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Letter: The discussion over UPFs distracts from the real public health problem: meat and dairy products, writes Noah Praamsma

American grocery shelves carry items that raise no alarms here but spark strict prohibitions elsewhere. Foods banned overseas often end up on regulatory blacklists due to additives, colorants, or production methods deemed unsafe or unnecessary. These bans offer a window into how different countries judge risk, purity, and public health.…

CDC's new deputy director, Dr Ralph Abraham, faces criticism after being appointed as second in command.

School violence is a global public health phenomenon. This is when learners and teachers are the victims of physical and psychological abuse, cyber threats and bullying, fights, gangsterism, and the use of weapons at school.

The Australian government recently announced who would be on the nation’s first National Food Council. This council was established to advise on the development of Australia’s national food security strategy, Feeding Australia.

The UK was one of the most locked down countries in the world during the COVID pandemic, but this was not inevitable – it was a failure of public health policy.

Centene, which is a top participant in public health exchanges, jumped 8%, Molina Healthcare rallied 5%, and Oscar Health soared 24%.

Hospital infection rates are one of the most critical measures of patient safety. When patients contract infections during hospital stays, outcomes worsen, costs rise, and...

To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh