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New Study Reveals 3 Big Myths About Kratom Use

A tea made from leaves. An ancient plant used for energy and pain. A trendy herbal product marketed in wellness stores and gas stations alike. Kratom means different things to different people—but for public health professionals, it may be the next frontier of both hope and harm. With more than two million users in the […]

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Invasive Strep Doubled in a Decade—Here’s Who’s at Risk

Ten years ago, Group A Streptococcus was mainly something you worried about during flu season—strep throat, maybe scarlet fever. But today, it’s back with a vengeance in a much more dangerous form: invasive group A Streptococcus (GAS). It’s no longer just a nuisance. It’s becoming a public health emergency. Between 2013 and 2022, invasive GAS […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 21, 2025

Time is Running Out—Sustain Public Health Today! Receive trusted insights that empower you to make immediate community impacts. Our fully independent, self-funded work depends on your subscription. 🔥 Your action matters—share this blog right now to expand our critical network of changemakers! Call 911 for heart attack or stroke symptoms, or just drive to the […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 18, 2028

Obviously, the big news is the leaked HHS budget. We talked about that yesterday, so you can read at that link to catch up. Here’s some things we have coming up for next week. And don’t forget to subscribe. GOP cuts to Medicaid could threaten rural hospitals Southwest Memorial Hospital, a vital component of both […]

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Health equity

What Happens When MS Progresses? A Hidden Cost Few See Coming

For many people with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), this shift is more than symbolic—it’s the moment when independence starts to slip away. What follows isn’t just a physical challenge. It’s a financial and emotional landslide that affects families, health systems, and entire communities. A recent study out of Spain puts hard numbers to that […]

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Analytics

Cancel Culture for Science: Explore the Cuts to U.S. Biomedical Research

As of April 2025, the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has terminated nearly 800 active research projects. These weren’t failures or frauds—many were top-rated by peer reviewers and were actively making progress on issues such as COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, mental health, and health equity. The reason? Politics. As part of a sweeping realignment of federal […]

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Health tips

Track & Field Beats Yoga for Mental Health

What if your choice of exercise could be the difference between feeling energized or exhausted, upbeat or burned out, healthy or just… hanging on? A new large-scale study from Lithuania tracked over 5,800 adults to find out exactly how different types of physical activity relate to 11 key health indicators—things like stress, depression, sleep, BMI, […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 16, 2025

Urgent: Don’t Miss Out—Your Voice Matters! Join thousands of public health leaders driving meaningful change. Subscribe for free and help sustain our self-funded delivery of essential insights every week. 🚨 Act now—share this blog to strengthen our reach and impact! RFK Jr. debuts anti-trans webpage, public guidance at HHS The implications of the Trump administration’s significant […]

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Health equity

New Research Reveals 4 Ways to Build Equity Into Implementation

“What good is a breakthrough if it never reaches the people who need it most?” It’s a question that haunts public health—especially for communities facing the steepest health inequities. Even when researchers develop life-saving interventions, translating those findings into real-world impact in underserved settings often gets stuck in a maze of misaligned priorities, confusing frameworks, […]

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Health tips

Drowning Deaths Dropped 60%—But 15 Million Still at Risk

In 2021, more than 274,000 people drowned—enough to fill three NFL stadiums. You probably didn’t hear about most of them. Maybe because it happened far away. Maybe because it was chalked up as “just an accident.” But what if we told you 15.7 million people are living with the consequences of drowning today? That toddlers […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 14, 2025

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