Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Food insecurity affects 70.9% of lactating mothers in northwest Ethiopia

A community study in northwest Ethiopia found food insecurity in 70.9% of lactating mothers, with rural residence, illness, and diet linked to risk.

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

Public Health·Becker H

Nutrition standards need clearer policy and food-systems competencies, study finds

A comparative analysis found nutrition entry-to-practice standards already support population action, but policy, advocacy, and food-systems competencies need…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Deep Learning Improves Art Asset Liquidity and Valuation Risk Assessment

A deep learning model outperformed traditional benchmarks in predicting art auction liquidity risk and valuation deviation across 96,314…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Tanzania health leadership study finds women still trail in senior posts

An analysis of 9,120 posts across Tanzania’s health system finds near parity in junior roles but steep drop-offs…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Fierce HC

ACA enrollment purge draws reinstatements amid fraud concerns

CMS removed 760,000 ACA enrollments over fraud concerns, but some consumers are being reinstated as questions mount about…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·Med Econ

Rural physicians say backup gaps, not pay alone, are driving turnover

A rural workforce survey found backup shortages outstrip pay concerns, with ob-gyn, surgery and psychiatry gaps shaping retention…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·CMAJ

CMAJ advisory panels bring patients, clinicians and scholars into journal oversight

CMAJ lists its medicine and society, patient, and practice advisory panels, revealing a broad mix of scholars, clinicians,…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·STAT

NIH Crisis Deepens as Federal Policy Reversals Upend U.S. Science

STAT’s investigative report examines how grant cuts and policy reversals destabilized NIH-backed science, labs, and discovery across the…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·KFF

Rural Voters Turn Wary as KFF-AP Poll Finds Economic Strain

A KFF-AP poll finds rural voters frustrated by prices, skeptical of healthcare policy gains, and only lukewarm on…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health·NIH

NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program shows strong early career output

A decade of NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholars shows higher publication and citation output than matched early-stage investigators,…

Oct 18, 2026

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

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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.