Category: Public Health

Public Health

Youth E-Cigarette Use Falls to One-Third of 2019 Peak

New data from the FDA and CDC reveals that e-cigarette use among US youth has dropped to 1.63 million in 2024, down from over 5 million in 2019.

Public Health

New Method Removes More Than 98% of Nanoplastics from Water

A liquid-based solution uses a solvent to trap the plastic particles, leaving clean water behind.

Public Health

High-performance ICUs Had Lower Pandemic Mortality Rates

ICU mortality rates during the pandemic were significantly lower in ICUs that exhibited high efficiency, pre-COVID-19.

Pediatrics

How the Immune System Turned Against Itself in Children with MIS-C

A study uncovers how an autoimmune response triggered by COVID-19 leads to multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Smoking

Are Tobacco Companies Quietly Replacing Nicotine with Untested Chemicals in E-Cigarettes?

Duke Health researchers report that some tobacco companies are substituting nicotine with untested chemicals in e-cigarettes, potentially bypassing regulations and posing unknown health risks.

Healthcare & Policy

How the Health of Your Lungs Is Linked to the Bacteria in Your Gut

The effects of the gut microbiome on our health are far-reaching—research shows that even our lungs are influenced by this community of microbes.