Heart attacks and high blood pressure are on the rise in Africa – what does air pollution have to do with it?

Heart attacks and high blood pressure are on the rise in Africa – what does air pollution have to do with it?

Air pollution has an alarming effect on global health. In 2019, it was responsible for 4.2 million global deaths. Inhaling air pollution harms health in many different ways beyond simply having effects on the lungs. Over 70% of air pollution deaths are due to cardiovascular diseases – diseases of the heart and blood vessels, such as […]

HHS Nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., Would Be a Disaster for Public Health, Predict Experts

HHS Nominee Robert Kennedy Jr., Would Be a Disaster for Public Health, Predict Experts

By Sunita Sohrabji, EthicMediaServices | Editorial credit: Ringo Chiu / shutterstock.com  Critics believe Kennedy is unfit to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, because he will gut funding for public health research. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to head up Health and Human Services is likely to gut public health research, […]

The World is Facing Multiple Public Health Threats: Are We Prepared?

The World is Facing Multiple Public Health Threats: Are We Prepared?

By Sunita Sohrabji, EthicMediaServices | Editorial credit: TZIDO SUN / shuttertsock.com  Avian flu, Oropouche, Mpox, Norovirus, human metapneumovirus, and the ongoing threat of Covid-19 are some of the many public health challenges the world faces this year. Climate change is causing many of these outbreaks to erupt at a faster pace. As 2025 unfolds, the […]