public health

Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long history of working internationally to challenge public health policies. Known for his outspoken skepticism about vaccines and conspiracy theories, Kennedy has extended his influence beyond the U.S. to undermine global...

Cannabis and hallucinogen consumption among U.S. adults maintained historically high levels in 2023, according to the latest findings from the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey. The survey, which tracks substance use behaviors and attitudes, revealed that the prevalence of...

Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has stressed the urgent need to overhaul America’s approach to drug addiction. In a recent opinion piece published in STAT and republished on NIDA’s website, Volkow criticized the prevailing notion that incarcerating...

Published in 2024 in "Accident Analysis & Prevention," the study led by Esther K. Choo, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Emergency Medicine at OHSU delves into the comparative effects of cannabis and alcohol on driving safety, challenging longstanding DUI assumptions. Research...

Psychedelic-assisted therapies are increasingly becoming a new hope horizon for many veterans and nonprofits are helping them access these treatments. Co-founders of national veterans organization Reason for Hope, Brett Waters and Ret. Marine LtGen Martin...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates shared a plan to outsmart the “world’s deadliest animal” in August 2022. What Happened: Gates wrote on his blog about a building in Medellín, Colombia, where scientists are breeding “millions and millions” of mosquitoes.  The...

A new survey was shedding light on the division of the American population in key public health issues. Axios, in association with market research firm Ipsos, found that identifying oneself as a Democrat or a Republican largely increased the chances of considering certain public health issues as...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to improve healthcare and alleviate poverty in developing and under-developed countries, brought to attention a deadly natural menace that often goes unnoticed by many people. What Happened: Back in July...

Even though the legalization wave is getting stronger by the day, some states still outlaw marijuana entirely. The reasons for such a stance are numerous, including adolescent access to cannabis, mixed clinical data and driving under the influence, to name a few. Interestingly, a new study...

President Donald Trump declared the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency Friday, allowing easier movement of federal assistance to states and local communities as they try to head off the quickly escalating emergency. Trump promised that more tests for the virus will be available...