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New research links intense El Niño seasons to more than 100,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide each year. The scientists conclude that climate change is intensifying these El Niño cycles, amplifying their public health toll.
Emmaüs Solidarité, a nonprofit homeless shelter in Paris, installed an outdoor gym in its courtyard over the summer. Residents, many of whom struggle with sleepless nights, now have access to exercise equipment on site as a way to cope with stress.
Measles infections quietly increased in multiple countries even as COVID-19 remained the primary focus of public health systems and media coverage. The resurgence reflects disruptions to routine vaccination programs during the pandemic period.
The CDC reports that infections and deaths caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi have increased in the United States since 2019. The agency now estimates that roughly 50,000 Americans die each year from these so-called superbug infections.
A new estimate indicates that roughly 50,000 people died from heat-related causes during Europe's summer heat wave. Researchers say this figure represents a record high, nearly double the toll recorded in previous years.
Measles cases in the United States have risen past 4,200 in 2026, prompting the Pan American Health Organization to examine whether the country has again become endemic for the disease. The U.S. had declared measles eliminated in 2000, and PAHO is expected to issue a determination on that status at a meeting next month.
The Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre is integrating Ultrahuman's Ultra Age metric into its nationwide Sahatna healthcare app, which lets residents consult doctors and view health and genetic records. The feature calculates a biological age by combining sleep, cardiovascular and blood marker data, and works regardless of which wearable device a user owns.
Indian wearables startup Ultrahuman has signed a two-year MOU with the Abu Dhabi Public Health Center to build and validate a model estimating biological age by combining clinical biomarkers with wearable data. The company says the model will eventually be rolled out to people across the UAE and will work with data from devices beyond its own smart ring. Ultrahuman has sold about 800,000 smart rings globally to date.
Electronics billionaire Barre Seid, 94, has reportedly continued paying workers to feed animals in a Chicago park despite fines and official warnings. Critics say the practice has drawn large numbers of rats, and officials have labeled the situation a public health hazard.
Researchers critiquing a series of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studies say they replicated and expanded the same statistical methodology used to link nuclear power plants to elevated cancer rates. Applying that methodology to other landmarks, they found it also attributes huge numbers of cancer deaths to Costco warehouses, private colleges, Harvard itself, and even Major League Baseball stadiums. The critics argue this shows the method produces spurious correlations regardless of the landmark chosen, undermining the original nuclear-cancer papers published in Environmental Health, Nature Communications, and other journals between December and this year.
Researchers tested Maui residents six to eighteen months after the 2023 wildfires and detected notably high concentrations of toxic metals in their bodies. The findings indicate that health risks from the fires did not end when the flames were extinguished, but continued well into the following year.
A commentary argues that faith-based communities contribute an underappreciated but significant role in public health by fostering hope and supportive relationships that aid recovery. It frames recovery as a 'whole-person' process rather than a purely clinical one, crediting these communities with sustaining long-term outcomes.