Public Health Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/health/ The best minds on the most important topics. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:25:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://issues.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-issues-favicon-32x32.png Public Health Archives | Issues in Science and Technology https://issues.org/topic/health/ 32 32 The Ozempic Era Could Shift Blame for Obesity From Individuals to Commercial Food Systems https://issues.org/ozempic-era-obesity-tobacco-alcohol-schmidt-hagenaars/ https://issues.org/ozempic-era-obesity-tobacco-alcohol-schmidt-hagenaars/#comments Wed, 21 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45598 A new class of medications that people are taking to control their weight could help redirect blame for obesity toward the broader food system and ineffective food policies.

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]]> https://issues.org/ozempic-era-obesity-tobacco-alcohol-schmidt-hagenaars/feed/ 1 The Rise of Deadly Fungal Pathogens https://issues.org/the-rise-of-deadly-fungal-pathogens/ https://issues.org/the-rise-of-deadly-fungal-pathogens/#respond Tue, 25 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45418 Angel Desai discusses what fungal pathogens are, why they are becoming more dangerous, and how the public health community can respond to this new threat.

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]]> https://issues.org/the-rise-of-deadly-fungal-pathogens/feed/ 0 Minimizing Cannabis’s Harms to Public Health https://issues.org/minimizing-cannabis-harms-to-public-health/ https://issues.org/minimizing-cannabis-harms-to-public-health/#respond Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=45234 More than half of US states have legalized cannabis, but it remains federally prohibited, which means regulations are decided on a state-by-state basis with little federal guidance. What are the public health implications of current cannabis policy?

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]]> https://issues.org/minimizing-cannabis-harms-to-public-health/feed/ 0 Foiling the Growing Threat of Fungal Pathogens https://issues.org/growing-threat-fungal-pathogens-desai-thompson/ https://issues.org/growing-threat-fungal-pathogens-desai-thompson/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44627 Climate change, changing migration patterns, and our agriculture system have created a perfect environment for fungal pathogens to thrive.

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]]> https://issues.org/growing-threat-fungal-pathogens-desai-thompson/feed/ 0 Centering Patients in Long COVID Research https://issues.org/long-covid-research-vastag/ https://issues.org/long-covid-research-vastag/#respond Mon, 10 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44604 In 2021, Robert DeRosa sought treatment for crushing fatigue, unexplained pains, loss of teeth, gastrointestinal distress, and other symptoms that had persisted for nearly a year following a COVID-19 infection. His physician,… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/long-covid-research-vastag/feed/ 0 A Cutting-Edge Bureaucracy https://issues.org/cutting-edge-bureaucracy/ https://issues.org/cutting-edge-bureaucracy/#respond Tue, 03 Dec 2024 14:53:03 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44380 The word “bureaucracy” conjures up images of red tape and long lines at the DMV, not cutting-edge innovation. But some of the most significant scientific and health innovations of the past century… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/cutting-edge-bureaucracy/feed/ 0 How Federal Science Agencies Innovate in the Public Interest https://issues.org/national-cancer-institute-science-agencies-innovate-aviles/ https://issues.org/national-cancer-institute-science-agencies-innovate-aviles/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=43597 Like many scholars of federal science policy, I awaited the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo with some trepidation. When it came down on June 28, 2024, the decision… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/national-cancer-institute-science-agencies-innovate-aviles/feed/ 0 Tribal Health Equity Requires Tribal Data Equity https://issues.org/tribal-health-data-equity-oconnell/ https://issues.org/tribal-health-data-equity-oconnell/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=43623 When the pandemic started, I was ready to jump in. American Indians and Alaska Natives were being diagnosed with COVID-19 at rates 3.5 times higher than non-Hispanic white persons. As a medical… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/tribal-health-data-equity-oconnell/feed/ 0 Ending Inequities in Health Care https://issues.org/ending-inequities-health-care-georges-benjamin/ https://issues.org/ending-inequities-health-care-georges-benjamin/#respond Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=44062 The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country, yet we have some of the worst population health outcomes. Our health care system is designed in such a… Read More

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]]> https://issues.org/ending-inequities-health-care-georges-benjamin/feed/ 0 To Fix Health Misinformation, Think Beyond Fact Checking https://issues.org/to-fix-health-misinformation-think-beyond-fact-checking/ https://issues.org/to-fix-health-misinformation-think-beyond-fact-checking/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 13:39:42 +0000 https://issues.org/?p=42312 When tackling the problem of misinformation, people often think first of content and its accuracy. But contering misinformation by fact-checking every erroneous or misleading claim traps organizations in an endless game of… Read More

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