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Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Mexico Homicide Surge Showed No Overall Effect on Fertility Trends

Municipality-level data from Mexico found no overall fertility effect from rising homicides, with fertility desires also unchanged across women surveyed.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·JAMA Open

U.S. immigration policy shapes Latino maternal and child health access

A policy review links U.S. immigration rules, public charge policy, and Medicaid restrictions to Latino maternal and child…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

Congenital Anomalies Linked to Lower Exam Attainment in Wales

Wales cohort study links major congenital anomalies with lower school attainment, especially in deprivation, while SEN support narrows…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·CID

Uric acid and albumin predict acute mountain sickness risk in young men

Pre-ascent uric acid, albumin, and their ratio predicted acute mountain sickness in young Chinese men climbing to 4,200…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·CID

Bloody Numbers and the Early Atlantic Slave Trade in Medical History

Pablo F. Gómez’s Bloody Numbers examines the early Atlantic slave trade and the making of modern corporeality through…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Lan GH

Adolescent Fertility and Disability: Five Pathways Across the Life Course

A life-course review maps five hypothesized pathways linking adolescent fertility to later disability and identifies major gaps in…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·HC Dive

Rush and Endeavor Plan Illinois Hospital Merger in Chicago Market

Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health plan a merger that would create a major Illinois system…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Sci Transl Med

Wearable Biosensors Face Standardization, Security, and Biocompatibility Hurdles

A 2026 review examines wearable biosensors, with CGM as the leading example, and details barriers in standardization, security,…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·JNCI

Birth Companionship Intervention in Rural South Africa Faces Hospital Realities

A South African hospital-led birth companionship intervention in rural district hospitals examines how staff experiences shape implementation in…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·CDC

CDC launches overdose prevention data channel amid continuing decline

CDC unveiled a centralized overdose prevention data channel as provisional U.S. overdose deaths fell 12.3% in the 12…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

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