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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. With the help of a science mentor, each article in the Nobel Collection has been reviewed by kids themselves to ensure it is understandable, fun, and engaging before publication. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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New York City data show first decline in overdose deaths in four years — but widening disparities

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Drug overdose deaths in New York City decreased in 2023 for the first time in four years, according to data released Thursday by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The rate of overdose death in 2023 (44.0

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‘No one can see you now’: What states are doing to boost primary care

Association of Health Care Journalists

Evidence abounds that access to primary care improves health and lowers costs. And yet, only 5% of health care spending in this country goes to primary care, less than in any other Western democracy. Freyer is a health care journalist based in Rhode Island. Prior to that, he was CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island.

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Moving beyond “vaguely interested”. Wanless 20 years on.

Sheffield DPH

Public Health” in almost all guises won’t deliver results fast enough on the right now issues. In the medium to long term pretty much everybody says “public health” is “the answer” In whole or in part. Some talk about “prevention” or “public health”. Not into health. Of that there is no doubt.

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Examining Salmonella Typhi and Typhoid Fever

Gideon

In some outbreaks, typhoid has primarily affected school-aged children, with cases in infants and toddlers being quite rare. She stopped working for private clients and worked instead at several public restaurants as well as at Sloane Maternity Hospital. Health-care personnel should follow stool precautions. 171-182, 2013.

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SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall

BU School of Public Health Blog

school news SPH Plugs In: Our Favorites This Fall Members of the SPH community share recommendations for the books, films, podcasts, and other content that has resonated with them as they study, research, and practice public health. For peers who share her interest in women’s health, she recommends the documentary podcast Bodies.

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Can We Predict Our Ability to Conceive?

BU School of Public Health Blog

Many experts attribute this decline to educational, economic, and social factors that have slowed teen birth rates and prompted a growing trend in delayed childrearing until older ages. The web-based preconception cohort study is the largest of its kind worldwide, following thousands of individuals ages 21-45 who are trying to conceive.