Community group alarmed by Shotover River's spike in E. coli, council opens investigation

Otago Regional Council confirmed it was investigating a March reading.

RNZ

America’s best states to live in (2025)

https://lemmy.world/post/46065026

Vegan vs. Mediterranean: New Study Declares a Surprise Winner for Weight Loss

Researchers comparing two popular dietary patterns found that one produced unexpectedly strong effects on bod…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanVeganDiet #Mediterranean #mediterraneanvegetarianrecipes #nutrition #publichealth #veganmediterraneandiet #vegetarianMediterraneanrecipes #weightloss
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2614977/vegan-vs-mediterranean-new-study-declares-a-surprise-winner-for-weight-loss/

How to Be an Effective Anti-Vaccine Activist

Just follow three simple rules. The third one is the hardest.

Beyond the Noise

"Casey Means’ nomination was already stalled in the Senate over concerns she’s insufficiently supportive of vaccines, and now Republican factions from anti-abortion activists to anti-drug warriors are starting to pile on."

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/trump-surgeon-general-casey-means-abortion-psychedelics-00881954

#PublicHealth #SurgeonGeneral #MAHA #HHS #UScongress #USpol

Trump’s surgeon general pick faces mounting GOP opposition

Add abortion and psychedelics to the list of reasons many Republicans oppose Casey Means.

Politico
“Because individual health affects the health of others, public health measures regulate individual behavior to achieve population health goals.”
#PublicHealth
https://pauloffit.substack.com/p/the-death-of-public-health
The Death of Public Health

Robert F, Kennedy Jr, the nation’s #1 public health official, isn’t interested in public health.

Beyond the Noise
UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes: 'It will save lives'

The United Kingdom is set to bar anyone born after 2008 from ever buying cigarettes as part of a push to make future generations completely smoke-free.

New York Post
Montreal public health warns of rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl mixtures
Workers say rises in overdoses among opioid users are not unusual, but what is different now is the growing presence of carfentanil mixed with fentanyl.
#Canada #Health #Fentanyl #Overdose
https://globalnews.ca/news/11816647/montreal-overdoses-fentanyl-mixtures/