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EU crackdown on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water not 'robust' enough to prevent contamination

Experts warn that the EU's new rules on 'forever chemicals' do not go far enough to protect Europeans from drinking 'poison'.

Euronews

Indoor air pollution is a global health issue, not just a domestic heating one

When indoor air pollution makes the news in western countries, it often feels like a local issue. One week it focuses on wood-burning stoves. Another it is gas cookers or the question of whether people should open their windows more often in winter.

The Conversation

Grocery Ban’ List: 12 States Where Your EBT Card Now Declines Soda and Snacks

If you use an EBT card to buy groceries, you might notice some of your favorite items suddenly getting declined at checkout. That’s because a growing number of states are tightening the rules on what you can buy with SNAP benefits. The goal? To reduce purchases of sugary, processed foods…

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High cholesterol and insulin resistance are rising among young South Africans – what that means for public health

In a small mining town in South Africa’s Limpopo province, young people are showing worrying signs of diseases that were once thought to affect only older adults.

The Conversation

A blossoming Texas medical marijuana industry adds new businesses, products and patients

The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued provisional licenses to nine new medical marijuana operators while existing ones have started opening new manufacturing and cultivating facilities.

The Texas Tribune

America's healthiest state has clean air and water, good education, and safe cities—and says a lot about the country's rural-urban divide

A report card for the country has a familiar winner, and underlines some enduring divides.

Fortune

Online Gambling's Rising Social Costs

Explore 2026 data on gambling's societal impacts, hidden consequences, and emerging public health challenges. Understand the broader effects.

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Social Media Panic Grows Over Claims of 'Brain-Eating' Amoebas in Water

Viral claims about 'brain-eating' amoebae spreading through global water systems have caused panic online. But what does the science really say about Naegleria fowleri and the actual risk to public health?

International Business Times UK

How a common vaccine may help provide protection from dementia

Public health experts say a recent study indicates a pattern which is becoming difficult to dismiss

The Independent UK

Trump Scraps Child 'Jabs' For 'MAHA Moms' While Slurring Words at High-Stakes Conference

Trump administration slashes childhood vaccine recommendations from 17 to 11 diseases amid record measles outbreak while health concerns mount about the president's cognitive and physical wellbeing following visible struggles on Air Force One stairs and apparent speech difficulties at high-stakes press conferences.

International Business Times

From Athletes to Older Adults: Why Foot Health Is Becoming the Next Big Public Health Conversation

For years, preventive health headlines have focused on heart health, nutrition, sleep, and mental resilience.

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Cannabis shops face clampdown

The Ministry of Public Health is pushing for a new regulation on cannabis before the next government takes office, with the draft now under review by the Office of the Council of State.

Bangkok Post

RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record

The Trump administration’s overhauling of the decades-old childhood vaccination schedule, announced by federal health officials on Jan. 5, 2026, has raised alarm among public health experts and pediatricians.

The Conversation

You’re not just imagining it—this flu season is officially severe with 45 states reporting high or very high activity

The higher numbers appear to be driven by the type of flu that’s been spreading, public health experts say.

Fortune

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Reason

New Vaccine Recommendations

Plus: The difficulties of rebuilding trust in public health, Maduro's arraignment, U.S. threats against Greenland, and more...

International Business Times UK

US Announces Fewer Childhood Vaccine Requirements—Trump: 'No Longer Require 72 Jabs for Healthy Children'

The US updates its childhood vaccine schedule, recommending fewer shots and emphasizing personalized decisions, sparking debate over public health and disease prevention.

Axios

Trump, RFK dramatically overhaul child vaccine schedule

The move is a public health gamble that assumes children's health won't be endangered.

The Independent UK

EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a chemical in certain explosives

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Canadian officials say US health institutions no longer dependable for accurate information

Misinformation from the Trump administration is cited as fuelling Canadians’ concerns over childhood vaccinations

The Texas Tribune

Dallas County sues Trump administration over clawback of public health funds

Dallas is the second Texas county to sue over public health cuts after a judge ordered the Trump administration to return $20 million to Harris County last summer.

Budget and the Bees

NYC’s New Safety Rules: 5 Things You Need to Know in 2026

New York City is in a massive transition period. With the swearing-in of Mayor Zohran Mamdani in January 2026, the playbook on public safety is being rewritten. The “law and order” rhetoric of previous years is shifting toward a progressive model focused on “community safety” and public health.

Reason

The Big Lesson of the 2020s? Don't Ignore the Economists.

From COVID-19 lockdowns to Biden's inflation and Trump's tariffs, bad things have happened when economics are sidelined in policymaking.

LiveScience

From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

Live Science's health channel editor makes predictions about the medical breakthroughs and public health shifts to come in 2026.

The Guardian - UK

The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it

While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof Devi Sridhar

International Business Times UK

UK Supermarket Tesco to Hand Out Free Fruit to Children in 800 Stores

Tesco will give free apples to children in more than 800 UK stores from 30 December to 13 January as part of its New Year healthy eating drive.

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