Public Health

Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability and death in the United States. May is Stroke Awareness Month. It aims to raise awareness of the risk factors and symptoms of stroke. What is a stroke? A stroke happens when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to…

A Nigerian horror story — I don’t know who started it but, since childhood, there has been stories about Palm oil and malaria. Our parents sold us this conspiracy theory that too much Palm oil causes malaria. As kids, we were not allowed to eat foods containing much palm oil. We couldn’t enjoy the roasted…

The month of May saw the convergence of the US Mental Health Awareness Month, the UK Mental Health Awareness Week, and the European Mental Health Week. All building on a long and growing international tradition of dedicating this month to mental health activities and campaigns. As ever, this month also…

Do Not Enter. Wrong Way. A simple enough injunction A truly remarkable red sign Spare, consisting of a circle, a square, a rectangle. The kind of ninety-degree angles you’d expect of a freeway sign. Signs like that are for People going places at high speeds. Signs like that give it straight To people who know the value of rules. But this sign is posted high on an upper deck And aimed at an angle that is seen

To comprehend the gravity of this crisis, let’s examine some statistics. In the realm of public health, certain issues garner more attention than others. Infectious diseases, obesity, and mental health problems often take center stage. However, there is a silent crisis that remains largely underrepresented — childhood adverse experiences. These…

What if we taught our children that maintaining strong relationships is as important as maintaining oral hygiene? That a contemplative practice promotes health, just as handwashing does? What if we took a public health approach to mental health? A preventative, public health approach is the critical missing ingredient in our…

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to review a $39 million settlement that resolved a Roundup class action lawsuit centered around consumers’ claims that Monsanto and its owner, Bayer AG, did not include cancer warning labels on its glyphosate-based weedkilling products. The settlement that the Supreme Court refused to…

Attorney General Keith Ellison, on behalf of the state of Minnesota, has struck a $60 million deal with Juul Labs and the Altria Group to address the companies’ roles in fueling the state’s youth vaping spike. The agreement came just before closing arguments were set to commence in the first…

Hello!! I know you all have been desperately awaiting the update on how I’m enjoying my time here at PHRII. I am going to try my absolute best to keep up with these. Thankfully, I like to talk a lot, so I’m hoping it translates into writing, too. DAY 1…