Public Health & Policy

41+ min ago   (567+ words) Thanks to the country’s efforts in this area, hepatitis-related liver cancer rates are declining. However, those for liver cancer linked to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), more commonly known as fatty liver disease, are…...

20+ min ago   (940+ words) According to a consumer survey released by Japanese smoking-accessories and lifestyle-products company Lightec Inc. on Sept. 29, 49.5% of respondents said they would consider reducing tobacco consumption if prices rose further, while 25.1% would consider moving to cheaper brands and 14.5% would consider switching…...

3+ min ago   (298+ words) Stakeholders in the transport sector have commended the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) and the Abidjan Lagos Corridor (ALCO) for sustaining the enlightenment campaign on the prevention of HIV/ AIDS among port users. The stakeholders who gave the commendation at the…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (444+ words) This study examined the associations of eating behaviours and physical activity (PA) with depressive symptom severity and the mediating role of self-efficacy among college students in Northwest China. Specific eating behaviours and PA are associated with depressive symptom severity, and…...

53+ min ago   (358+ words) Governor Mai Mala Buni The Yobe State Primary Health Care Board (YSPHCB), in collaboration with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), has intensified preparations for the implementation of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in primary schools across the state, with renewed…...

6+ min ago   (451+ words) Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is a growing condition in Australia, with more than 400,000 people and counting living with dementia. Currently around 244 people each day are joining the population with dementia. Dr Dean Sherzai And Dr Ayesha Sherzai are a husband-wife…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (236+ words) A two-year study found that beverages containing low-calorie sweeteners do not offer a statistically significant advantage over water in terms of weight loss and weight maintenance, according to the “News-Medical” website. The SWITCH study involved 493 overweight or obese individuals, divided…...

4+ hour ago   (1186+ words) Covid-19 may no longer be a pandemic, but it continues to pose a greater risk of severe illness and death than influenza, particularly among older adults and immunocompromised patients, according to a Korean infectious disease specialist. Yet vaccination rates among…...

28+ min ago   (767+ words) In a paper which has just been published in the Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health, called Next-Generation Mild-to-Moderate Pain Management Pathway: A Strategy for Reversing the Opioid Crisis, co-author and pharmacist Mark Burdon warns: “Some of the current analgesic…...

7+ hour, 6+ min ago   (537+ words) It was a busy summer for the Northern Kentucky Health Department, which strives to keep our region healthy in every way. Food health inspections, wellness kiosks. school inspections, warnings about contagions — and more — are always on the lists. Here are…...