The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Two unlicensed street vendors of marijuana have been sentenced to two years’ probation after being found out by the Ministry of Public Health.

Chicago’s public health commissioner and coronavirus point person says she doesn’t get recognized as much as she used to. But that’s OK with her, especially given the “scary mail at my house” she’d get.

Maternal and newborn deaths are a major public health problem in Kenya. In 2020 the maternal mortality ratio was 530 deaths per 100,000 live births. This is much higher than the global average of 223 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The ratio of babies who die in the first…

As we emerge from the COVID pandemic, we’re grateful research evidence was there to guide us.

The pandemic changed our world, transforming our understanding of and attitude towards public health. As the first truly global pandemic of the modern era, the outbreak inspired a level of coordination and cooperation previously unseen between cities, as mayors, governors and municipal leaders looked less to national governments for guidance and…

The nitrate contamination of Waimate’s drinking water source is a chance for the new drinking water regulator to defend drinking water sources and public health. But its public statements suggest it may be adopting a hands-off approach

A diet packed with plant-based foods could still be ‘an important intervention’ as part of future public health strategies to reduce risk

The French government gave 1,000,200 doses of Moderna bivalent Covid-19 vaccine to Thailand on Monday.

This past week, two of Thailand's largest cities, Bangkok and Chiang Mai, earned the ignominious privilege of being among the 10 cities of the world with the worst air quality during that period. The Ministry of Public Health has blamed air pollution for causing 200,000 hospital admissions in the past…

Two years ago, the Public Health Ministry changed its guidelines to confirm that the average Thai child was, in fact, getting taller. To mark World Obesity Day on March 4, the Department of Health released a report saying that not only are they taller, but they are also much bigger…

More than 31,000 people in Bangkok and 1.4 million nationwide have developed respiratory diseases due to haze pollution since Jan 1, according to the Public Health Ministry.