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Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Pac-Man enzyme degrades bioplastics and hints at antibiotic resistance

Researchers identified a plastic-degrading enzyme that dismantles bioplastics in soil and also breaks penicillin, linking plastic decay to resistance biology.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·ScienceDaily

NASA detects hidden Amazon wildfires as El Niño deepens drought

NASA satellites are identifying more Amazon wildfires than standard counts show as El Niño-driven drought spreads smoke, fire,…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·ScienceDaily

SpaceX Launch Delivers ISS Medical Experiments for Vision and Brain Research

SpaceX’s CRS-35 mission carried retinal, cardiac, and brain experiments to the ISS, with potential relevance to blindness and…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·Becker P

AI Healthcare Value Framework Reframes Care, Governance, and Cost

A new AI-Augmented Healthcare Value Framework expands evaluation beyond outcomes to include governance, equity, safety, and sustainability.

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·WHO

WHO European Autumn School focuses on quality of care and patient safety

WHO’s 4th European Autumn School centers on innovation, leadership, and collaboration to strengthen quality of care and patient…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·BBC Dental

West Bank Settler Attack Leaves European Diplomats Injured

Masked Israeli settlers attacked a European diplomatic convoy in Taybeh, prompting condemnations from Belgium, France, the EU and…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·BBC Dental

Indonesia wildfire haze drives hazardous air pollution and respiratory illness

Indonesia’s wildfire haze has pushed air pollution to hazardous levels, driving respiratory illness and spreading smoke across borders…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·WHO

WHO Western Pacific meeting targets immunization, hypertension and tobacco control

WHO Western Pacific leaders in Manila are focusing on immunization, hypertension control, tobacco control and the public health…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·medRxiv

EHR and Claims Data Improve Validity in N3C Ischemic Stroke Study

N3C investigators found EHR and CMS claims capture different patient histories, altering ischemic stroke estimates after COVID-19 vaccination.

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·ClinicalTrials

ClinicalTrials.gov glossary page is not a study record

The scraped text contains only ClinicalTrials.gov glossary definitions, not a clinical study record or results page to rewrite.

Oct 19, 2026

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.