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In 2024, state legislatures introduced an all-time record of 533 bills targeting LGBTQ+ populations. These policies create a patchwork of legal landscapes that vary widely between and within states, affecting aspects of everyday life ranging […]

Can’t find eggs at your local grocery store? You’re not alone. The recent H5N1 bird flu has led to the culling of millions of egg-laying chickens, leading to higher egg prices and egg shortages across […]

New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird markets in the city.This […]

Using data from the latest census, York University researchers from the Faculty of Health found Canadians who identify as gender diverse experience disability at rates much higher than their cis counterparts. In particular, nonbinary individuals […]

With Los Angeles still reeling from the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires, a new report on California blazes from earlier years finds the toll on survivors’ hearts can be severe.This post was originally published on […]

As California’s Central Valley makes headlines for the growing number of people testing positive for the bird flu from exposure to dairy cows, Rais Vohra, MD, professor at UC San Francisco, Fresno and interim health […]

Based on survey data, young adults covered by Tobacco 21 (T21) laws say they are smoking less. Biomarkers paint a smokier picture. Despite recent reports of tobacco bans’ success, new research shows 18- to 20-year-olds […]

So-called “active desks”—sit/stand desks, desk bikes with pedals (known as cycling desks) and traditional stationary bikes—are increasingly being made available in schools and workplaces. Unfortunately, however, they rarely come with proper instructions on how to […]

Researchers from The George Institute for Global Health, with collaborators from Strathmore Business School in Kenya and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, are researching the rapidly growing e-pharmacy sector in India and […]

For competitors in high-speed sports, crashes are an inevitable risk, yet many elite athletes say it can be tough to get back on their bikes—or skis—even if their body heals. Some never recover.This post was […]