Amid concerns that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is undermining trust in vaccines and public health science, some states are seeking new sources of scientific consensus and changing how they regulate insurance companies, prescribers, and pharmacists. Colorado has been at the front of this wave.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
The evidence is unequivocal: Vaccines do not cause autism. Yet adding autism to the list of conditions covered by a federal payout program, as health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seems inclined to do, could threaten its financial viability. Such a move also would suggest that the science is unsettled, that vaccines may be riskier than diseases, which is a fallacy.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
The politicization of health, which emerged during the COVID-19 regime to manipulate public perception, has taken a new form with recent warnings suggesting a link between Tylenol and autism.| Crisis Magazine
The Board of Supervisors will vote to move forward with more robust warnings about releases of hazardous materials from Contra Costa County’s four fuel refineries.| www.kqed.org
Tiny plastic particles, known as microplastics, have been found throughout the human body—including the brain, blood, lungs, liver and even lower limb joints. In fact,... The post Health Effects of Microplastics: What the Science Says appeared first on The ANSI Blog.| The ANSI Blog
At least three Aquatic Center employees used their training to help save people in danger while off the clock this summer.| East Lansing Info
FLINT, Mich. — With the federal government shutdown now in effect, the City of Flint is taking steps to address local impacts, share resources, and provide guidance for residents, families, and organizations affected by the disruption. Mayor Sheldon Neeley held a press conference at Flint City Hall on Friday to outline how the shutdown could affect […] The post City of Flint: Resources for Residents Impacted by Ongoing Federal Government Shutdown appeared first on City of Flint.| City of Flint
Flint, Mich. — The City of Flint Customer Service Department inside City Hall will be closed to the public on Friday, September 26, 2025. The following options will remain available: -Walk-Up Window at City Hall: Open for payment processing only.-Clio Road Community Service Center: Open for payments.-Phone Assistance: Customers may call (810) 766-7015 between 8:00 […] The post CITY OF FLINT CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENTCLOSED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 appeared first on City of Flint.| City of Flint
Flint, Mich. — Public trust and relief for Flint families remain the top priorities of the City of Flint. After years of waiting, it is essential that this settlement process moves forward with transparency and urgency. On Friday, September 19, 2025, Mayor Sheldon Neeley sent a letter to Judge Judith Levy requesting local resources and communication […]| City of Flint
The scientific discourse on competences in public health education for times of war and for the promotion of peace, predominately focuses on immediate emergency response actions. The prevention of war and the promotion of peace are missing foci, that need to feature more prominently in public health training. The post War and peace in public health education and training: a scoping review appeared first on Global Campaign for Peace Education.| Global Campaign for Peace Education
Concentrated animial feed lots, sometimes called 'factory farms,' pose a unique challenge for environmental regulators.| Citizens Research Council of Michigan
Description This model is a [BioBERT-based] (https://github.com/dmis-lab/biobert) classifier that can classify tweets reporting ADEs (Adverse Drug Events). Predicted Entities ADE, noADE Live Demo Open in Colab Download Copy S3 URI How to use PythonHealthcare NLPPythonJohnSnowLabsScalaNLU document_assembler = DocumentAssembler() \ .setInputCol("text") \ .setOutputCol("document") tokenizer = Tokenizer() \ .setInputCols(["document"]) \ .setOutputCol("token") sequence_classifier = MedicalBertForS...| Spark NLP
DescriptionThis model is a BioBERT based sentiment analysis model that can extract information from COVID-19 pandemic-related tweets. The model predicts whether a tweet contains positive, negative, or neutral sentiments about COVID-19 pandemic.Predicted Entitiesneutral, positive, negativeLive DemoOpen in ColabDownlo...| nlp.johnsnowlabs.com
Why it matters: As human populations expand and environments shift, the human–animal interface grows—and with it, the risk of pathogens jumping species. Key finding: In an urban shelter cohort, Onchocerca lupi was detected in ~2% of dogs using a sensitive qPCR assay (1.9%), slightly higher than conventional PCR (1.6%). Takeaway: Monitoring shelter populations can surface low visibility threats and inform veterinary and public health response. The post What Shelter Dogs Can Tell Us About E...| Promega Connections
Spreen Subaru of San Bernardino joins County Animal Care and ARFF this October for Subaru Loves Pets — helping pets find forever homes. Every October, Spreen Subaru of San Bernardino...| Welcome to San Bernardino County
Students schools that offered free meals to all students were less likely to have high blood pressure, suggesting that universal free meals might be a powerful tool for improving public health.| UW News
