Making Americans Smokers Again? New Article Examines Federal Cuts to Anti-Tobacco Programs
The Trump administration’s goal of “Making America Healthy Again” is beginning to look more like “Making Americans Smokers Again.”
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Read more: Poisoned Wells: Iowa’s Fertilizer Crisis Poisoned Wells: Iowa’s Fertilizer Crisis
Iowa is the only state bounded on either side by major rivers, fitting borders for a state whose prosperity is defined by water. The state has long been one of the nation’s most agriculturally productive.
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Read more: Genetic Literacy Is a Public Health Imperative Genetic Literacy Is a Public Health Imperative
We live in an age shaped by genetic biotechnology, yet an alarming number of Americans remain unequipped to understand and apply the basic concepts of genes and heredity.
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Read more: Snow Shovel Politics Snow Shovel Politics
Boston is slowly waking from its snowy slumber. Weeks after one of the snowiest storms in the city’s history, drifts still rise several feet along streets and sidewalks as residents pick their way through narrowed passages and over icy curbs.
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Read more: Voting Rights in Jeopardy: Implications for Health Care Disparities Voting Rights in Jeopardy: Implications for Health Care Disparities
Health care is consistently ranked among the top concerns of the nation’s voters. A special issue for health care voters is electing candidates who are committed to making high-quality health care accessible and affordable to all.
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Read more: Why Tattoo Artists Don’t Need to Be Doctors: A History of Safety Regulations in Tattooing Why Tattoo Artists Don’t Need to Be Doctors: A History of Safety Regulations in Tattooing
In the United States, we typically don’t associate tattooing with medicine — these practices appear more intertwined in other countries.
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Read more: With Hepatitis C, We Are Only as Healthy as Our Jails With Hepatitis C, We Are Only as Healthy as Our Jails
In stark relief to countless Executive Branch assaults on American public health infrastructure and the passage of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” against medical guidance earlier this year, recent governmental actions to address Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) — the country’s most common and most deadly bloodborne infection — appear refreshingly informed by scientific consensus.
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Read more: Addictive Algorithms and the Digital Fairness Act: A New Chapter in EU Public Health Policy? Addictive Algorithms and the Digital Fairness Act: A New Chapter in EU Public Health Policy?
Picture a typical teenager waking up. Before even getting out of bed, they’ve already scrolled through TikTok, checked Instagram, and responded to Snapchat notifications.
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Read more: Shaping Neglect: New Challenges for Chagas Disease Shaping Neglect: New Challenges for Chagas Disease
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” is now law. This legislation, considered to be the cornerstone of the second Trump administration’s policy goals, has widely been criticized for its projected impacts on public health and reduction of Medicaid benefits, even by some members of the Republican party.
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Read more: A Clarion Call for Public Health: Sustain Non-Partisan Federal Service A Clarion Call for Public Health: Sustain Non-Partisan Federal Service
My fourth guide dog, Izzie, was the final dog partner in my particular federal agency’s building when I recently retired from service as a health care lawyer with expertise in public health.
