The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Multinational group of public health experts urges governments to approach betting companies in same way they deal with tobacco industry

Draft patent rules threaten pre-grant opposition, a key public health safeguard. Big pharma seeks to remove essential safeguards from India’s patent laws, creating needless hurdles in pre-grant opposition. Draft rules introduce variable fees, power to determine maintainability of representation by individuals/groups. This threatens access to quality-assured, affordable generics & extends…

Warning letters sent to the companies claimed certain products they sell are ‘especially concerning from a public health perspective’

The governor's attempt to rule by decree provoked widespread condemnation instead of the applause she was expecting.

Suicide is a complex behaviour that is widely regarded as a significant public health issue across the globe. It is influenced by psychiatric, psychological, biological, social, cultural, economic and existential factors. In most countries, the rate of male suicides is between 3 and 7.5 times higher than that of females…

Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year

Exciting scientific developments offer solutions to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The only barrier is cost, says Prof Devi Sridhar, the chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

It is hoped it could become the ‘cornerstone’ of global efforts to prevent blindness.

Experts hope the sputtering global public health system and efforts to curb global warming through collaboration can combine to create a better system for handling the problem