Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Cervical cancer prevention communication gaps seen in Dutch migrant communities

Dutch focus groups found major communication gaps in cervical cancer prevention for women of Turkish, Moroccan and Syrian origin, with calls for co-created outreach.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·Becker H

Real-World Data Can Strengthen the Clinician-Investigator Pipeline

Real-world data may help early-career clinician-researchers generate faster, more practical evidence while building durable academic skills.

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·MHRA

England varicella rates stayed seasonal before routine MMRV vaccine roll-out

England’s 2025 chickenpox surveillance found seasonal peaks, high rates in young children, and hospitalisations consistent with historical levels.

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·Lan PH

Climate-Sensitive Health Counselling Could Reshape Occupational Therapy Practice

European OT experts say climate-sensitive health counselling can fit routine care, but ethical tensions and limited planetary-health scope…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·Lan PH

Public health needs mobilisation beyond better data, Lancet comment says

The Lancet Public Health comment argues that public health now has better data than ever, but still struggles…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

Urban Expansion in Gambella Town Accelerated Sharply From 2005 to 2025

Remote sensing and Random Forest mapping show rapid built-up growth in Gambella Town, with major land conversion and…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

Normalized p-Control Charts Improve Early COVID-19 Outbreak Detection

A normalized p-control chart with sequential monitoring improved early local COVID-19 outbreak detection and localized onset prediction across…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

Evidence-based practice gaps persist among nurses in Ethiopia study

A cross-sectional study in Siltie Zone found fewer than half of nurses used evidence-based practice well, with training,…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·PLOS Med

Algorithmic recourse reform hits structural limits in digital health systems

A formal model using 11 stages found single-barrier fixes barely improve algorithmic recourse, with major implications for digital…

Nov 1, 2026

Public Health·Ann Intern Med

Pertussis burden rebounded sharply by 2023 in global study

Global analysis found pertussis incidence and mortality declined long term but rebounded after the pandemic, with infants in…

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.