Jason Gurney The boot that is held on the throat of Māori and Pacific people is stubbornly resistant to attempts to shift it.’ – Professor Peter Crampton I understood very little about the root causes of bad health before starting work in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago’s Wellington School of […] The post Tangata Tiriti first appeared on Corpus.| Corpus
Jocelyn Harris Soon after the war, my intrepid mother Margot Wood (later Ross) set off on the long, dusty journey from Dunedin, in the south of New Zealand's South Island, to the Hokianga, in the far north of the North Island, in her little Ford Anglia car. My father, Captain Win Wood, had died in| Corpus
Panelists discussed their own career journeys, examples of day-to-day responsibilities, lessons learned and advice for students.| phhp.ufl.edu
The Perception of Reality by Russ Gonnering at Brownstone Institute Ten years ago, the internet was completely captured by “The Dress.” A photoof a dress was displayed.Was it Blue and Black? Was it White and Gold? Everybody had an opinion, and it was definite. This is distinct from other optical illusions, such as The Rubin Vase, which can be easily reversed by most people: The Dress launched a flurry of scientific inquiries in an attempt to explain the science behind this. The Journal of...| Brownstone Institute
Disturbing Secrets about Vaccines by Peter C. Gøtzsche at Brownstone Institute The vaccine area is much more complicated than I knew when I worked at a department of infectious diseases as a young doctor. I didn’t perceive vaccines could be a problem and had taken all the recommended ones. My 2013 book, Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime, hardly mentions vaccines at all because none of the major scandals in healthcare where drugs had killed thousands of patients because of drug company...| Brownstone Institute
Autism has long been untouchable subject in American politics. Federal agencies tiptoed around it, steering research toward genetics.| Brownstone Institute
Medical cannabis is legal in West Virginia — but there’s uncertainty around employment and gun rights for patients and cardholders.| Mountain State Spotlight
Comprehensive review of Nutri-Score's effectiveness in improving food choices and reducing chronic disease risk across European populations.| FoodTimes
Remember the Flint, Michigan, water crisis? The public health disaster that, at its peak, poisoned nearly 5 percent of the city’s children with dangerously high levels of lead in their water? It was perhaps one of the few public health crises in the US that rose to the prominence of a national scandal, sparking outrage […]| Vox
An anti-vaccine crowd of several dozen, some carrying signs accusing the scientists on the panel of ignoring science and mocking Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani’s appearance, disrupted the session repeatedly.| CT News Junkie
by Anthony Murisco, Public Engagement Librarian We all want work-life balance. It’s beneficial to both physical and mental health. But what would you do to achieve it? That’s the conceit at the heart of the hit Apple TV+ show, Severance. Now … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
By Rebecca Dixon, Public Engagement Intern This Summer, the NYAM Library hosted our first-ever Public Engagement Intern. Rebecca is about to enter her second year as a Library Science student at Pratt. As part of her internship, she was asked … Continue reading →| Books, Health and History
We are approaching the two-year milestone of Government Accountability Project’s investigation into Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, and the wrongdoing that happened in its wake. The post Two Years of Investigating East Palestine appeared first on Government Accountability Project.| Government Accountability Project
Scientists comment on news that the CDD vaccine advisory committee has changed its MMRV vaccine recommendation. Prof Jonathan Ball, … read more| Science Media Centre
The 2024 HIPAA Final Rule is (mostly) dead. If you read my most recent post, you know that we have been waiting to see if the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals was going to permit the cities of Columbus, Ohio … Read more| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law
Antoinette Polito reviews Dr Heidi Edmundson's unflinching account of working as an Emergency Medicine consultant in a London hospital, and her embodied reflections on life in the NHS.| the polyphony
Click thru to see the latest happenings at and news from the American College of Emergency Physicians. The post October 2025 News from the College appeared first on ACEP Now.| ACEP Now
What makes some health policies feel controversial while others are embraced as common sense? It’s not the data — it’s the narrative. Strong public health narratives are why people today overwhelmingly accept drunk-driving laws or tobacco regulations that keep airplanes, restaurants, and other common spaces smoke-free. But those policies — and the narratives surrounding them […] The post Changing public health narratives is possible with the right infrastructure: A conversation with...| Berkeley Media Studies Group
Patients seeking COVID vaccines were told they needed prescriptions. A federal committee voted to remove that requirement.| Mountain State Spotlight
The post Healthy Choices Are the Norm: Our 2025 National Conference on Tobacco or Health Presentation on Youth Prevention appeared first on SE2.| SE2
The post Nicotine: Big Tobacco’s Latest Dangerous Lie appeared first on SE2.| SE2
