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Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski

Joint Statement on Behalf of Health Policy Deans, Scholars, and the American Public Health Association

Lynn Goldman issued a statement below on behalf of the public health amici in on decision in Health and Hospital Corp. of Marion County v. Talevski.

Supreme Court Building

Media Tip Sheet: Alabama Redistricting Supreme Court Decision

In a surprising 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a challenge to Alabama’s congressional map.

Canadian fires threaten air quality

Media Tip Sheet: Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Remains Hazardous, Expands Reach

The east coast continues to face hazardous and unhealthy air quality levels from Canada’s wildfires with many cities experiencing the worst air quality in years

Electrical wires

Media Tip Sheet: New CA Law Would Require Electricity Bill to be Determined by Income

California state regulators and utility companies are trying to figure out how to implement a new law...

News Alert: Global Effort on Food Fortification Aims to Save Lives and Prevent Birth Defects

On May 29 the World Health Assembly unanimously passed a resolution that would accelerate efforts to fortify food with micronutrients to prevent birth defects.

Media Tip Sheet: Pence, Christie, Burgum Presidential Campaign Launches

The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is getting even more crowded this week.

Dr. Matthew Levinger

Media Tip Sheet: Ukraine's Counteroffensive

Fighting is underway in several regions on the front line in the war between Russia and Ukraine, which lends the question of Ukraine launching a counteroffensive attack.

 Images captured over 12 days by the X-ray Telescope aboard NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory that show the initial flash of GRB 221009A

New study describes unique jet structure of brightest gamma-ray burst ever

Scientists describe an unusual structure to the jet of material expelled during the explosion that may explain GRB 221009A’s extreme nature...

The smoke from Canada is expected to reach New York, Boston and Washington, DC

Media Tip Sheet: Canadian Wildfires Bring Smoke/Health Concerns to the US

More than 8 million acres of forest have burned in Canada this year alone and this week wildfires in Quebec are again pushing smoke south into the United States.

Close up of a golf ball near a hole on the green

Media Tip Sheet: PGA agrees to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf

The PGA Tour has agreed to merge with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, a deal that would combine the two commercial businesses and rights into a new for-profit enterprise.