All articles tagged: Public Health & Prevention

The Madrid regional government on Thursday cancelled the traditional annual herding of flocks of sheep through the centre of the Spanish capital scheduled for Sunday as a...

An updated analysis provides more information about firearm-related mortality, and one researcher calls for a regional approach in addressing this challenge.

The First Nations Clean Water Act could help in coming years, though questions remain among community members.

Olivér Várhelyi, the former European neighbourhood and enlargement chief, has no health background and faces a battle to win approval by the European Parliament.

The top U.S. health official said on Wednesday it would be "tragic" for the world to miss out on key reforms to the global pandemic response and that a treaty deal was...

Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the...

Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the...

Europe is increasingly facing bouts of heat so intense that the human body cannot cope, as climate change continues to raise temperatures, the EU's Copernicus climate...

European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers' new zero-tobacco heat sticks, moving to close the loopholes they were designed to...

Recent assessments have led to a European Commission proposal for a wider ban on BPA in food contact materials.

New Zealand will repeal on Tuesday a world-first law banning tobacco sales for future generations, the government said, even while researchers and campaigners warned of the...

Air pollution still claims a staggering 300,000 lives annually in the European Union, emerging as the top environmental threat.

Researchers sought to find out if administering 8 mg rather than 4 mg of naloxone increased the odds of survival after an overdose.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce plans on Monday to ban the sale of disposable vapes to prevent their use by children, and reiterate the government's...

The Dutch have just restricted mobile device use in school classrooms. But does too much screentime affect cognition? European experts weigh in.

A new evaluation by the European Food Safety Authority has set a new level for safe consumption of the sweetener while confirming that a warning label will still be necessary.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged governments to treat e-cigarettes similarly to tobacco and ban all flavors, threatening cigarette companies' bets on...

Univadis Italy recently spoke to a Belgian intensive care physician who, as a member of the Shifters health professionals committee, is working on decarbonizing the economy.

WHO urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.

Learn why American life expectancy has eroded and what you can do with patients to help fix the problem.

New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, accusing the beverage and snack food giant of polluting the environment and endangering public health through its single-use plastic bottles, caps and wrappers.

Heat-related illnesses and deaths are rising as the world warms, experts said on Tuesday, forecasting a 370% surge in yearly heat deaths by mid-century if the world warms by 2 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. 

The director of the Pan American Health Organization is taking lessons learned from the pandemic to reshape the region's healthcare sector.

Vast medical databases have connected dots where smaller randomized trials could not. But the United States has a long way to go.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is considering introducing measures that would ban the next generation from ever being able to buy cigarettes.

The latest e-nose features an energy-efficient design that researchers hope will be applicable in food and healthcare settings.