Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Mental health peer support preferences in Australian primary care

Discrete choice and qualitative findings describe how PSWs and recipients in Australian primary care value mental health peer support service design.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · 3 days ago · 5 min read

Public Health·NIH

NIH TWD Dashboard centralizes training and workforce funding data

NIH’s TWD Dashboard tracks active training, fellowship, and career development awards funded by NIGMS, with weekly updates from…

3 days ago

Public Health·HHS

HHS Expands TOPx AI Prize Pool for Lyme Disease Tools to $3.8 Million

HHS expanded its TOPx prize pool to $3.8 million and awarded 40 teams for AI prototypes aimed at…

3 days ago

Public Health·HHS

HHS Awards $10 Billion in Rural Health Transformation Funding to All 50 States

HHS awarded $10 billion in second-year rural health transformation funds to all 50 states, backing workforce, prevention, and…

3 days ago

Public Health·medRxiv

AI-Supported prevention program reduced stress and improved self-efficacy

A before-after preprint found PREVERY’s AI-supported prevention program improved stress, psychological capital, health literacy, and self-efficacy.

3 days ago

Public Health·HC Dive

Hospitals Write Off $132B as AI Fails to Fix Revenue Cycle Losses

Hospitals lost an estimated $132 billion to bad debt and claim denials as AI spending rose, exposing gaps…

3 days ago

Public Health·HC Dive

Private equity owns 11.9% of U.S. hospitals, tracker finds

Private equity now owns 11.9% of U.S. hospitals, with ownership concentrated among a few firms and growing scrutiny…

3 days ago

Public Health·HC Dive

AWS pledges $100M in cloud and AI credits for health equity

AWS will distribute $100 million in cloud and AI credits over five years to support health equity projects…

3 days ago

Public Health·Modern HC

Elevance Health sues over 2027 Medicare Advantage star ratings

Elevance Health joins other insurers in suing the federal government over the 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings.

3 days ago

Public Health·Modern HC

Afghanistan BPHS Contracting: Factors Behind Non-State Provider Performance

Qualitative analysis from Afghanistan identifies contextual, contractual, and institutional drivers of non-state provider performance in primary care delivery.

3 days ago

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.