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Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

California billionaire tax could fund healthcare, but details remain murky

California’s proposed billionaire tax could funnel billions to healthcare, but timing, spending rules, and fiscal impact remain uncertain.

A Texas review finds many nonprofit hospitals bill before screening for charity care, delaying relief and leaving some…

CMS canceled 760,000 ACA enrollments over suspected fraud, but some people are being reinstated as questions grow over…

California’s Medi-Cal expansion, rising costs, and federal Medicaid cuts set up a major budget test for the next…

NIH Clinical Center is hiring a lead sterile processing technician to oversee decontamination, instrument prep, and sterilization quality…

CDC travel notice flags a hepatitis A outbreak in Manitoba, with vaccination, hygiene, and post-exposure prophylaxis central to…

Federal charges target an alleged counterfeit Ozempic distribution scheme tied to transnational smuggling and FDA warnings about patient…

FDA is recruiting scientific experts and consumer representatives nationwide to fill advisory committee vacancies across multiple public health…

A Norwegian cross-sectional survey analysis tracks age- and sex-specific smoking trends by birth cohort from 1978 to 2024.

National vaccine recommendations cannot be fully harmonised because epidemiology, cost, feasibility, and societal values differ across countries.

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

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