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Health equity

Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Imagine a healthcare worker in a Kentucky hospital, witnessing the steady stream of COVID-19 patients filling wards. Despite equal insurance coverage under Medicaid, a disproportionate number of these patients hail from racial and ethnic minority groups, highlighting a critical public health dilemma: inequities in COVID-19 hospitalizations. Dissecting the Disparity The COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed countless […]

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News

Telework, COVID’s New Challenge, and Drug Safety: A Public Health Crossroads

This week’s health news spotlights a trio of pressing concerns shaping the landscape of public health and workforce well-being across the country. From the evolving debate over telework accommodations for disabled federal employees to the emergence of a highly mutated but not yet devastating COVID-19 variant to critically important questions about patient safety in drug […]

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Society

Why Religion Matters in Public Health

On a chilly morning in Baltimore, a public health worker named Sarah trudged her way to a meeting with leaders of a local church. Her goal was simple: enlist the church’s help in rolling out a vaccination campaign. But Sarah knew it wouldn’t be straightforward. There had been resistance in the past. “When distrust runs […]

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Epi

COVID-19’s Missing Impact: Revealing Loss in Productive Years

Every morning, Tomasz, a healthcare worker in Poland, dons his mask and scrubs, preparing himself for another long shift in a field hospital. It’s 2021, and the COVID-19 pandemic is still affecting Europe. The news focuses on death tolls, but Tomasz knows that there is an untold story beyond just the number of lives lost: […]

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Epi

Respiratory Illnesses Surge in November 2025

The global health community is grappling with an unexpected and significant uptick in respiratory illnesses in November 2025. Recent reports from various public health departments highlight a troubling trend: respiratory illnesses, including flu and other viral infections, are on the rise, posing challenges for healthcare providers and policy makers worldwide. Current Trends and Data Analysis […]

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Analytics

Most COVID-19 Tweets Linked to Low-Quality Info

March 2020: the world was locking down, and millions of people opened Twitter for answers. What they found was a storm—data dashboards, rumors, home remedies, and official updates jumbled together. Amid that digital noise, how many sources were actually credible? A new study from Concordia University’s Rozita Haghighi and Mohsen Farhadloo answers that question with […]

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Society

What Happens When Psychopaths Face a Pandemic?

What do your personality traits say about your pandemic behavior? A new study suggests… quite a lot, especially if you’re prone to manipulation, self-importance, or thrill-seeking. In one of the most psychologically revealing studies of the pandemic, researchers used data from over 2,000 people in the UK and Germany to explore how “Dark Triad” personality […]

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Communication

How Fear in the Media Shapes Public Health Behaviors: A Double-Edged Sword

During a crisis, information can be lifesaving. But what happens when the dominant emotion in the news is fear? A recent study spanning five countries—United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and India—sheds light on how fear-driven media coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic influenced public perception and preventive health behaviors. The findings are striking: while fear-based […]

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News

Public Health News Roundup, March 12, 2025

Be a Changemaker—Support Independent Public Health! Stay informed with the latest developments and actionable strategies. Your free subscription directly supports our self-funded mission to deliver crucial updates weekly. 💡 Every moment counts! Share now and invite others to amplify this important message! A small study of COVID vaccine aftereffects triggers a political and scientific storm […]

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Communication

How Belief in COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Spread Faster Than the Pandemic

In August 2021, as the world was grappling with the Delta variant of COVID-19, another crisis was unfolding—this time, in the realm of information. A survey of over 10,000 Americans revealed a troubling truth: a significant portion of the population believed in alternative theories about the origins and purpose of the pandemic. These ranged from […]

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Environment

The Emotional and Physical Toll of COVID-19 Burial Teams in Ghana

The COVID-19 pandemic left no corner of the globe untouched, creating a wave of fear, loss, and disruption that continues to ripple through societies. Among those on the frontlines were Ghana’s Environmental Health Officers (EHOs), an often-overlooked group tasked with the heart-wrenching and hazardous responsibility of burying the pandemic’s victims. These workers faced unimaginable challenges, […]

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Policy

The Fragile Balance of Trust

Imagine scrolling through your newsfeed and encountering a headline about a miraculous new COVID-19 cure. The article looks legitimate, but how do you decide whether to believe it? This decision hinges on an intricate psychological mechanism called epistemic trust—our ability to assess the credibility of knowledge and determine if it’s relevant, accurate, and worth adopting. […]

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