Senate confirms anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr as nation’s top health official
Kennedy — who’s repeatedly promoted conspiracies and the debunked link between vaccines and autism — will now lead a sprawling federal bureaucracy that manages public health, research, health guidance ...
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Air, soil, water and dust: New study focuses on long-term health impacts of LA wildfire pollution
A team of researchers say they want to look at what exposure to toxins from thousands of burned structures does to people ...
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US Senate to OK vaccine critic Kennedy as health secretary
International: Kennedy squeaked through a crucial preliminary vote last week by the Senate Finance Committee, setting up the vote by the full upper chamber, which is controlled by US President Trump's ...
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The Role of Environmental and Metabolic Factors in Global Cardiovascular Health
The current state of cardiovascular health globally is significantly influenced by both environmental and metabolic factors, which interplay complexly to ...
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Health-care system adaptability during wildfire disasters: crucial insights from LA County
The increasing frequency and severity of environmental disasters necessitate robust health-care system adaptation strategies. Recent wildfire events in and around Los Angeles County, CA, USA, are ...
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Forbes Coronavirus Coverage
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Trump’s first two weeks: actions to transform science public policy
With President Donald Trump’s return to office, questions have arisen about changes in public policy that pertain to science. His first term saw significant shifts in scientific priorities, ...
Did COVID-19 prediction formulas miss something? New study suggests yes
A new study published by an interdisciplinary team of researchers, including several from the University of Florida, suggests ...
New York State Authorizes Stand-Alone Business Interruption Insurance Policies
This article discusses A.B. 10342, a newly passed bill by Governor Kathy Hochul "which amended New York State insurance law ...
Opinion
When public health goes dark, the nation pays the price
Two weeks into the Trump administration, external communication from federal health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with the nation and world has gone dark. In the ...
Long-term pollution exposure tied to increased COVID-19 deaths in poor areas
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics emerged showing significant discrepancies in mortality by county.
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Air pollution worsened COVID-19 mortality, especially in vulnerable communities
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics emerged showing significant discrepancies in mortality by county. Shinsuke Tanaka, assistant professor and director of graduate studies in ...