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Public Health Archive

Archives for May 2025

Public Health
This city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandalThis city’s lead poisoning crisis should be a national scandal
Public Health

What happens when the federal government will no longer respond to a local health crisis?

By Dylan Scott
Public Health
How a fix for smoking sparked a new crisisHow a fix for smoking sparked a new crisis
Public Health

Uh oh, the quest for a safer cigarette may have backfired.

By Dylan Scott
Health
Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?Does medicine have an overdiagnosis problem?
Health

When it comes to our health, maybe we should be testing and diagnosing less.

By Dylan Scott
Philanthropy
Bill Gates shows what the end of perpetual philanthropy looks likeBill Gates shows what the end of perpetual philanthropy looks like
Philanthropy

Why billionaires need to give more — and give faster.

By Benjamin Soskis
Health
The cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explainedThe cruelest cut in the Republican budget bill, explained
Health

Why people who work could still lose their health insurance.

By Dylan Scott
Good News
How the US turned the tide on drug overdose deathsHow the US turned the tide on drug overdose deaths
Good News

The record drop in drug overdose deaths, briefly explained.

By Bryan Walsh
Public Health
Trump picked a wellness influencer to be surgeon general and it’s breaking MAHA brainsTrump picked a wellness influencer to be surgeon general and it’s breaking MAHA brains
Public Health

A movement fueled by conspiracy theories is starting conspiracy theories about its latest nominee.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
Americans are dying younger. 5 science-based tips could reverse the trend.Americans are dying younger. 5 science-based tips could reverse the trend.
Future Perfect

How to live longer — and healthier.

By Bryan Walsh
Vaccines
4 charts explain the measles outbreak, as cases top 1,0004 charts explain the measles outbreak, as cases top 1,000
Vaccines

We’re in the middle of the worst measles outbreak in 30 years.

By Dylan Scott
Future Perfect
The future to fighting airborne viruses is in…lamps?The future to fighting airborne viruses is in…lamps?
Future Perfect

How to block the next Covid in mid-air.

By Dylan Matthews
The Gray Area
Did our politics fail us during Covid?Did our politics fail us during Covid?
Podcast
The Gray Area

Political scientist Frances Lee examines the “noble lies” and truth-seeking failures of the pandemic.

By Sean Illing

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