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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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Climate

How Wildfire Smoke’s Public Health Impact is Escalating

Wildfires, long regarded as a seasonal inconvenience, are now emerging as a significant public health crisis, exacerbated by climate change. As wildfires increase in frequency and intensity, their smoke is becoming a lingering threat to human health, contributing to a wide range of diseases and safety challenges. The Invisible Killer: Understanding Wildfire Smoke Wildfire smoke […]

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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 Databases are often clunky or outdated, funding […]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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Communication

Trump’s Tylenol and Autism Claims

President Trump’s remarks linking Tylenol (acetaminophen) to autism has reignited public health debates globally. Experts have voiced concerns over the implications this misinformation may have on public perception and health practices. This article aims to examine these claims, assess the scientific evidence, and explore the broader public health implications. Understanding the Claims On Monday, President […]

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News

Chaos at CDC: RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Panel Admits It Has No Data

At a chaotic meeting this week, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), now led by members handpicked by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., struggled through votes on critical childhood vaccines and ultimately punted on a major change after acknowledging they lacked data. On day one, the panel voted to revoke its recommendation for the […]

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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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Commentary

Why Public Health Must Oppose Fascism

When we talk about threats to public health, we usually think about diseases, disasters, or lack of medical care. But political systems also shape health. One of the biggest dangers to wellbeing is fascism. Fascist governments do more than limit freedom. They also create conditions that harm the health of individuals, families, and entire communities. […]

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