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Report: Roughly Half the World’s Governments Underestimated Covid Deaths by the Millions (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-10 | tags: covid-19, all-cause mortality, excess deaths

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Second-Hand Smoke Is Still Killing 1.7 Million People Every Year (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-08 | tags: second-hand smoke, passive smoking, public health

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Alcohol-Related Cancer Deaths in the US Have Doubled Since 1990, and Not Just Among Those With Liver Cancer (gizmodo.com)

2026-09-07 | tags: alcohol-related cancer, cancer deaths, liver cancer

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AI models are being used to track zoonotic diseases. Will they prevent the next pandemic? (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-30 | by Richardson | get Spillover David Quammen book → | tags: zoonotic diseases, nestler, conservation through public health

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Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-26 | by Gibney | tags: dolly parton, sheep cloning, grammy awards

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Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – researchers celebrate her contributions to science (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-26 | by Gibney | get Dolly Parton vinyl record → | tags: dolly parton, cloned sheep, vaccine research

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A New Interactive Tool Weighs Vaccine Risks for You (cnet.com)

2026-08-24 | by Anna Gragert | tags: unbiased science, vaccine risks, university of minnesota

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Where did all the public bathrooms go? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jonathan Aprea | get Kula Cloth antimicrobial pee cloth → | tags: public urinals, paris, cholera outbreaks

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Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | by Jonathan Aprea | get Reliance Luggable Loo portable toilet → | tags: public urinals, paris, cholera outbreaks

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Family genetic designs in MoBa provide insights into health and functioning (feeds.nature.com)

2026-08-19 | by Corfield | tags: moba, norwegian institute of public health, genetic designs

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Extreme Heat May Be Even More Dangerous to Older Adults Than We Thought (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: climate change, older adults, public health

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In a Heat Wave, Schizophrenia Is So Much Deadlier Than Any Other Medical Condition (wired.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: schizophrenia, heat wave, climate change

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Trump wants Big Pharma to split MMR vaccine; Big Pharma thinks it's idiotic (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: big pharma, mmr vaccine, public health

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This Deadly Drug-Resistant Fungus Can Lurk in Your Skin. Scientists Just Discovered How (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: candida auris, drug-resistant fungi, public health

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The Flesh-Eating Screwworm’s Comeback Is Now Killing People, Too (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: screwworm, north america, livestock

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Dating apps could help smokers quit (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-10 | tags: dating apps, smoking cessation, swipe economy

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America Getting Lesson in Consequences of Trump’s War on Public Health as Rare Disease Outbreaks Ravage the Country (futurism.com)

2026-08-03 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: trump, public health, cdc

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Florida Saw 36 Leprosy Cases Last Year. The Source May Surprise You (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-31 | tags: florida, leprosy, infectious disease

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What public health professionals can learn from anti-vaccine storytelling (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: smallpox vaccine, robert f. kennedy jr, anti-vaccine storytelling

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Trump Administration Declares Toxic Sewer Sludge Not a Threat to Public Health (futurism.com)

2026-07-23 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: epa, pfas, biosolids

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Mapping drivers of life expectancy change in Asia from 1990 to 2023 (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-22 | by Author Notes | tags: public health lahore, pakistan national bioethics committee, king edward medical university

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Abdul El-Sayed Is an Epidemiologist Running for Senate. His State Is a Public Health Disaster (wired.com)

2026-07-21 | by Molly Taft | tags: public health, cyclosporiasis, detroit

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The Enhanced Games and the normalization of doping: a public health concern (feeds.nature.com)

2026-07-14 | by Barbosa De Lira | tags: best, best experience, browser

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Mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-01 | get Smart Thermostat → | tags: ambient temperatures, mortality, climate change

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Can Rwanda sustain its rise in science and technology? Here’s what can help (feeds.nature.com)

2026-06-30 | by Tsanni | get Rwandan Tech Innovation Kit → | tags: rwanda, kigali, patriotic front

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Ebola can be stopped — but only if world leaders prioritize public health (feeds.nature.com)

2026-05-29 | get Ebola Survival Kit → | tags: ebola, democratic republic of the congo, world health organization

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These Ebola Researchers Are Stuck in US Due to Trump’s Funding Cuts (wired.com)

2026-05-28 | by Emily Mullin | get Ebola Research Kit → | tags: ebola, creid network, nih

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'Incredible' milestone reached as Sweden becomes a smoke-free country (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-26 | get Smoke-Free Sweden Poster → | tags: sweden, smoke-free, cigarettes

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The U.S. still doesn’t have a surgeon general—so RFK Jr. just stepped in with a controversial warning about kids and screens (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-21 | get Children's Blue Light Glasses → | tags: rfk jr, surgeon general, public health

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The U.S. still doesn’t have a surgeon general — so RFK Jr. just stepped in with a controversial warning about kids and screens (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-05-21 | get Screen Time Parental Control → | tags: surgeon general, rfk jr, public health