Public Health in the News (1/1/20 – 1/11/20)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The American Cancer Society reported that cancer death rates in United States had the largest single-year drop between 2016 [...]
American Cancer Society
Public Health in the News (3/24/19 – 3/30/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has surpassed 1,000 cases and is now the second-deadliest outbreak in [...]
Public Health in the News (1/27/19 – 2/9/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global New report shows that 45 packaged fruit juices tested positive for heavy metals. The measles outbreak in the Philippines is [...]
Public Health in the News (1/6/19 – 1/12/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global New research suggests that Rift Valley fever may be even more dangerous to pregnant women than Zika virus. National New [...]
The Updated Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Two weeks ago today, the American Cancer Society released updated guidelines regarding colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer [...]
Public Health in the News (5/27/18 – 6/2/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor National The American Cancer Society now recommends colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45, rather than age 50. President Trump [...]
Public Health in the News (12/31/17 – 1/6/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global The World Health Organization has approved an effective and inexpensive typhoid vaccine for global use. National The American [...]
Public Health in the News (10/1/17 – 10/7/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Madagascar is suffering from a fast-spreading plague outbreak and the World Health Organization has sent 1.2 million doses of [...]
