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Food, Nutrition, Diet

The bottom line on ultra-processed plant-based meat

When it comes to burgers, plant-based patties are a better option than beef for personal and planetary health.

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Environment & Climate Health

Beach closed? Blame it on bacteria.

Hannah Greenwald Healy, an expert on water quality, explains the most common reasons that ocean, lake, or pond beaches temporarily close during the summer.

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Child & Maternal Health

Training program supports maternal health research in Mississippi Delta

The School recently hosted early-stage investigators focused on improving maternal health outcomes in the Mississippi Delta.

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Global Health

Startups vie for investor funding in Health Systems Innovation Lab competition

Angelica, a personalized AI agent designed to support pediatric patients and their families, won this year’s Venture Building Program.

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Mental Health

Global suicide rates highest among older adults, particularly men, study finds

Around the world, suicide rates are higher among older adults than all other age groups combined—and higher among older men than older women, according to a new study.

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Biological sex at birth isn’t random, study finds

A child’s biological sex at birth may not be a 50-50 toss-up, according to a new study.

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Global Health

Childhood lead exposure leads to billions in productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries

A new study quantifies the large productivity losses in low- and middle-income countries—billions of dollars’ worth—that can be attributed to lead exposure in children.

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Opinion: Independent medical journals key to medical progress

Medical journals must be able to operate independently, free of political interference, according to two editors of such journals.

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Food, Nutrition, Diet

Loss of NIH funding jeopardizes landmark Puerto Rico nutrition, health studies

Josiemer Mattei discusses public health research projects in Puerto Rico that are at risk after funding was cut.

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Food, Nutrition, Diet

Indian Ocean fisheries play significant role in providing food, nutritional health for millions

Seafood from the Indian Ocean, which contains high levels of micronutrients relative to its share of the global seafood supply, plays a critical role in providing nutritious food and nutritional security for millions who live near the ocean and beyond.

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