Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Gaza strikes kill eight as ceasefire claims meet daily violence

Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed eight people, including a child, as ceasefire claims collided with near-daily attacks and stalled peace talks.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Nov 1, 2026 · 4 min read

Public Health·CDC

CDC emergency preparedness tools map heat, hurricanes, wildfire smoke

CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking tools help communities use hazard and health data to plan for heat, storms,…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·JAMA

Nonprofit Hospitals and Consulting Use: JAMA Reply Reaffirms Parallel Trends

JAMA reply defends a difference-in-differences design in nonprofit hospitals, stressing parallel trends and examining pretreatment trajectories.

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·WHO

WHO Eastern Mediterranean launches digital health research prioritization platform

WHO Eastern Mediterranean launches a digital platform to make health research prioritization more transparent, systematic, and aligned with…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·WHO

Nurse-Midwifery in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Faces Brain Drain

A review of nurse-midwifery in St. Vincent and the Grenadines examines maternal-child health delivery, workforce shortages, and strategies…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·Becker H

Labor Department Finalizes PBM Transparency Rule

The Labor Department has finalized a PBM transparency rule, a move aimed at reducing opaque prescription drug pricing…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·MHRA

Cowdenbeath funding expands community mental health support

Fife Council approved £25,000 for local mental health projects in Cowdenbeath, including SPARK group support and early intervention…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·medRxiv

Vegetation Patterns Linked to Ixodes scapularis Density in Massachusetts

Fine-scale forest features, including leaf litter, ferns, invasive plants, and low basal area, tracked with higher Ixodes scapularis…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·medRxiv

DTP Booster Modeling in Uganda Points to Bigger Gains at Higher Cost

A Uganda model found three DTP booster doses could expand protection and avert more tetanus cases, but annual…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·ClinicalTrials

ClinicalTrials.gov Glossary Only — No Study Record to Analyze

The scraped text contains ClinicalTrials.gov glossary entries only, with no trial results, endpoints, cohort data, or study synopsis…

Nov 1, 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.