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How Gaza’s Doctors Are Holding the Line Against Collapse

In the fall of 2023, ambulances in Gaza began arriving not at hospitals—but at rubble. With more than 1,000 documented attacks on health facilities and the deaths of over 500 medical personnel, the war has transformed the act of healing into an act of survival. A new Frontiers in Public Health report by Deema Al […]

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Global

Why Immigration Detention Hurts Minds and Bodies

On paper, immigration detention is about border control. In practice, it’s a public health emergency.A new systematic review in PLOS Global Public Health brings human voices to a global problem: how detention erodes the physical and mental health of asylum seekers and refugees long after they’re released. Drawing on 20 qualitative studies across seven countries, […]

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Mental health

What the Holidays Reveal About Suicide Risk

On a snowy Christmas morning, emergency rooms around the world tend to be quieter than usual. But just a week later, on New Year’s Day, that calm can break. Across dozens of studies, researchers have found that suicide rates spike when the calendar turns—a stark reminder that the transition from one year to the next […]

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Communication

Four Lessons from Our First Day at APHA 2025

Day one at the American Public Health Association (APHA) conference is in the books. I’m already tired. Between the conversations at our booth, the energy (and candy) circulating through the exhibit hall, and the overall mood of the crowd, a few clear themes stood out. 1. The Public Health Workforce Is Searching We spoke with […]

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Wellbeing

What 273 Years of Mortality Data Reveal About Population Resilience

Imagine a Swedish public-health analyst scrolling through centuries of mortality records—from 1751 to today. Wars, pandemics, antibiotics, and aging societies have all left their mark. Yet when the analyst plots the data, a familiar pattern emerges: mortality at midlife rises in a straight line on a logarithmic scale. The slope and intercept may shift across […]

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Commentary

Resilience or Ruin? The Future of U.S. Public Health — Coming Soon

America’s public health system is standing at a crossroads. Over the past several years, the foundations that protect our communities—disease prevention, outbreak response, and population surveillance—have been weakened by political interference, funding cuts, and leadership instability. Resilience or Ruin? The Future of U.S. Public Health, a forthcoming report from This Week in Public Health, reveals […]

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Commentary

Measuring Equity in an Age of Disinvestment: A Critical Look at IHI’s New Framework

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s (IHI) 2025 white paper, Advancing Health Equity: An Approach to Systematically Identify and Evaluate Health Disparities, offers a structured, evidence-based pathway for health systems to measure inequities in care. It arrives at a crucial moment. The very concept of “equity” has become politically fraught, and when public health infrastructure itself […]

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News

Next Week in Public Health, October 30, 2025

We’re going to be at APHA next week, partnering with WE in the World to help promote coalition building and generational thinking. If you are also going to be around, be sure to come hang out with us! Here’s what’s in the research this week. What’s in the news? Florida ends vaccine mandate Florida plans […]

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Society

Why Drivers Feel Safer Than They Really Are

On a busy morning in Brașov, a young driver speeds through an intersection, confident they can “handle anything.” It’s a common story—one that repeats on highways and city streets around the world. Despite rising awareness campaigns, road crashes remain a global epidemic. Over 1.19 million people die in traffic accidents every year, and countries like […]

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Uncategorized

Facebook experiment faltering

It’s quite peculiar, but I’ve already been throttled from commenting on certain posts. It doesn’t seem like I’ve been banned, but rate-limited. We’ll keep at it and keep you all updated. Also APHA is coming up , and we are looking forward to lots of conversations about needs, predictions, and yes, how cool The Week […]

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Funding

How Flexible Funding Could Strengthen Public Health

Last summer, a mid-sized county health department scrambled to respond to a record-breaking heatwave. Staff knew that residents needed cooling centers and rapid outreach, but their grant funding was locked into rigid goals—specifically, nutrition education classes, rather than emergency relief. The result? Hours lost navigating red tape while vulnerable residents sweltered. Stories like this highlight […]

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Funding

Why Hospitals Are Turning to Blockchain

It started with a gap on the shelf. When a hospital supply manager did her morning check, two portable monitors were missing—again. They hadn’t been checked out, logged, or replaced. Later that day, she learned the same facility had been hit by a data breach. Patient records and inventory files were exposed. The cost wasn’t […]

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