There’s a way to deal with brain injuries in football. It isn’t safety gear.
The NFL says new equipment works, but science disagrees.
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“When you design roads, that is public health.”
Research shows people in the U.S. think traffic deaths are inevitable, but they’re aren't.
Way Home invites the U.S. to view its homelessness crisis up close
A picture of the unrelenting displacement, danger, and exclusion experienced by the unhoused
Bringing the public back to public health
Reflection and change are needed.
The culmination of a “silent eldercide going on for decades”
A provocative book puts nursing home COVID-19 deaths under the microscope.
A bipartisan perspective on public health’s uncertain future
Elias Zerhouni and Tom Frieden discuss the future of NIH, the CDC, and more.
Health care AI, intended to save money, turns out to require a lot of expensive humans
You need people, and more machines, to make sure the new tools don’t mess up.
Even great data couldn’t solve the UK’s COVID woes
The UK had arguably the best public health data in the world, but nearly 250,000 people still died.
Marijuana’s evolution has outpaced U.S. regulation
Use of high-potency THC can amplify serious mental health problems.
Why mayors should care about public health
“To have a public health mindset, you’ve got to be comfortable doing the non-sexy stuff,” says Arunan Arulampalam.