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HPH Weekly: World Happiness Report says young adults are unhappy. Why?
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World Happiness Report says young adults are unhappy. Why?
The U.S. fell out of the top 20 in the latest World Happiness Report, largely due to the growing unhappiness of young people. Four students share their thoughts in HPH on whether that change reflects how they feel—and reveal a lot about what’s causing stress among people under 30.
A new model of drug discovery could change the game on superbugs
Superbugs “contribute to nearly 5 million deaths annually and could result in more than $1 trillion in economic losses globally every year,” writes Trevor Mundel, president of global health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Could a collaborative model of drug discovery and development be the solution?
Do robots have a bright future in public health?
HPH talks to Daniela Rus, the head of the MIT Computer Science Lab and coauthor of the new book, The Heart and the Chip, about robots in medicine, employment, and more. One takeaway, for people concerned about robots’ impact on jobs: Rus believes automation “will allow people to focus on the tasks more suitable for people.”
“So much death”
Even after a series of high-profile traffic accidents, residents say little has been done to address speeding in their unincorporated pocket of southeastern Los Angeles. KFF Health News reports on efforts to change things—and why they’re not working.
What we’re reading this week
In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business →
Al Jazeera
Indonesia ramps up fight against tuberculosis amid concerns on economic impact →
Reuters
Federal officials urge mpox vaccinations to blunt a summer surge →
The Washington Post
New report underscores the seriousness of long COVID →
The New York Times
The world needs the new pandemic treaty →
STAT
- Related: The W.H.O.’s pandemic treaty may spark a global health revolution →
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