Across partisan lines, Americans broadly believe ultraprocessed foods are addictive and harmful—expressing attitudes strikingly like those that spurred regulation of the tobacco industry, new Cornell-led research finds.
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.
Why it matters: Carries implications for public health and care.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus ‘had a big head start’ but that the response was catching up The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could have begun as early as January, the head of the World Health Organization said, giving the virus “a big head start”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said the response was being hindered by blanket travel restrictions and highlighted high levels of community mistrust and low levels of contact tracing as key concerns. Continue reading...
Why it matters: Outbreaks test public health response and readiness.
A brief hantavirus update, some good news about death, and more health news from Morning Rounds
Why it matters: Carries implications for public health and care.
The state had high rates of parents not vaccinating their children, so it started making them attend vaccine education sessions to opt out their kids. It seemed to work. Then things got ugly.
Why it matters: Treatment news shifts options for patients.
During 2010-2024, 54 U.S. jurisdictions reported 1,796 confirmed and probable brucellosis cases. A total of 71-165 cases were reported annually.
Why it matters: Carries implications for public health and care.
