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Peer Outreach Transforms Veteran Care

In our editorial opinion, US veterans have been treated terribly since 1946. This makes interventions like the below that much more important. A veteran named John, battling homelessness and struggling with a substance use disorder, walks into a bustling veteran outreach center. He’s greeted by someone who understands his struggles firsthand—a peer specialist who has […]

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Commentary

When the World Cup Becomes a Public Health Test

In June 2026, the world’s largest sporting event will arrive in North America, with matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For the United States, the FIFA World Cup is not just a sports spectacle. It is a stress test for immigration systems, public health preparedness, disease surveillance, risk communication, and the country’s […]

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Epi

Death Data Discrepancies Can Compromise Health Insights

Picture This: A public health worker finds herself questioning the accuracy of a critical database as she prepares a report that could shape local health interventions. Her frustration grows when she realizes that the foundational data she relies on to track mortality rates—often considered simple—conceals hidden complexities. But she isn’t alone. Across institutions, similar discrepancies […]

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Epi

Psychiatric Drugs: Help, Harm, and Honesty

Psychiatric medications sit at one of the most difficult intersections in public health: suffering, science, identity, autonomy, evidence, and trust. For many people, these medications are helpful, stabilizing, and even lifesaving. For others, the experience is more complicated, involving side effects, emotional blunting, withdrawal, stigma, or the feeling that their pain was too quickly reduced […]

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Global

Mexico’s Leap into Pharmacogenomics

In a bustling hospital ward in Mexico City, Dr. Laura Hernández wrestles with a critical yet common issue—adverse drug reactions (ADRs). These medical events are the hidden adversary of international healthcare systems, responsible for approximately 7% of hospital admissions globally. But what if there was a way to anticipate these reactions before they occur? Enter […]

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Global

Cannabinoid Syndrome Hospitalization Trends Surge in Canada

Imagine you’re a healthcare worker in an emergency department in Ontario. It’s a particularly busy night, and as you navigate the demand, a young adult in severe distress presents with nausea and uncontrollable vomiting. After several tests, it becomes evident: you’re seeing yet another case of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS). Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) is […]

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Funding

Philadelphia’s New Approach: The Philly Joy Bank

In the heart of Philadelphia, public health officials and community leaders face a sobering reality: racial disparities in birth outcomes continue to plague Black communities. Yet, amid these challenges, an innovative program known as the Philly Joy Bank (PJB) is gaining attention, serving as a beacon of hope for improving perinatal equity. The Challenge: Overcoming […]

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News

Is Political Polarization Becoming a Social Determinant of Health?

A new study published in Nature Human Behaviour raises a troubling question for public health: what if political polarization is no longer just shaping what people believe, but also how healthy they are? Researchers Elizabeth Elder and Neil A. O’Brian examined individual-level medical data and death records from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to […]

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Research

Open Science Practices: A New Dawn for Behavioral Addiction Research

Charlotte, an early-career researcher at the University of British Columbia, sits at her desk immersed in her latest project on gambling addiction. Facing her screen, she contemplates the open science practices she just learned about at a recent conference. Like many in her field, Charlotte is part of a growing movement determined to make behavioral […]

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Global

Cultural Insights: Combating Child Sexual Exploitation in SE Asia

In a small village in Indonesia, a young girl hesitates to report a troubling message she received online. She fears the shame it might bring to her family, bound by deep-rooted cultural norms. This story is not isolated; across South-East Asia, child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) are challenges that intersect with culture, technology, and […]

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Commentary

The Mind-Body Connection and Mental Health: A Public Health Response

Mental health is often treated as something that lives only in the brain. But that framing is too small. In a recent episode of The Secretary Kennedy Podcast, Dr. Ellen Vora discussed the “mind-body connection,” arguing that anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges are shaped by sleep, nutrition, inflammation, blood sugar, social connection, technology, […]

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