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An emergency physician and nurse scientist explain what medetomidine is and how to respond if someone is overdosing on it.
Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels.
Measles resurgence in Europe highlights need for higher vaccination rates.
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is suffering and getting worse.
Australians tend to eat too much junk food and not enough fruit and vegetables. But how might these trends change in the years to come?
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’
It’s more than likely we’ll face another pandemic in the future. So what can we learn from COVID?
No, taking vitamin A is not going to protect you from catching measles, whatever Robert F. Kennedy Jr suggests. Here’s what will.
Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases such as syphilis, AIDS and TB.
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
Improving mental health through a basic income is a wise investment, one that will prevent the needless suffering of generations to come.
People in countries with the most chain grocery stores per person buy more unhealthy food and are more likely to be obese.
When it comes to political donations from alcohol and gambling companies, the Australian public is often in the dark, research shows, despite recent reforms.
As public health officials try to tame the outbreak, declining vaccination rates draw concern.
Food shortages are not the cause of hunger in South Africa. The country produces and imports all the food it needs.
Measles is a serious disease with potentially severe complications. The current situation in Canada is a public health challenge and a critical moment for awareness and action.
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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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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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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Executive Secretary, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Medical scientist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases
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Professor in the faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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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 of Public Health Policy, Deakin University
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Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne