NEWS / PUBLIC HEALTH

Social Influencers Pushing Unnecessary Health Tests

Influencers are using frightening personal narratives to promote costly medical tests of questionable benefit that can lead to misdiagnoses. >

CDC Firings Undermine Public Health Work Far Beyond Washington

When CDC employees were summarily fired last month, it affected labs used to test for disease around the country. Few have been reinstated. >

Microplastics Linked to Dementia

The tiny bits of plastic you see on beaches also enter our bodies and can cross the blood-brain barrier. They've been linked to dementia. >

No Heavy Metals in Your Cuppa

Water supplies often contain heavy metals like lead, chromium and cadmium. The act of brewing a cup of tea removes them. Drink up. >

Air Pollution Clouds the Mind

Exposure to air pollution disrupts the basic mental and emotional processing we need for daily tasks, making it especially bad for seniors. >

Led by RFK Jr., Conservatives Embrace Raw Milk. Regulators Say It’s Dangerous.

Raw pet food and raw milk that carry the H5N1 bird flu virus can transmit the virus to humans. There are concerns about a looming epidemic. >

The High Value of An Ounce of Prevention

The ACA made it possible for more Americans to be proactive about their health. A recent study reveals how big the benefits have been. >

A Surprising Source -- and Solution to -- Pregnancy Outcome Disparities

Women of color are more likely to have health complications during pregnancy than white women. There are many reasons, but one stands out. >

Top Health News of 2024: A Call to Arms Against Bird Flu

Avian influenza has recently begun to infect humans. Scientists are developing vaccines against it to prevent a possible pandemic. >

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed as Surgery

Minor interventions have been rebranded and billed as surgery, for profit. These tiny interventions add up to tens of millions of dollars. >

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