#public-health

#public-health

On that sunny March morning, in a small health center in Lobamba, a rural area of Eswatini, this 32-year-old sex worker has just become one of the first people in the world to receive lenacapavir, a drug that, administered twice a year, offers nearly 100% protection against HIV.

Nearly 90 percent of suicide attempts among high school students are attributable to ACEs, as are 80 percent of adult suicides, translating to 109 suicides per day.

Air pollution is the second-largest risk factor for early death globally. Traditionally, our response has focused on reducing the levels of pollution people breathe, but this is only part of the story.

The UK Health Security Agency reported around 1,504 heat-associated deaths in England during summer 2025, roughly half the predicted 3,039, despite the season being the warmest on record.

Nathan Straus, a Jewish-German immigrant, rose to become co-owner of the largest department stores in Manhattan and Brooklyn, significantly impacting public health through his philanthropic efforts.

"The most beneficial impacts of the program were addressing clients' substance use and addiction needs and connecting them to housing and identification services."

Cambridge, Massachusetts, ranked first in Niche.com's annual rankings for healthiest places in the U.S., excelling in health care access, environmental quality, and community feedback.

The hospital admitted to the BBC it had missed an opportunity to alert the UKHSA sooner. It said it had waited until there was a formal diagnosis via a confirmed test.

The repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding removed the legal basis for all federal greenhouse gas regulation for cars, power plants, and oil fields at once.

"The true number of sick people in this outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and this outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses."

"We have not seen them go away altogether like they have in previous years," said Susanne Kluh, general manager for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.

The analysis by Food & Water Watch found that 60% of counties with high glyphosate use had non-Hodgkin lymphoma rates above the national average, indicating a strong correlation between glyphosate application and cancer incidence.