
PBS Newshour - 6 hours 6 min ago
The COVID pandemic overwhelmed our health care system and killed well over a million Americans. Fast-tracked vaccines saved millions, but missteps in the response and misinformation online have damaged trust. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the state of America's public health system and whether it's prepared for the next pandemic with Dr. Josh Sharfstein and Elizabeth Cameron. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

The Independent - 6 hours 6 min ago
48% of men aged 18 to 49 had an account with at least one sports betting platform, according to one study...

Advocate - 14 hours 9 min ago
One of the country's most prominent public health leaders is openly mocking two of President Donald Trump's top Cabinet officials, accusing Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of replacing science with ideology and turning public health into a performance of quackery.

The Guardian - 17 hours 6 min ago
Banning an industry that is brutal to animals could be one of the most consequential public-health measures in decades Every year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk considerably in recent years, it poses a disproportionately large risk to human health. There's a real chance that the next pandemic could be incubated within the cramped confines of a fur farm, and banning the cruel and senseless...

The Guardian - 19 hours 5 min ago
The gambling crisis demands a public health response' and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says Gambling addiction is spiraling "out of control" in the US, a leading campaigner for stricter guardrails has warned, as experts from around the world are set to gather in Boston to push for more regulation of the industry. The rapid expansion of online gambling, prediction markets and sports betting platforms, "demands a public health response", according to Harry...