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

June 20, 2025 · 5 min read

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Public Health News Round Up, April 30, 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! CT public health officials fear federal cuts could affect vaccination clinics and education […]

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Mental health

How This Study Could Help Millions Manage Brain Fog

“Sorry, I’m just feeling foggy today.” We’ve all said it. Maybe after a bad night’s sleep or a stressful week. But what if that fog didn’t lift after a nap or a weekend off? What if it lingered for months—or years? According to recent research, brain fog is far more than a fleeting annoyance. It […]

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Resources

How to Blow the Whistle

Note: We didn’t write this piece. This comes from a very helpful redditor on the Fednews subreddit. We are reposting it here, lightly edited, to help increase reach. Reminder: Whistleblower Protection Act Given the…interesting times we find ourselves in I thought this may be a useful subject to remind everyone of. I’m soapboxing a little […]

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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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Public Health News Round Up, April 28, 2025

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Health tips

How Weekend Workouts Could Slash Your Risk of Heart Disease

Let’s say you’re busy. Like, really busy. You barely have time to breathe during the week—between work, errands, family, and everything in between. So you hit the gym hard on the weekends, cramming in long runs, bike rides, or HIIT classes. Sound familiar? Congratulations—you might be a Weekend Warrior. And according to a major new […]

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Public Health News Round Up, April 25, 2025

Look, if you haven’t been following the news this week, the proposed 2026 HHS budget leaked. It’s not good! You can read all about it here. Here are the topics we have on deck coming up. And, of course, we need to plug that we are 100% self-funded. No grants, no outside capital. Anything you […]

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Health equity

What Happens When a Crisis Shuts Down Witnesses?

When the world shut down in March 2020, something unexpected happened. Calls to the UK’s anti-trafficking helpline didn’t stop—but who was calling changed dramatically. Public reports of suspicious activity fell off a cliff. But self-reports by victims of exploitation? They surged—rising from 7% to 25% in labor cases alone. This dramatic shift reveals not just […]

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Health tips

What Happens When Cities Embrace Night Running?

Did you know exercising after dark can reduce anxiety by up to 30%? While most people think of workouts as a daytime activity, an exciting trend is transforming urban nights into vibrant hubs of health. Welcome to the world of night running and cycling, where health, community, and urban planning collide. Night Fitness: More Than […]

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