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Climate

New Study Finds 51% Higher Risk of Suicide with Rising Heat

What if the deadliest consequence of climate change wasn’t heatstroke or flooding, but a silent surge in suicide and anxiety? A new systematic review and meta-analysis dives deep into a grim reality: rising temperatures, polluted air, and desertification aren’t just hurting our lungs or crops—they’re quietly unraveling our mental health. And the risks aren’t equally […]

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News

What’s Next in Public Health? June 20, 2025

Hey, have you been bouncing around the site? We’ve been making a ton of changes. We updating our processes and products to make sure we are able to deliver you the most impactful and most relevant public health news and research. If you haven’t subscribed yet, well, please do! Here’s what we have next week! […]

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Interview

A conversation with Matthew Facciani

How Misinformation Spreads—and How Public Health Can Push Back Vaccine myths. Mask flip-flops. Twitter-fueled conspiracy loops. In the wake of COVID-19, misinformation about health has gone from frustrating to fatal, and no one has studied it more closely than Dr. Matthew Facciani. A social psychologist, author, and misinformation researcher, Matthew brings clarity to the chaos […]

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News

Public Health News Round Up, June 9, 2025

My cousin-in-law (if that’s a real relationship) works for one of the big pharma companies in mRNA research. Just like us front-line people, he’s sketched out. We spoke over the weekend about the tension in just riding this out as opposed to trying to making a different. And, as we’ve seen, many LA peeps are […]

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AI

Public Health News Round Up, June 6, 2025

Hey, so what are we about? Every day, This Week in Public Health brings you the most important research, policy updates, and innovations shaping the field. We curate peer-reviewed studies, translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights, and highlight emerging trends so public health professionals—and anyone who cares about community well-being—stay informed. Our goal is […]

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Society

What Happens When Hospitals Come to Your Home?

That’s the dream, right? No sterile fluorescent lights. No noisy hallways. Just healing in the comfort of your own bed. That’s the promise of Hospital at Home (HaH), also known in the UK as virtual wards. It’s a growing model where patients get hospital-level care, like IV meds, vitals monitoring, and daily check-ins, right from […]

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Commentary

Why Are American Kids Getting Sicker?

Edit: June 2, 2025. And now we learn that many of the citations in this report are fabricated. That is, they don’t exist. Of course. Why RFK is a Broken Clock. More than 40% of kids in the U.S. now have at least one chronic illness. That’s not a typo. According to the “Make Our […]

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Workforce

Managers Feel Less Belonging When Rules Tighten

“How was your last performance review?” Depending on who you ask, you’ll hear everything from “felt seen” to “felt blindsided.” But a new study suggests that it might not be your manager’s mood—or even your performance—that makes the difference. It’s the structure. Researchers just dropped a two-part investigation into how structured evaluation systems—think clear criteria, […]

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Communication

How to Make a Warning Go Viral

You scroll past a tweet from a government account. “Important Health Notice.” Your thumb keeps going. You barely noticed it—no image, no emotion, just… blah. But here’s the wild part: science says it’s not you. It’s the message. According to new research, how a government warns you during a health crisis can significantly impact your […]

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Workforce

Only 1 in 9 Social Workers Had Real Support

“You have to put yourself first to be an effective worker.” That might sound like advice from a motivational speaker, but it came straight from a Scottish social worker—one of nine interviewed in a groundbreaking new study on how social workers define, experience, and attempt to implement self-care. The results? Self-care is essential—but often impossible. […]

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