In my family, we know why avoiding infectious disease is important, but my father’s home state of Florida has taken a different approach: Florida’s Surgeon General wants to remove vaccine mandates for children and adults.| The Hastings Center for Bioethics
National Self-Care Week (17-23 November 2025) is a campaign designed to inspire and empower people to take charge of their own physical and mental wellbeing. Led by the Self Care Forum, it’s an awareness week that everyone can get involved in.| socialcare.blog.gov.uk
United States Announces Revolutionary Reform in Autism Research and Treatment by James Lyons-Weiler at Brownstone Institute The federal government just signaled a serious course correction on autism. In a joint appearance that felt less like a press conference and more like a policy pivot, President Donald J. Trump stood alongside HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, and CMS Director Mehmet Oz to outline an all-agency plan that tr...| Brownstone Institute
The Covid Response Was Not a Mistake – It Was Just Wrong by David Bell at Brownstone Institute The Covid response was not an error, and it was not the result of rushing to address a crisis due to an unknown pathogen. It was a lot of people, mostly professionals in the field, systematically and collectively doing what they knew was wrong. It is helpful when this is systematically laid out, as such facts can form a basis from which to stop it being repeated. Early in 2025, some statistician...| Brownstone Institute
The hullabaloo over COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the U.S. raises some interesting questions about other areas where public health elites have been […] The post Public Health and American Exceptionalism: Part I – Vaccine Mandates appeared first on Social Science Space.| Social Science Space
In the first Trump administration, despite relentless attacks from the president, the nation’s public health institutions remained largely intact, if wearied. But the plunder of the second Trump administration has disemboweled them and installed fox-guarding-the-henhouse leadership. Medical professionals can no longer fully trust federal health guidance, and our patients are the ones who will suffer the most. More| Danielle Ofri
By Jaymie Baxley Though North Carolina still has far fewer nurses than it needs, incremental gains have been made in addressing the shortage. That was the key takeaway from an analysis released Sept. 15 by the NC Health Talent Alliance, a public-private partnership of the NC Center on the Workforce for Health, the NC Chamber […] The post Nursing shortage persists in North Carolina, despite recent improvements appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
By Anne Blythe In an effort to tamp down confusion and frustration about who can and can’t get a COVID vaccine, and whether they have to have a health care provider’s prescription, state health director Larry Greenblatt has issued orders making access to the new boosters easier. Anyone 65 and older can now go to […] The post People 65 and older no longer need a prescription for a COVID booster appeared first on North Carolina Health News.| North Carolina Health News
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reshapes federal vaccine policy and guidelines, NC physicians talk about practical effects and frustration.| North Carolina Health News
From the air we breathe to the food we eat, microplastics are invading our lives and health. The post Plastic you can’t see, damage you can feel appeared first on The Invading Sea.| The Invading Sea
For people struggling with addiction, keeping them alive, not pressuring them to recover, has been a central tenet of San Francisco’s official policy for years. But as overdoses continue to claim record numbers of lives, Mayor Daniel Lurie and City Hall allies have challenged, even overturned, some of those programs. Top Lurie deputies doubled down […] The post SF Health Officials Show Up and Double Down on Changes In Drug Policies, Attitudes appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meeting on vaccines pitted scientific expertise against vaccine skepticism. An often confusing debate ended with critics of the current vaccine schedule tabling a vote to remove one of its cornerstones.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
A lack of faith in the soundness of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new direction has led states to explore enacting their own vaccine policies. A patchwork of divergent recommendations and requirements could result.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
In a rural, largely Republican region of California, homegrown efforts to bolster the medical workforce face an uphill battle, in part because of federal health care cuts approved by the GOP Congress and signed by President Donald Trump in July, as well as a state budget deficit.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
Doctors need to know when to screen for tick-borne diseases in their communities. But it’s getting harder for local health departments to get funding for tick surveys as federal public health grants from agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dry up.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
Susan Monarez and former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief medical officer Debra Houry described turmoil in an agency dominated by anti-vaccine political officials nominated by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.| Articles Archive - KFF Health News
What would you do if you had to urgently leave your home due to a flood or fire? Are you prepared to survive severe weather in your home or in…| Douglas County
