Public Health

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Modern Healthcare opens nominations for 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare

Modern Healthcare opened nominations for its 2026 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare list, with submissions due Oct. 12 and measurable results required.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·HC Dive

CMS proposes MA directory cleanup and PBM payment overhaul

CMS proposed new Medicare Advantage directory standards and PBM payment rules, with senior cost protections and transparency requirements.

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·medRxiv

Wildfire smoke linked to a five-year mortality burden in the US

A US county-level analysis links wildfire smoke PM2.5 to delayed mortality lasting up to five years, with larger…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·HHS

HHS launches healthy lifestyle commitment for health centers nationwide

HHS launched a voluntary health center commitment to promote nutrition, prevention, and healthy living in community-based primary care.

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·PLOS ONE

Dog Ownership and Rabies Risk in Antananarivo, Madagascar

A household survey in Antananarivo estimates dog ownership, low vaccination coverage, short dog lifespan, and child bite risk…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

SMIL cohort links Danish grocery receipts to health registry outcomes

Danish SMIL cohort links receipt-level food purchases with national health registries, revealing sex and age differences in spending…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

Minimum volume standards in hospitals show mixed effects in systematic review

A BMJ Open systematic review found no conclusive evidence that hospital minimum volume standards improve outcomes, despite lower…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

Tanzania workforce training study exposes specialist deployment gaps

Stakeholders in Tanzania described uneven recognition, pay, and deployment of specialists across medicine, nursing, and pharmacy cadres.

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·Front Immunol

Digital contingency management faces different barriers than in-person delivery

A multisite study found shared and modality-specific barriers to contingency management implementation in addiction treatment programs, with financial…

Oct 21, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

TB immunoreactivity in young children reveals neighborhood risk in Malawi

Community survey in Blantyre found 6.6% IGRA positivity in children 1–4 years, with higher risk in poorer households…

Oct 21, 2026