Over 1.5 billion people worldwide are affected by some degree of hearing loss. While it is often linked to aging, a lesser-known but significant cause is infections contracted during childhood and ...

Public health policies are more likely to be effective and sustainable when citizens are involved in their development, a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health has found.The ...

Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk to public health, according to a new study from researchers at Cornell ...

The media needs to do more to report on the mental health impact of climate change, according to a new public health study out of the University of Alberta. Climate change is adversely affecting ...

If you’re the type of person to crack open a diet soft drink at 3 p.m. when you’re looking for a pick-me-up without the calories, a new study says that this daily habit might be doing more harm than ...

A Harvard School of Public Health study published Oct. 21 found that ecological changes in the Brazilian Amazon have led to a significant increase in the risk of malaria transmission. In the study, ...

Conflicting findings in environmental epidemiology have long stalled consensus on the health effects of toxic chemicals. A new study suggests that one major reason for these inconsistencies may be the ...

Healthy forests in protected Indigenous territories could help reduce the risk of certain illnesses for humans, a new study shows. Different factors influence how effective Indigenous territories are ...

A new study conducted by researchers at the Colorado School of Public Health has revealed critical insights into how ICU capacity influenced patient mortality during the heights of the COVID-19 ...

All of these factors can significantly impact airport contributions to local and regional air quality. In addition, the health impacts associated with airport emissions depend on the location of the ...

As a student in one of SLU’s public health programs, you’ll: Learn from some of the nation's foremost public health researchers and participate in high-profile, vital research. Get hands-on ...