How to Protect Patients and Medical Professionals by Brooke Miller at Brownstone Institute The Transformation of Medicine: From Healers to Healthcare Workers I had the privilege of addressing the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons this past Friday at their annual meeting and convention. I spoke on a topic that I'd never addressed publicly before, but one in which I feel quite versed through hard-won experience. During my medical career, which spans four decades, I've witnessed pr...| Brownstone Institute
The Moral Hazard of Anesthesia by Sarah Thompson at Brownstone Institute In the history of medicine, there have been two primary means of determining whether a substance has a medicinal application: theory and observation. The use of drugs in medicine has generally followed a pattern of trial and error, where a substance comes into use until it is determined to be harmful, at which point it is quietly removed from circulation, generally because something new has been discovered or invented to...| Brownstone Institute
The Food Emancipation Proclamation by Joel Salatin at Brownstone Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQfpfSAmO10 The operative word of our time is disentanglement. How many people do we run into that say, I just want to disentangle. I don't want to feel dependent on the education system. So we have a tsunami of homeschooling. I don't want to be dependent on the healthcare system. So we have a tsunami of medical quacks, many of them speaking here. We all want to go to a quack these days....| Brownstone Institute
The Pandemic of Fake Psychiatric Diagnoses by Peter C. Gøtzsche at Brownstone Institute On 12 September, UK child and adolescent psychiatristSami Timimi published “When mental-health diagnoses become brands, the real drivers of our psychic pain are hidden” in the Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper. In his superb article, Sami carefully explains how he arrives at his painful conclusion: You see there is a truth that we (in the mental-health business) hope no one will notice – we liter...| Brownstone Institute
The America of 1960 was healthier than the America of 2025 because they lived in environment that did not conspire against physiology.| Brownstone Institute
103,587 INDIANS DEAD. ONE CHEMICAL RESPONSIBLE. A bombshell global study has exposed the deadly truth: DEHP—a chemical hiding in your kitchen containers, children’s toys, and bathroom products—is triggering an epidemic of heart disease that’s hitting| UKHI | Sustainable biopolymer as alternate to single use plastics
Matt MacVey weighed in on how AI is revolutionizing medicine with new diagnostic tools, automated processes and predictive analytics. The post In the News: Washington Post Live – Matt MacVey weighs in on AI & Health appeared first on Innovation District.| Innovation District
Children’s National Hospital affiliates will participate in this year’s American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition. The post Children’s National Hospital at the 2025 American Academy of Pediatrics meeting appeared first on Innovation District.| Innovation District
In a Nutshell: In July, major federal legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) was enacted to extend significant portions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Congress paired these tax cuts with reductions in other federal spending to allow the bill to be passed without the possibility of a filibuster. […] The post Upcoming Changes to the Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Will Also Disrupt Michigan’s Health Care System appeared first on Citizens Research Council o...| Citizens Research Council of Michigan
Inflation at near 40-year highs. Americans anxious about a possible recession. Recent headlines make clear that the economy is very much top of mind. Fiscal pressures have also renewed the connection between the economy and health care costs. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act included reduced drug pricing as one of the main ways to… Continue reading It’s Time to End Period Poverty| M Booth Health
A study of nursing homes showed use of hand sanitizer among staff was associated with higher rates of infection, which causes flu.| Brownstone Institute
From an unknown virus to an incurable one, Hepatitis C has now become a very treatable infection, inspiring optimism about the future.| Commentary Archives – The Independent
Two chronic pain treatments based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) — telehealth coaching and online self-completed pain coping skills training — improved pain severity and quality of life compared to usual care in patients with high-impact chronic pain, according to a recent study published in JAMA. The post Remote Chronic Pain Treatments Improve Chronic Pain Management appeared first on News Center.| News Center
What does Active Citizenship mean in daily work? Eight months after starting our campaign, we present some examples. By Isis Eligbali, 08-09-2025 Eight months into the Active Citizenship project, w…| Wadi
Through a partnership with ARFF and MetLife Pet Insurance, County Animal Care adopters can enjoy 30 days of free coverage. The Animals aRe First Fund (ARFF) has partnered with San...| Welcome to San Bernardino County
A new segmentation of global sustainability experts reveals four distinct mindsets, underscoring the need for integrated business strategies that bridge divergent expectations and foster trust.| GlobeScan | Know your world. Lead the future.
