Science institute that advised EU and UN 'actually industry lobby group' ~health Article 1057 words 10 votes
The cancer capital of America: Eastern Kentucky is poor, remote, and inadequately serviced, and those factors have led to alarming rates of cancer in the area ~health healthcare Article 2937 words 7 votes
Water stays in the pipes longer in shrinking cities – a challenge for public health ~health Article 941 words 5 votes
Colorado becomes first state in nation to cap price of insulin ~health healthcare medicine Article 249 words 11 votes
Not just for soldiers: Civilians with PTSD struggle to find effective therapy ~health.mental Article 1012 words 8 votes
249 babies born with syphilis in Thailand this year: Public Health Ministry ~health Article 208 words 4 votes
Why physicians are prescribing time in nature ~health.mental Article 4615 words, published May 1 2019 6 votes
'No Visible Bruises' upends stereotypes of abuse, sheds light on domestic violence ~health.mental Article 1672 words 9 votes
Is prison necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore might change your mind. ~life Article 7886 words, published Apr 17 2019 20 votes
Shock rise in global measles outbreaks 'disastrous' for children, UN warns ~health Article 531 words 8 votes
Dollars on the margins - $15/hr minimum wage as a US public health measure ~health Article 2248 words 17 votes
Raw milk drinkers in nineteen states at risk of rare, dangerous infectious disease ~food drinks Article 683 words 10 votes
Forgotten man, forgotten disease—Aniru Conteh and the battle against Lassa fever ~health Article 1372 words, published Jan 24 2019 3 votes
For Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US shutdown is no joke ~health Article 731 words 10 votes
Anti-vax movement seen by World Health Organization as one of the top ten health threats for 2019 ~health Article 1056 words 13 votes
Americans more likely to die from accidental opioid overdose than in a car accident ~health medicine Article 531 words 12 votes
Thousands of Cuban doctors leave Brazil after Bolsonaro's win ~news cuba politics Article 1178 words 12 votes
US Food and Drug Administration cracks down on Juul and e-cigarette retailers ~health Article 1474 words 8 votes
US invaded by savage tick that sucks animals dry, spawns without mating ~health Article 727 words 5 votes
Chronic - For big pharma, the perfect patient is wealthy, permanently ill and a daily pill-popper. Will medicine ever recover? ~health medicine Article 2953 words 6 votes
Italian upper house votes to overturn mandatory vaccinations despite surge in measles cases ~health medicine Article 284 words 9 votes
'No jab no pay' possibly coming to the Netherlands—not vaccinating may mean you don't get child benefits ~health medicine Article 564 words, published Jun 8 2018 9 votes