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The Economy and Suicide: The Numbers

Last year, a health department official in a mid-sized U.S. county faced a tough question from her board: “Why are suicide rates still rising when the economy is improving?” That disconnect—between better numbers on paper and worse outcomes in real life—captures a dilemma that stretches far beyond one county. A new global study offers fresh […]

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News

Quick Sunday update, 9/28/25

Hi all, Coming to you from a soccer field early Sunday morning. I’m asking you to follow us on Facebook. You may skeptically ask, “Why?” Well, we all know Twitter is a cesspool, and Bluesky, bless its heart, is a bit of a science-positive echo chamber. The people we need need to reach still are […]

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AI

3 Ways Smart Public Art Boosts Low-Carbon Cities

Did you know urban areas produce more than 70% of the world’s carbon emissions? A new study reveals that intelligent public art—encompassing sculptures, lighting displays, and interactive installations powered by smart technology—can reduce emissions and foster community cohesion in. Here are the top three takeaways for city leaders, health professionals, and community advocates: 1. Smart Design Slashes […]

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Wellbeing

What This Study Reveals About TB Stigma in India

Last year, India recorded nearly 3 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) and over 340,000 deaths. But beyond the biology of infection lies another challenge—one that rarely makes it into program reports or media headlines. TB stigma continues to derail care, deepen inequities, and cost lives. A new narrative review published in PLOS Global Public Health […]

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News

Next Week in Public Health, September 26, 2025

Everyone stockpiling their Tylenol? Actually, I don’t mind research. I don’t mind replication studies. Scientists should NOT be afraid of testing linkage and relationships and causation over and over and over again. Science can and should take all comers. What I do mind is when the government pretends that people have not been studying this […]

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Society

A Rising Urgency for Dementia Prevention

Last summer, nearly one in three counties across the U.S. reported heat emergencies that disproportionately impacted older adults. At the same time, local clinics struggled with rising cases of diabetes and hypertension—two well-known risk factors for dementia. With an aging population and constrained health budgets, primary care providers face a pressing question: how can we […]

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PubTrawlr News

FindGrant.ai is Looking for Beta Testers

For many nonprofits, securing reliable funding is one of the most challenging aspects of their work; this is even more pronounced in the current US sociopolitical climate. Grants are available, but the process of identifying the right funders can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. Databases are often clunky or outdated, funding […]

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Developmental disorders

How New Data Could Improve Autism Programs in MENA

The recent autism-Tylenol claims coming out of the US may narrow our vision to a US-centric approach. Last year, a pediatrician in Cairo described how families often arrive at her clinic years after their child’s first symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). “Parents usually suspect something is different,” she said, “but stigma and lack of […]

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News

Next Week in Public Health, September 19, 2025

We’ve been working on mapping relationships within HHS leadership (I forget if I mentioned this last week), but we still have some work to do. As with everything, we’re trying to juggle the different motives: financial, ideological, or personal. Oh, maybe, just maybe, public help should be opposed to fascism. We gently explain why here: […]

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AI

Only 2 in 10 Communities Are Prepared for AI in Health

In a busy county hospital, staff rely on every tool to keep patients moving through crowded wards. AI software promises to shave hours off diagnostic work and predict who needs urgent care first. But here’s the catch: while early results look impressive, the evidence shows many of these gains depend on best-case scenarios—not the messy […]

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Research

What This Study Reveals About Vaping and Sleep

Last year, nearly one in three U.S. high school students reported using e-cigarettes. At the same time, adolescent sleep health is in crisis: most teens fail to get the recommended seven to nine hours a night. New evidence suggests these two issues may be deeply connected—and that vaping could be quietly fueling the nation’s sleep […]

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Society

Are Our Cities Ready for a Rapidly Aging World?

Picture yourself in 2050. You’re 70, walking to a neighborhood park in Bandung. The sidewalks are smooth, buses have ramps, and a nearby clinic knows your medical history. Aging feels manageable—even empowering. But just a few hundred miles away, in smaller Indonesian cities without safe streets or accessible healthcare, older adults struggle with isolation, limited […]

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