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2016: A Year in Review

Mr. Epidemiology

Thanks to all our old and new Public Health Perspectives readers for your support over the year. Lets wrap up the year by reviewing our most popular stories of 2016. April 2016: Perhaps there is a drug that can prolong your life. billion individuals from 1999 to 2014 aged 40 to 76. million women (mortality rates of 596.3

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Juvenile detention centers in NC under scrutiny for use of isolation

NC Health News

Lassiter declined NC Health News’ interview request for this story, citing department policy against commenting on pending litigation. NC Health News spoke to nearly a dozen advocates and juvenile attorneys familiar with the state’s juvenile justice system and with conditions in youth detention centers.

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Voting from the ER: How health care workers are driving civic engagement

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here. Lisa Schavrien worked as a nurse for more than a decade before considering the link between voting and health. But the night before Election Day in 2016, a pregnant patient arrived at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan.

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Emergency department boarding: Covering the hidden horror story

Association of Health Care Journalists

You can learn a lot by watching a two-part video of a boarding summit convened in October by the HHS Agency for Health Quality and Research. Boarding reflects health care system failures. Massachusetts health authorities called on providers and health plans to take steps to free up capacity. Tell patient stories.

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Residents say Pennsylvania has failed communities after state studies linked fracking to child cancer

Environmental Health News

PITTSBURGH — More than a year after the Pennsylvania Department of Health published three studies linking fracking to cancer and other health effects, advocates say the agency failed to keep promises to help residents living near fracking wells. In 2016, her 19-year-old son Luke died from a rare bone cancer.

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How Heat-Health Alerts contribute to keeping the vulnerable safe this summer

UK Health Security

This week’s higher temperatures have triggered a yellow Heat-Health Alert, issued for England by the Met Office and UKHSA. While some may question the necessity of such warnings, it's crucial to understand the significant health implications that accompany changes in temperature. Who is at risk and how does heat impact health?

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Antidepressants Can Rewire Your Mind to the Point of Committing Violent Crimes

Mercola

Mental health in America is slowly deteriorating. According to a report from TIME, only 31% of adults rated their mental health as "excellent" in 2022, which went down from 43% two decades prior. Between January 2016 and December 2022, the monthly antidepressant dispensing rate among Americans aged 12 to 25 years old rose by 66.3%.