A new study identifies specific locations where medication and harm reduction services for people with opioid use disorder should be
Focus points to reduce opioid overdose deaths identified
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In UK’s third largest city intervention program helps reduce childhood obesity
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions, affecting children’s health and wellbeing and leading to obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer
Pre-qualifying education and training helps health workers tackle gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) could be tackled more effectively by giving healthcare students wider and more practical education and training in
India could meet air quality standards by cutting household fuel use: Nearly half of the country’s population relies on dirty fuels such as wood, dung, coal and kerosene for cooking and heating
India could make a major dent in air pollution by curbing emissions from dirty household fuels such as wood, dung,
2017 pneumonic plague outbreak in Madagascar characterized by scientists
Plague is an endemic disease in Madagascar. Each year there is a seasonal upsurge between September and April, especially in
Applying hand rub with three steps for 15 seconds as effective at reducing bacteria as WHO-recommended 6 steps for 30 seconds
A shortened 15-second application time and a simpler three-step technique for use of alcohol-based hand rub is as effective in
Changes in onset of spring linked to more allergies across the US: Climate change is impacting disease burden in our backyards
Human-induced climate change is disrupting nature’s calendar, including when plants bloom and the spring season starts, and new research from
How the global gag rule stifles free speech
During his first week in office, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order known as the Expanded Global Gag
States with strict gun laws see more homicides when they border states with lax ones: Over a 5-year period, most guns found in states with strict gun laws were obtained from less restrictive states
Gun-related homicide rates in states with strict gun laws increase when neighboring states have less restrictive laws as a result
Genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use: Unexpected sensory variant exclusive to African-Americans
A genetic variant found only in people of African descent significantly increases a smoker’s preference for cigarettes containing menthol, a