Public Health

L.A. County’s first flu death confirmed; season could be severe
Los Angeles County has seen its first flu death in a season that health officials have warned could be severe. ...

MAHA idealism meets political reality as RFK Jr. attempts to wrangle a growing movement
NEW YORK — NEW YORK (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent recent Wednesday showered with praise from the vice ...
Scientists criticize food manufacturers for massive profits from sales of unhealthy ultraprocessed food
Certain ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs, are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry ...

An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics
MUSINA, South Africa. It's 6am and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the first people to arrive at the Diepsloot public ...

What to Know About the New ‘Subclade K’ Flu Variant
UK flu season arrives early started growing in Octobermore than a month earlier than epidemiologists typically expect the season to ...

At ‘Make America Healthy Again’ summit, Vance praises RFK Jr. for defying convention
WASHINGTON — Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday praised HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s willingness to question established science ...

L.A. County stores must stop selling kratom and 7-OH, health agency says
Los Angeles County officials intend to immediately remove kratom and its synthetic extract, sometimes called 7-OH, from shelves. Inspectors will ...

The Dark Side of Daylight Saving Time
It's no secret that we live in a sleep-deprived society. More than a third of Americans don't sleep enoughdefined as ...








