Public Health Experts
Coverage of Public Health Experts in the Nexus archive.
- Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
The FDA permitted Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Public health experts acknowledge potential benefits for current smokers but express concerns about youth addiction risks.
- Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers but express concern about potential addiction among young people.
- The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
The White House promotes healthy eating but has eliminated the SNAP-Ed nutrition education program, confusing nutrition advocates and public health experts. The decision conflicts with the Trump administration's Make America Healthy Again agenda.
- One of the most prominent pro-mask mandate studies during the COVID pandemic was a misleading failure
A prominent 2020 study supporting mask mandates was criticized for flawed methodology and misleading conclusions, which were used by the CDC and other organizations to justify public health policies. The study's analysis of mask effectiveness relied on an implausible timeframe for measuring policy impact, contradicting known incubation periods of COVID-19.
- 'Speed, money and compassion' - lessons from an Ebola survivor and other experts
The article discusses lessons from the 2014 West Africa Ebola outbreak, including insights from a survivor and experts on addressing the current epidemic. Key themes include speed, funding, and compassionate approaches to combatting the disease.
- COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus
Americans are showing heightened concern about Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks following their experience with COVID-19. However, public health experts indicate they do not anticipate these diseases will develop into another pandemic. The article examines how the pandemic has shaped public perception of emerging infectious diseases.
- COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus
Americans are expressing heightened concern about Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks following their experience with COVID-19. However, public health experts indicate that another pandemic similar to COVID-19 is not anticipated from these pathogens.