Tag: public health
NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back...
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
US heat deaths run five times higher than official counts, NPR...
The undercount traces back to how death certificates get written, researchers found, after NOAA confirmed 2026 brought the hottest summer on record.
Nuclear regulator moves to drop 50-year-old radiation safety standard
The rule NRC officials are preparing to eliminate has required the nuclear industry to keep exposure below legal limits, not just under them.
The physical activity paradox: not all forms of exercise lower your...
Pooling 74 studies of more than 4.2 million people in 30 countries, researchers found leisure exercise cut dementia risk while active commuting was linked to a 10 percent higher risk.
What Trump’s vaccine order says about his relationship with MAHA moms
The order seeks to reduce the number of routine vaccines recommended for children, and the mothers who campaigned for it stood beside the president at the signing.
The first Black woman to lead the CDC will face an...
Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the first Black woman to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promising that she will show “radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity” in the role. But she faces political headwinds and practical challenges as she starts the job. Schwartz, who was confirmed Wednesday by the Senate to run […]
“Tipping Point”: Ex-CDC Official Links Cyclospora & Measles Outbreaks to Trump’s...
The United States is facing a number of major disease outbreaks, from foodborne cyclosporiasis to vaccine-preventable measles.
42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food...
A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.
US measles cases hit 2,260 as vaccine exemptions fuel worst outbreak...
With summer travel accelerating transmission and childhood immunization rates sliding, public-health analysts warn the nation is on track to forfeit the measles elimination status it has held since 2000.
Federal court orders EPA to enforce stronger soot pollution limits, rejecting...
Judge sets a February 2027 deadline for the agency to name communities breathing unhealthy fine-particle pollution, a step advocates say opens the path to cleaner air for tens of millions.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.