Public Health in the News (5/26/19 – 6/1/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global According to a large British study, dog owners are four times more likely than people without dogs to meet today’s [...]
young adult health
Public Health in the News (5/5/19 – 5/11/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are [...]
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 (12/16/18 – 1/5/19)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief National The Surgeon General released an advisory calling teenage e-cigarette use an epidemic in the United States. According to the [...]
Two birds, one stone: The unmet need of targeted interventions for poor sleep and smoking habits in young adults
By Misol Kwon, RN, BSN Although the prevalence of conventional cigarette smoking has been decreasing over the last couple of decades [1,2], electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) [...]
Public Health in the News (1/14/18 – 1/20/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global Study finds that women using oral contraceptives had lower risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer, and that the risks were lower [...]
A New Era of Hypertension: The Updated Guidelines and How They Affect You
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Last week, during the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, the nation’s leading experts announced new blood pressure [...]
Public Health in the News (8/27/17 – 9/2/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor National New study suggests that an anti-inflammatory drug may lower the risk of having a heart attack. The FDA has approved the first [...]
