Public Health

New way to improve access to opioid addiction treatment

A new study has tried to address the gap by interviewing more than 200 people in West Virginia who have suffered from opioid use disorder and have been in MAT.

This tick season, beware the tiny bugs that can carry Lyme disease – a...

Lyme disease – spread by ticks that can be as small as a pinhead – affects at least 30,000 people per year in the United States.

Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health concern – researchers...

Up to 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water at levels above the legal limit of 10 parts per billion.

An uptick in ticks: Don’t let ticks make you sick

Bites from infected ticks are responsible for about a half-million new illnesses each year in the U.S. And those numbers are rising.

Could ‘new’ antibiotic treatment prevent chronic Lyme disease?

Every year, tens of thousands of new Lyme disease patients find that their symptoms persist even after the standard course of antibiotic treatment. Instead of...

Some mixed-fruit juices and soft drinks have higher level of toxic metals

A new study from Tulane University has found that some commonly consumed beverages contain levels of toxic metals that exceed federal drinking water standards. The...

No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took...

It’s 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and...

How to be sushi smart: tips on avoiding anisakis disease

From sushi and sashimi (Japan) to poke bowls (Hawaii) and ceviche (Peru), consumption of raw or undercooked fish and other seafood is becoming increasingly...

Deadly fungus Candida auris is spreading across US hospitals – a physician answers 5...

In late March 2023, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlighted the threat posed by a rapidly spreading fungus called Candida auris...

Tick bite? What you should do to reduce your chances of getting sick

Tick bites can make people sick and may spread Lyme disease and many other illnesses. A bite from one type of tick can even...