Public Health & Policy

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (192+ words) MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Coalition of Asia Pacific Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (CAPHRA) has launched the Asia-Pacific Declaration, a formal call on health ministers and public health officials across the WHO South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions to…...

22+ min ago   (1024+ words) Children who have received all recommended primary doses of diphtheria-containing vaccines can still develop the infection, paediatricians have warned, as protection may wane over time or fail to produce adequate immunity in some children. The experts, however, stressed that vaccination…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (486+ words) It's safe to eat salad again. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the months-long, national cyclosporiasis outbreak officially over as of Sept. 11 — marking the end to the summer scourge that triggered explosive, watery diarrhea in thousands of sufferers....

55+ min ago   (172+ words) Town of Patterson, New York – September 14, 2026 – PRESSADVANTAGE – “Public buyers are held to standards that many suppliers do not fully address,” said Jackie Transue, spokesperson for Golden Group International. “A U.S. address on an invoice is not the same as…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (290+ words) 2 Minute Medicine 1. In this systematic review, only 8 of 21 interventions were effective in improving posthospitalization follow-up for alcohol use disorder (AUD). 2. Most effective interventions incorporated behavioral strategies, and all included a care coordination component. Evidence Rating Level: 1 (Excellent) Study Rundown: Treatments…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (645+ words) Colorado had one of the lowest measles vaccination rates in the country for kindergarteners during the last school year, but that appears to reflect a large number of kids arriving at school without records, rather than an unusually high opt-out…...

17+ min ago   (243+ words) BREAKING: Supreme Court says Trump cannot enforce new mail-in ballot regulation Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago   (181+ words) PEORIA, Ill. — State environmental officials have detected elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in drinking water serving several Peoria County communities. Water samples collected from Illinois American Water’s Peoria system revealed perfluorooctanoic acid, commonly known as PFOA, at 4.6 parts per trillion. That…...

27+ min ago   (1359+ words) Monday, September 14, 2026 15 September 2026 12:23 am WAT In an era where wellness and natural remedies are increasingly taking center stage in the Nigerian health conversation, few figures are as dedicated to the craft as Isioma Omoregie. Omoregie, a trained Computer analyst ditched…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (238+ words) Rabies virus. Stock image from Wikimedia Commons. The Alabama Department of Public Health is promoting rabies awareness following a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report on a national increase in rabies exposures and the appropriate use of rabies…...