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Population-health trends, prevention and regulation, from nicotine and vaping to the policies shaping everyday health.

Flu Shot Timing Does Not Alter Vaccine Effectiveness, Real-World Data Shows

Time of Day Does Not Impact Flu Shot Effectiveness, Study Finds

Black U.S. Patients Missed in Long COVID Diagnoses, Study Finds

Black U.S. Patients Frequently Missed in Long COVID Diagnoses

A cheap old antidepressant eased long COVID fatigue. The benefit faded once people stopped taking it

Fluvoxamine beat placebo for long COVID fatigue in a 399-person trial, metformin did nothing

US Measles Surge: 2026 Cases Exceed Previous Record Within Five Months

US Measles Cases Hit 30-Year High, Surpassing 2025 Record

Murdoch Children's Research Institute Warning: Rising Antibiotic Resistance in Pediatric Care

MCRI Warns of 35,000 Annual U.S. Deaths from Antibiotic Resistance

Cross-Protection Study Evaluates Merck Ebola Vaccine for Bundibugyo Outbreak in DRC

Study Supports Testing Merck Ebola Vaccine in Expanding DRC Outbreak

FDA's peer review of seven peptides highlights a looming public-health dilemma

FDA panel debates legal compounding of seven peptides amid safety concerns

Mental Health in Older Adults: The Global Burden and a New Brain-Stimulation Trial

What WHO data and a new TMS trial say about late-life depression

Study Uncovers Autoantibody Immune Defect Behind Severe COVID-19

Pre-existing B-cell autoantibodies linked to severe COVID-19 risk

Vaping in Decline as Young Australians Shift to Oral Nicotine Pouches

Young Australians Pivot to Oral Nicotine as Vaping Rates Fall