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The life expectancy gap is due largely to preventable health issues, not suicide.
If you see a health claim that seems too good – or too bad – to be true, take a moment to step back and assess the evidence.
A greater understanding and acceptance of autism creates opportunities for people with autism to thrive.
Levels of toxic compounds emitted by the Inpex LNG facility in Darwin are substantially higher than first estimated, posing risks to public health.
We asked five academics with expertise in sexual health, nutrition, psychiatry, bioethics and drug policy. Here’s what they said.
A universal sick leave system would help Canada better manage seasonal illnesses and future outbreaks, protect economic stability and prepare for emerging crises.
Over half of new HIV diagnoses in the US are in the South. Black men who have sex with men are hit the hardest; for them, preventing HIV is a matter of trust, identity, family and faith.
The ways in which zombies are spawned − and contained − reflect a range of public health principles.
Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.
Despite some confusion around changing vaccine guidelines, the CDC still recommends an annual flu shot for everyone 6 months and older.
The challenge in using either AI or traditional campaigns for health messaging remains designing accurate and culturally responsive health communication.
Liver harm caused by alcohol is a public health problem. Collectively, we need to take better care of our livers by taking steps to reduce alcohol consumption in the population.
Adulterated drugs and a shortage of pill testing services is making it hard for people who use drugs to stay safe. But they’re taking matters into their own hands.
These synthetic opioids are taking over from fentanyl, but even a tiny dose can be lethal.
The small country of Luxembourg acts as a living laboratory where new water monitoring technologies can be tested at scale.
Public health calls many deaths ‘preventable,’ but that term can mask how policy, access and geography shape who gets care – and who doesn’t.
Nigeria’s reliance on soldiers for civilian enforcement comes with serious costs, including human rights abuses, corruption and a rise in violent crimes.
Almost three in four Australian children drank sugar drinks every day in 1995. Now, it’s just one in four.
Food insecurity is widespread and shaped by disadvantage – and has serious health consequences.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Dean Faculty of Health Sciences and Professor of Vaccinology at University of the Witwatersrand; and Director of the SAMRC Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Principal Medical Scientist and Head of Laboratory for Antimalarial Resistance Monitoring and Malaria Operational Research, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Professor and Programme Director, SA MRC Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Dornsife Endowed Professor of Global Health, Drexel University
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute