Tag: Public Health

Although humans are also often exposed to the chemicals through food, consumer goods, and air, the soluble quality of PFASs makes water an exceptionally high source of exposure.

Mylan’s CEO Heather Bresch, who saw her compensation increase by nearly 700% from 2007 to 2015, could draw "greater regulatory scrutiny and headline risk" as a result of such price increases.

Oxitec, the British biotech firm, is confident that their genetically modified “OX513A” mosquito will significantly cut the population of Zika-carrying mosquitos in this geographic region.

As a mother of two with over four years of practice as an emergency medicine physician, Sabry is uniquely qualified to share her perspectives about this issue.

This innovative technology has the potential to improve healthcare in a huge way for thousands of patients, but it is only accessible for the wealthy in some states.

Mylan has previously fought against its competitor Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' application to the FDA for approval of its generic EpiPen

Targeting transport infrastructure alone is not enough to counteract the negative impact that rising city populations will have on the health of citizens.

Baltimore, the city that saw a nearly record-breaking 344 homicides, and 900 people shot in 2015, piloted the Safe Streets Program in an effort to reduce street violence, a leading factor for much of the city’s ER overcrowding.

While one in three American children is considered overweight or obese, in Napa County the numbers are mind-boggling.

Almost 200 children's hospitals in the country were evaluated based on key clinical data and detailed surveys, with only eleven hospitals ranking at the top in three or more specialties.