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Avoidable mortality rates are significantly higher in Eastern Europe compared to Western and Northern Europe. Euronews Health takes a closer look at preventable and treatable death rates.

Rescue workers in Hat Yai district say the number of flood-related deaths is higher than official Public Health Ministry reports.

Researchers now describe it as both historical phenomenon and public health model. Its success was remarkable

Letter: The discussion over UPFs distracts from the real public health problem: meat and dairy products, writes Noah Praamsma

American grocery shelves carry items that raise no alarms here but spark strict prohibitions elsewhere. Foods banned overseas often end up on regulatory blacklists due to additives, colorants, or production methods deemed unsafe or unnecessary. These bans offer a window into how different countries judge risk, purity, and public health.…

An estimated one in six people worldwide experience infertility at some point in their lives.

Advocates allege navy knew levels of airborne plutonium at Hunters Point shipyard were high before it alerted officials

As a public health dentist and researcher, for years I saw the same pattern. Patients with deep root infections often had wider health problems, particularly those with diabetes. I did not yet understand why. Now, scientific studies are beginning to explain the link: treating a deep tooth infection may also…

Canada has lost the measles elimination status it has held since 1998. To regain that status, one crucial factor is hearing from researchers who speak about vaccine safety in public.

CDC's new deputy director, Dr Ralph Abraham, faces criticism after being appointed as second in command.

School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber threats and bullying, fights, gangsterism, and the use of weapons at school.