Lucia Ruggiero

New drug therapies for hypertension Despite the availability of effective antihypertensive therapies, global blood pressure control rates remain unacceptably low. Contributing factors, such as low treatment adherence, therapeutic inerti...

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From pain to policy: Improving endometriosis awareness, diagnosis, and treatment
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Resilience, Influence, and Agency: How Small States Navigate a Fragmented World
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World Obesity Atlas 2026
Childhood Obesity 2nd edition
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First global "early warning system" for dengue launches | LSHTM The Global Dengue Observatory, developed by researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and supported by the AXA Research Fund, now part of the AXA Foundation for Human

First global "early warning system" for dengue launches
online dashboard will give researchers, governments, the public a real-time picture of the global dengue situation
Global Dengue Observatory - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
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WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit WHO has released updated versions of two key resources as part of the Health Inequality Monitor to strengthen data accessibility and usability for health equity.The WHO Health Inequality Data Reposi...

WHO releases updated Health Inequality Data Repository and Health Equity Assessment Toolkit
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Vaccinating Your Dog or Cat Can Also Protect You | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vaccines for pets are an essential tool for keeping zoonotic diseases at bay.

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Emergency supplies for nuclear or chemical attack distributed across Middle East, says WHO
Exclusive: Radiation protection and specialist medical training are included in mitigation plans disseminated across the region
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Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Nature Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.

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Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 The stable incidence and declining mortality rates of female breast cancer in high-income nations reflect success in screening, diagnosis, and treatment. In contrast, the concurrent rise in incidence ...

Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer among females, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050
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America’s Protein Obsession, Explained | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Most Americans get plenty of protein—but under-consume other important nutrients.

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The Bellagio Center Residency Program Our mission is to promote the well-being of humanity around the world by breaking down the barriers that limit who can be healthy, empowered, nourished, well-off, secure, and free. Today, the climate ...

The open call for Expressions of Interest for the 2027 Bellagio Center Residency Program
Expressions of interest are due March 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT.
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Alzheimer’s 2030: From Precision Genomics to Artificial Intelligence
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Frontiers | Mapping digital public health training: are we preparing the European workforce? IntroductionDigital transformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping public health practice, yet the extent to which the workforce is being prepared ...

Mapping digital public health training: are we preparing the European workforce?
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What Is a Measles Exposure Alert? | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health What to do if you or a family member may have been exposed to measles.

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Mitigating risks of malaria and other vector-borne diseases in the new capital city of Indonesia - Nature Communications Indonesia is developing a new capital city, Ibu Koata Nusantara, which is located in a malaria and biodiversity hotspot. In this Comment, the authors outline some of the potential infectious disease-r...

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Incorporating human mobility to enhance epidemic response and estimate real-time reproduction numbers Author summary The real-time or instantaneous reproduction number Rt is a key metric for assessing the state of an epidemic at any given time. When estimating these numbers across multiple connected r...

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The Lost Aura of the Physician in the Age of Artificial Intelligence This Perspective discusses the changing role of the physician as the use of artificial intelligence in medicine increases.

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GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Comparably Effective for Patients Across Age, Race, and Starting Weight | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Meta-analysis of 64 clinical trials finds moderately greater efficacy among female patients.

GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Comparably Effective for Patients Across Age, Race, and Starting Weight
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‘Truly spectacular’ drug for sleeping sickness simplifies treatment, raising hopes for eradication European regulators greenlight new one-dose compound that could help African countries get rid of an ancient burden

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How Urban Planning Plays a Vital Role in Supporting Older Adults Aging in Place - Harvard Global Health Institute Professor Forsyth addresses key questions about policy, planning, and the role of the built environment in supporting culturally sensitive, socially connected, and resilient systems of care for older ...

How Urban Planning Plays a Vital Role in Supporting Older Adults Aging in Place
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Dealing with the challenges
in urgent and emergency care
What are the policy options?
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Features of an approach to reliably deliver research evidence to those who need it
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A Prevention-Focused Geospatial Epidemiology Framework for Identifying Multilevel Vulnerability Across Diverse Settings
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Frontiers | The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Digital Public Health Literacy: The Mediating Effect of Educational Intervention In the context of digitalization and globalization, public health literacy has become an important indicator of social civilization. The widespread applicati...

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Digital Public Health Literacy: The Mediating Effect of Educational Intervention
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World Hearing Day 2026
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Artificial intelligence for public health can harness data for healthier populations - Nature Health By focusing on large-scale data analysis and population-wide interventions, artificial intelligence in public health offers new strategic approaches to disease surveillance, health promotion and polic...

Artificial intelligence for public health can harness data for healthier populations
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Sub-national public health intelligence responses to disease outbreaks: A mixed-methods systematic review COVID-19 provided an impetus to improve infectious disease emergency preparedness. Provision of public health intelligence (PHI) during outbreaks by s…

Sub-national public health intelligence responses to disease outbreaks: A mixed-methods systematic review - ScienceDirect
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Mapping the global public health intelligence landscape: a multiregional cross-sectional survey - BMC Public Health BMC Public Health - Public health intelligence (PHI) allows for timely detection of public health threats. Exchange and close cooperation between PHI teams are crucial for early threat detection...

Mapping the global public health intelligence landscape: a multiregional cross-sectional survey
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The Invisible Gatekeeper How context routers decide what AI “knows” when it answers, and why public health leaders need to understand them.

The invisible Gatekeeper
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