Public Health & Policy

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (102+ words) Mozambique has accumulated 9,170 cholera cases and 86 deaths as of June. Atlas Global de Riesgo Mozambique has accumulated 9,170 cholera cases and 86 deaths as of June. As of the end of June, 9,170 cases of cholera and 86 deaths were reported in Mozambique, with…...

13+ min ago   (234+ words) The review, published in New Contaminants, examines research on polystyrene nanoplastics, or PSNPs, one of the most widely studied forms of nanoplastic. The researchers screened 285 publications and ultimately included 114 peer-reviewed studies focused on reproductive toxicity. Our analysis shows that reproductive…...

7+ min ago   (194+ words) The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) is a tribal non-profit healthcare organization serving 49 villages in southwestern Alaska. Many of these communities are remote and have small populations. Bethel, the largest of these with approximately 6,500 residents, serves as a hub for smaller…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (478+ words) Scientists say they have discovered why the bacteria responsible for the UK's worst outbreak of meningitis B in Kent earlier this year proved so dangerous. More than 20 young people, mostly students, were infected in the March outbreak, linked to a…...

25+ min ago   (186+ words) SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- Cancer, heart disease and pneumonia were among the key causes of death for South Koreans in 2025, data showed Tuesday, with suicide remaining the top factor among those in their 40s and younger. Last year, the total number of…...

49+ min ago   (235+ words) He said medical progress must be measured not only by what is possible in a hospital or laboratory, but by who can actually access it, noting that a cancer diagnosis brings not just a medical challenge for patients and their…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (818+ words) HÀ NỘI — The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Monday endorsed plans to write a ban on e-cigarettes into law and to introduce time-of-use electricity pricing for households. E-cigarettes and heated tobacco The tobacco bill would turn into statute a…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (201+ words) The initial phase will begin immediately. Hong Kong is planning to build a "Healthcare Innovation System" as part of its First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development. The plan's central regulatory move is the Centre for Medical Products Regulation,…...

58+ min ago   (506+ words) Building on more than decade of work, University of Queensland researchers associate professor Jody Peters, Dr Henry de Malmanche and Dr Jessica Harrison have developed the ISVac platform. The platform which has been demonstrated in animals, could soon become a…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (486+ words) It can be hard to know what’s safe to eat or drink these days Written by Gina Diamante | Sept. 21, 2026 I live in Southern California wine country. It’s harvest season here. Workers are plucking grapes from acres of vineyards, sending them…...