The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr has been confirmed as the US health secretary. Here’s why this is bad news for America and the world.
What behavioural science tells us about the likely success, or not, of health-related publicity stunts.
After nearly a decade of annual upticks in overdose deaths, the city saw a drop in 2023, the latest data available. Something may finally be working − but what?
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.
“Drink responsibly” messages have not stopped risky drinking. Some say we need cancer warnings on wine bottles and beer cans like we do on cigarette packs.
The RSV vaccine is one of three vaccines covered under the National Immunisation Program for pregnant women.
In our new study, people told us they’d been fined for leaving home to access drug treatment programs – and still couldn’t afford to pay, years later.
It’s a positive step, but there will be a few challenges to realising the full benefits to public health.
Statistically, your risk for cancer goes up from the very first sip of alcohol. However, what’s lost in this messaging is how much this risk is.
It’s easy to get caught up in the promise of quick health fixes, but they are generally too good to be true.
Only 33% of participants in a Queensland study knew voluntary assisted dying was legal.
Raw water may not be as safe as it looks. Like raw milk, untreated water comes with dubious health claims and high risks.
There is renewed concern about PFAS or ‘forever’ chemicals in drinking water. Here’s how we keep track of more than 250 potential contaminants to ensure our water is safe to drink.
Overseeing the FDA, NIH and several other public health and medical research divisions, the HHS secretary is a powerful force in how the nation accesses health care.
Antimicrobial resistance is yet another catastrophic legacy of war, threatening human health and security for generations to come.
We’ve had many public awareness campaigns, yet Australia is still nowhere near the federal-government supported goal of zero drownings.
What might an updated newborn screening program look like?
Water fluoridation programs are a cornerstone of dentistry and public health.
Enforcing environmental laws isn’t a job that makes people popular. But polls show that Americans generally want more environmental protection, not less.
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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