Public health

Public health

While there has been a decrease in gonorrhoea diagnoses, ominous rises in drug-resistant cases reveal alarming trends in sexually transmitted infections across England.

Locke defines tyranny as the exercise of power beyond right, highlighting that true governance must aim for the welfare of citizens, not personal ambition.

Venomous snakebite is the biggest public health crisis you've never heard of, each year claiming around 140,000 lives and causing millions of injuries globally.

Researchers have found that pollutants in the Tijuana River, which carries raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana, are also turning up in the air along the coast near the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Singapore freshwater crab, Johora singaporensis, faces endangerment due to habitat specificity and urban pressure, prompting a governmental conservation effort.

Genomic evidence indicates that bed bugs may have been some of the earliest urban insect pests, adapting successfully to city living through genetic evolution.

The report indicates a consensus among agencies highlighting major childhood health issues, but critics argue it oversimplifies the complexities of chronic disease and public health.

In his latest work, The Plea, Halloran explores how smallpox went from perhaps the deadliest infectious disease in human history to a fading memory.

The researchers found that individuals living within two miles of golf courses are at a significantly higher risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared to those farther away.