Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

NIH updates application guide for grant submissions starting 2025

NIH has updated its application guide for grant submissions across research, training, fellowship, and small business pathways.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·NIH

Uganda study supports STI point-of-care testing in community pharmacies

Clients, providers, and policymakers in Uganda welcomed pharmacy-based STI testing, citing access, speed, and potential gains for linkage…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·FDA

FDA updates nonclinical testing rules to expand alternatives to animal studies

FDA revised nonclinical testing terminology and launched a NAMs database to support validated alternatives to animal studies in…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·FDA

FDA to Reassess PMTA Tobacco Regulatory Framework

FDA plans to reevaluate the PMTA tobacco product framework and consider new rulemaking amid illicit market growth and…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·Queen Hygiene

Fluoride in Drinking Water: Dose, Exposure, and Vulnerable Groups

An examination of fluoride exposure, dose versus concentration, and why infants, pregnancy, and kidney disease complicate water fluoridation…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·I Like Teeth

Fluoride and IQ: What the Evidence Shows About Water Fluoridation

Large cohort studies and reviews have not linked recommended water fluoridation levels to lower IQ, despite ongoing debate…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·I Like Teeth

Fluoridation Cuts Dental Costs Across Communities, Studies Show

Community water fluoridation lowers dental treatment costs, reduces extractions and fillings, and can save more than it costs…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·I Like Teeth

Chitosan-Selenium Nanoparticles Ease Fluoride Bone Injury in Gut-Bone Axis Study

Chitosan-selenium nanoparticles reduced fluoride-driven bone injury by restoring gut barrier function, microbiota balance, and OPG/RANKL/NF-κB signaling.

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·Nature

Animal Bites Rose in Iran Over 11 Years, With Dogs Leading Cases

A 11-year registry study in Iran found rising animal-bite incidence, dog dominance, rural clustering, and a spring seasonal…

Oct 17, 2026

Public Health·ACC-PRO

China draft rule would curb foreign acquisitions of biopharma platforms

China’s draft export rule would block or restrict foreign takeover of key biopharma platforms while leaving most licensing…

Oct 17, 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.