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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has proposed steps that would reduce economic benefits to society from new regulations. An economist who worked for Presidents Clinton and Obama calls this a strategy to justify deregulation.
New research projects that climate change could greatly increase airborne dust levels in the southwestern US, causing higher hospital admissions and premature deaths from heart and lung ailments.
Life in the human herd is complex, and we are unavoidably inter-dependent when it comes to our health. Population health science looks at the things that cause ill-health in the first place.
Each year an estimated 100 000 women have complications during childbirth which leave them with obstetric vaginal fistula.
Research shows for every 100 healthy adults vaccinated against influenza, 99 get no benefit.
South Africa's proposed new tobacco laws will tighten the grip on how cigarettes and other tobacco products are sold, marketed and regulated in the country.
Treatment for drug-resistant TB remains problematic as the painful daily injectable patients receive for at least six months leaves more than 60% deaf.
It's not all about eating leafy green vegetables and working out: Living and working conditions have a profound impact on our health. So why are politicians avoiding taking action?
Ebola has spread to a large city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Perhaps the expert handling of the Fukushima nuclear leak could provide a template for what to do next.
The medicinal plants that chimpanzees feed on in the wild could hold the key in dealing with common diseases.
The response to the latest ebola outbreak in the DRC has been rapid, well coordinated and well resourced.
The DRC has developed good systems to diagnose Ebola. But it's surveillance systems are still weak.
Littering in protest is indicative of a discordant society, and a culture of littering can tell us a lot about a society's ethos.
The truth about harms on alcohol labels may not be good for the alcohol industry, but it could be good your health.
The government has announced funding to combat loneliness in the elderly.
To give the best chance for science to have an impact, we need to present our arguments to the public in the most convincing ways we have available. Applied psychology can help.
Corruption has become one of the biggest concerns for South Africans living in a province that has erupted in violence.
Michigan officials have ended distribution of free bottled water in Flint, but many residents believe the city's water crisis is not over and have lost all trust in government.
Motor vehicle crashes are a public health crisis in the US. Distracted driving laws can save lives – but only some states have them.
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Chief Research Officer, Kenya Medical Research Institute
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Tutorial Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Stephen Duckett is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Health Program, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Health Policy, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Health, Bond University
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Professor of Public Health, Griffith University
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Alfred Deakin Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Patrick Harris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Professor of Planning and Head, City Wellbeing Program, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
