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A New Era in Non-Surgical Weight Loss: The Technology Behind Adjustable Gastric Balloons

The fight against obesity has become one of the defining healthcare battles of our time. Modern medicine is still trying to keep up. According to the World Health Organization, 1 in 8 people are classified as obese. The world is now facing a structural issue, not just a public health…

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Trump administration axes key STI lab amid dramatic rise in US syphilis cases

Chaotic cuts to CDC hit expert leadership and programs that surveil, test and research sexually transmitted diseases

The Guardian - US

Federal laws don’t ban rollbacks of environmental protection, but they don’t make it easy

President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin have announced their intent to reconsider dozens of current regulations in an effort to loosen standards originally imposed to protect the environment and public health. But it’s not as simple as Trump and Zeldin just saying so.

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Outrage After Measles-Infected Doctor Seen Treating Kids; RFK Jr. Praises Him A 'Healer'

Public health experts have raised alarms about the potential spread, condemning the doctor who continued to practice while being infected with the highly contagious virus.

Medical Daily

Prison needle programs could save double what they cost – our new modelling shows how

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C and HIV and minimise life-threatening bacterial infections.

The Conversation

US, Europe diverge on infectious disease messaging - Roll Call

The United States has de-emphasized infectious disease programming in favor of prioritizing chronic disease.

Roll Call

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

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Anti-vaccine advocates battle over narrative in West Texas, downplaying role of measles in deaths

After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.

The Texas Tribune

Getting 2025's vaccine schedule right

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must be allowed to protect public health

Salon

Gene Hackman property showed rodent infestation after hantavirus check

New Mexico public health department’s report found evidence of nests and droppings in the property’s outbuildings, but not at the main residence

The Guardian - UK

How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains

The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections are trending downward, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called the winter of 2024-2025 a “high severity” season with the highest hospitalization rate in 15 years.

The Conversation

What to know about fluoride, the substance at the heart of SNL’s ‘unfunny’ skit

Fluoride has hit the headlines again after a “mean” SNL skit

The Independent UK

How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home and abroad

When the Trump administration announced in February 2025 that it was cutting 10% of staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it seemed that a small but storied program within it called the Epidemic Intelligence Service – also known as the CDC’s disease detectives – would also be…

The Conversation

Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a week, writes Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Voices: Who’s to blame for Birmingham’s bin crisis? Join The Independent Debate

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Birmingham’s bin strike has sparked a heated public debate over workers’ rights, public health, and the future of essential services – so where do you stand?

Roll Call

Fired FDA communications staff worry about impact on public health - Roll Call

As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, some fired workers worry about health agencies' ability to protect the public.

The Guardian - UK

Army planners sent in to help clear Birmingham’s rubbish piles

Government calls in military experts as month-long refuse workers’ strike brings warnings of public health emergency

The Independent UK

Measles cases in Texas continue to grow. Trump’s funding cuts could make it worse

The more than 700 measles cases reported this year in the U.S. have already surpassed last year’s total

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As RFK Jr. defends cuts to public health, experts warn of devastating effects that could haunt Americans for decades

There is one area to which experts say Trump’s administration unquestionably has already done real damage: public health.

Salon

How public health can survive RFK Jr.

There really is a way to make America healthy again. It's just not Kennedy's way

The Guardian - US

Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say

Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cuts

The Texas Tribune

Federal public health cuts could cost Texas $700 million

State and local health agencies are having to cut programs and staff to make up the loss and more cuts could be coming.

LiveScience

When will the US measles outbreak end?

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr says his response to measles outbreak should be ‘model for the world’

Public health experts argue he failed to give a full-throated endorsement of an extremely effective vaccine

Salon

Now is the time for a COVID-19 synthesis

Collective trauma has made talk about the pandemic overwhelming. Five years on, it’s time to apply lessons learned

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