San Francisco Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax announces resignation
Dr. Grant Colfax, the San Francisco's public health director who oversaw the city's responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and ...
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America’s Coming Public Health Crisis
Efforts to stop the spread of infectious disease have always suffered from a cycle of panic and neglect. Vaccine skepticism ...
State lawmakers say health secretary nominee RFK Jr. would threaten public health in Maine
Two Maine state representatives are raising concern about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as health secretary ...
Public health experts, scientists warn senators on confirming RFK Jr
A new coalition of more than 700 public health professionals, scientists and activists signed an open letter to oppose Senate ...
2011 to 2022 saw increasing prevalence of poor mental health
Poor mental health was increasingly prevalent from 2011 to 2022, with inequities discernible by age, sex, and racial and ...
Pasadena declares Eaton Fire local health emergency amid air quality concerns
The city of Pasadena has declared a local public health emergency​ a week after the Eaton Fire caused widespread destruction.
FDA OKs sales of Zyn nicotine pouches, citing health benefits for adult smokers
Federal health officials on Thursday backed the public health benefits of nicotine pouches, authorizing Philip Morris ...
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FDA authorizes sale of Zyn nicotine pouches, saying public health benefits outweigh risk
Zyn and the retailers who sell the product have run afoul of regulators in recent years. The FDA in April of last year warned ...
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More People Will Become 'Sandwich Carers’ in the Coming Years—And It Could Take a Toll on Their Health
People who care for aging parents and young children—called sandwich carers—may be more susceptible to mental and physical health problems, a new study found.
UnitedHealth Group CEO: US health care needs to be ‘less confusing, less complex and less costly’
In its first results since its insurance unit CEO was fatally shot in New York City, UnitedHealth Group reported Thursday ...
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What the surgeon general’s warnings about alcohol mean for individual drinkers and public health
In a Q&A, Peter Monti, a professor of alcohol and addiction studies at Brown University and a leading researcher of alcohol ...
US agency declares California wildfires a public health emergency
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday declared a public health emergency for California to address ...