The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Rachel Reeves urged to levy ‘double whammy’ on firms’ £1bn annual profits to fund measures to end smoking

EXPERTS are urging the UK Government to follow Scotland’s lead and introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol in England.

Health leaders tell government to follow Scotland and Wales on cost of cheap booze after Darzi report on death toll

Supreme Court upholds Biden administration's methane and mercury regulations, supporting environmental protection and public health.

A judge has ordered an EPA risk assessment amid fear that additive that strengthens teeth could harm children’s IQs

Researchers suggest stricter regulation as one in 10 people in Britain aged 16 or over now use e-cigarettes

There’s a common thread linking our experience of pandemics over the past 700 years. From the black death in the 14th century to COVID in the 21st, public health authorities have put emergency measures such as isolation and quarantine in place to stop infectious diseases spreading.

Study in Nature reveals hurricanes in the U.S. cause more deaths than reported, emphasizing the need for proactive public health measures.

Though utilities’ mission is to provide clean water, their trade groups for decades have often fiercely opposed initiatives to improve quality

Exclusive: Review finds poverty and daily racism result in poor mental and physical health for some ethnic groups

In 2023, 42 state attorneys general sued Meta to remove Instagram features that Meta’s own studies had shown – and independent research had confirmed – are harmful to teenage girls.