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Public Health: the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals." Analyzing the health of a population and the threats is the basis for public health. The "public" in question can be as small as a handful of people, an entire village or it can be as large as several continents, in the case of a pandemic. "Health" takes into account physical, mental and social well-being. It is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, according to the World Health Organization.
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JAN 22, 2025Earth & The Environment
Research has shown that flooding, caused by events like atmospheric rivers and torrential thunderstorms, is increasing i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2025Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2025Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research assessed cannabis use in the state of Kentucky before the implemen ...Written By: Kerry CharronJAN 12, 2025Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 10, 2025Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabis be a suitable substitute for cigarettes as the price of the latter continues to rise? This is what a recent ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 08, 2025Earth & The Environment
For several days, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles was warning of an extremely dangerous wind event that woul ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 06, 2025Earth & The Environment
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every y ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 05, 2025Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
In late November 2024, the World Health Organization was alerted to a serious public health crisis in a region of the Co ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 29, 2024Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 26, 2024Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 20, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2024Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
A rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been approved for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 29, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists have already said that 2024 will be the hottest recorded year, and 2023 had already set a record for being 2. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The CDC and other officials in several US states are currently investigating a multistate outbreak of severe E coli infe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 19, 2024Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 10, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Research has shown that flooding, caused by events like atmospheric rivers and torrential thunderstorms, is increasing i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Hydroclimate whiplash is a term to refer to rapid weather shifts between very wet and intensely dry, and this phenomenon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research assessed cannabis use in the state of Kentucky before the implemen
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JAN 12, 2025
Microbiology
Cases of norovirus have been surging around the United States in recent weeks. Norovirus is a very contagious pathogen t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 10, 2025
Cannabis Sciences
Can cannabis be a suitable substitute for cigarettes as the price of the latter continues to rise? This is what a recent
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 08, 2025
Earth & The Environment
For several days, the National Weather Service in Los Angeles was warning of an extremely dangerous wind event that woul
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of infectious d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 06, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people every y
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 05, 2025
Microbiology
This story, like the virus it is about, continues to evolve. This article summarizes some of the recent findings and opi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
In late November 2024, the World Health Organization was alerted to a serious public health crisis in a region of the Co
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 29, 2024
Microbiology
Organic molecules have a property known as chirality, in which the structure can be either 'right-handed'; or 'left-hand
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 26, 2024
Microbiology
Could getting a vaccine one day be as simple as applying an inexpensive skin cream? New research reported in Nature has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 20, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Some species of the parasite Trypanosoma brucei can a serious and deadly illness caused sleeping sickness. These parasit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious illness now known as Disease X, which has sickened hundreds
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2024
Earth & The Environment
According to NASA, the hottest years on record are the ten most recent years, and 2023 was the warmest on record since p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
A rapid diagnostic test for tuberculosis (TB) has been approved for the first time by the World Health Organization (WHO
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
High temperatures are known to be a killer, and historically, it is not unusual for extreme heat to cause tens of thousa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have already said that 2024 will be the hottest recorded year, and 2023 had already set a record for being 2.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Avian flu, particularly the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, have caused huge amounts of wild and agricultural bi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The CDC and other officials in several US states are currently investigating a multistate outbreak of severe E coli infe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 19, 2024
Microbiology
Oropouche virus (OROV) was first identified in a human patient in 1955 in a fevered charcoal worker on Trinidad, a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 10, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The FDA has a site where people can check the expiration dates, and potential extensions on those dates, for at-home COV
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch