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Public Health Archive

Archives for December 2014

Science
New report: Drug-resistant infections will kill more people than cancer by 2050New report: Drug-resistant infections will kill more people than cancer by 2050
Science

Governments around the world are growing increasingly worried about the threat of superbugs.

By Julia Belluz
Science
Where Americans are using the most prescription painkillersWhere Americans are using the most prescription painkillers
Science

And other findings from a new report on opioids use.

By Julia Belluz
Science
The CDC might suggest all men consider getting circumcised. Here’s how to interpret this.The CDC might suggest all men consider getting circumcised. Here’s how to interpret this.
Science

An HIV doctor offers help with a difficult decision.

By Julia Belluz
Health
10 things you need to know about the pill to prevent HIV10 things you need to know about the pill to prevent HIV
Health

On World Aids Day, here’s what you need to know about what’s being billed as a miracle drug in the AIDS epidemic.

By Julia Belluz

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