Advancements in health sciences focus increasingly on public health and disease prevention. Study public health with an MS in health sciences.| Touro University Worldwide
Dr. Redfield should be commended for speaking with more candor, but I wish he had made these points four years ago.| Brownstone Institute
As the manager of infection prevention and control at Moffitt Cancer Center, alumna Isis Lamphier’s job is part scientist, part educator and part sleuth.| phhp.ufl.edu
Unless we act now, public health crisis will expose weaker, more distrusted CDC — one that Americans may simply ignore from the outset.| Brownstone Institute
I changed my doctoral thesis topic to “The Political Economy of Autism” and spent years analyzing everything that has been written on autism.| Brownstone Institute
We have heard slogan “safe and effective” ad nauseum in relation to vaccines — repeated by health agencies, media, pharmaceutical companies.| Brownstone Institute
French study reveals 8 unlabelled food allergens causing severe anaphylaxis over 21 years. Four recommended for European mandatory labelling laws.| FoodTimes
Earlier this month, when the recommendations of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s “Make America Healthy Again” Commission were| Food Safety News
If you have a mental health issue, don’t see a psychiatrist. It might turn out to be the biggest error you made in your entire life.| Brownstone Institute
Antidepressants are being used in children and adolescents, although they drive some of them to commit suicide and don’t work for them.| Brownstone Institute
Visit this page on the Barnstable County, Cape Cod website for more information about Strengthening Cape Cod’s Coastal Resilience.| Barnstable County
Exercise intensity affects the gut microbiome, shifting bacteria and gut health markers. Diet and rest patterns also contribute to these changes. Exercise is widely known to benefit both mental and physical health, but new findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that the intensity of t| SciTechDaily
Majestic Care CEO Paul Pruitt talks about the company’s plans for nursing homes in Marion, Raleigh, Mason and Preston Counties.| Mountain State Spotlight
Enseñanzas y experiencias en mis visitas a India, desde Kerala a Delhi y particularmente la estadía en Sathya Sai Grama, en la misión One World One Family| MeanMicio
‘Mission-critical’ workers were exempt from deferred resignations, but doctors and nurses are quitting anyway.| North Carolina Health News
President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles.| AP News
Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb by this summer.| AP News
An international multi-center study revealed how diet plays a greater role in the prevalence of obesity globally than was previously understood, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The post Study Explores Diet’s Significant Role in Global Obesity appeared first on News Center.| News Center
Walk down any commercial corridor in San Francisco, from the Mission to the Marina, and you’ll see how cannabis has woven itself into the city’s landscape. Since Proposition 64, dispensaries have become as common as taquerias, and their products have gone mainstream. SF boasts 55 legal dispensaries, according to the SF Office of Cannabis. But […] The post SF’s Cannabis Blind Spot is Youth Access. Brain Science Tells Us So appeared first on The Frisc.| The Frisc
On Tuesday August 19th, 2025, a public hearing was held on the renewal of the NPDES permit to Alcoa’s Badin Business Park. Among the 21 speakers, 14 spoke critically of […]| NCEJN
FLINT, Mich. – In recognition of National Overdose Awareness Day, observed on Sunday, August 31st, the Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the Genesee County Prevention Coalition (GCPC), will host an Overdose Awareness Event on Saturday, August 30th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the front lawn of Flint City Hall. This free, […] The post Office of Public Health to host National Overdose Awareness Day event on City Hall Lawn appeared first on City of Flint.| City of Flint
The CDC is collapsing. Will America’s health follow suit?| Vox
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis identified drivers of maternal and child health service use across Africa.| The Source
How 3D printed food may be the future’s answer to food insecurity, balanced nutrition, and more. By Mia Barnes, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Body+Mind Magazine. Technology continues shaping nearly every aspect of life, including nutrition. 3D-printed food isone of the most intriguing innovations in food tech today. What started as a niche experimentcould soon be a viable ... Read more| unsustainable
How often do you hear of parents who take a sick or injured child to a hospital emergency room only to wait for untold hours before admission, treatment or at times even an assessment from overloaded admitting or triage nurses? … Read the rest The post Dead Wait: Canada’s Fatal Obsession with Public Health Care appeared first on C2C Journal.| C2C Journal
On first glance, Dr. Vinay Prasad’s medical credentials sound impressive. But look closer and you’ll find a narcissistic attention-seeker peddling misinformation, whose views will cost lives.| The New Republic
An APRN with the Community Health & Wellness Center in Torrington, meets with a telehealth patient. Despite the challenges facing them on the federal| CT News Junkie
In 1949, it was the last film noir boxing drama made for RKO Pictures.| Nature of Healing
As Baltimore faces a federal deadline to identify and replace lead service lines, local researchers and community groups are stepping in to reach residents the city has struggled to engage| The Hub
9/16/2025: Please see this blog post for an update on this public health law topic. In June 2024, changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule aimed at supporting reproductive health care privacy went into effect. I wrote about these changes in … Read more| Coates’ Canons NC Local Government Law