A new Johns Hopkins study finds that older adults receiving federal housing assistance are diagnosed with common cancers earlier than those without support, suggesting that stable, affordable housing directly improves […]
South Carolina already tightly restricts medication abortion, but new state and federal efforts—including a proposed total abortion ban and attempts to roll back FDA rules on telemedicine—could further limit access […]
Experts at the International Conference on Family Planning warned that global aid cuts—especially from the U.S.—threaten to reverse major gains in reproductive health, urging sustainable, shared financing to close a […]
At the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP 2025) in Bogotá, global health experts warned that shrinking donor funding and uneven political commitment threaten hard-won progress in sexual and reproductive […]
Baltimore City Council members introduced a three-bill package to regulate the rapid spread of smoke shops—especially those near schools—by strengthening zoning oversight, limiting signage and lighting, and studying their impact […]
The Trump administration is allowing nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives intended for low-income women in sub-Saharan Africa to expire in a Belgian warehouse, rejecting offers from global nonprofits to […]
The article explains how researchers distinguish correlation from causation, emphasizing that while randomized controlled trials are the gold standard for determining causal relationships, ethical and practical limits often require alternative […]
A recurring public health crisis has emerged in India, where contaminated cough syrups containing toxic industrial chemicals have killed over 20 children—part of a decades-long global pattern of similar tragedies. […]
This article examines the global threat posed by substandard and falsified (SF) medicines—especially in low- and middle-income countries—and highlights how weak pharmacovigilance systems, limited provider awareness, and fragmented reporting hinder […]
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary has sparked alarm among scientists and public health officials due to Kennedy’s controversial stances […]
