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Michele Late

Washington, D.C.

Executive Editor, Public Health Journalist and Photographer at The Nation's Health

Public health journalist, photog & executive ed of @nationshealth. Deputy director of comms, @publichealth. @pubhealthwatch contributor 🎀

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  • 2 weeks ago | publichealthwatch.org | Michele Late

    A weekly roundup of public health newsDepression is more common for workers in the health care and social assistance field than in almost any other U.S. profession, a new study finds. Released June 6 in JAMA Network Open, the research looked at mental health issues by occupational group.

  • 3 weeks ago | publichealthwatch.org | Michele Late

    A weekly roundup of public health newsVaccination rates for measles have been falling among U.S. children in recent years, opening the door to outbreaks such as the major one that began in West Texas this year. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association June 2 found measles-mumps-rubella vaccination rates fell in most U.S. counties from 2019 to 2024.

  • 3 weeks ago | thenationshealth.org | Michele Late

  • 1 month ago | publichealthwatch.org | Michele Late

    A weekly roundup of public health newsAs hurricane winds become stronger with climate change, losses for U.S. property owners will become significantly worse, especially for those in the South, a new study in Risk Analysis predicts. By 2060, wind-related losses for homeowners in Southeastern coastal states could be as much as 76% higher, and by 2100, they could be 102% higher, according to the study, which was released May 21.

  • 1 month ago | publichealthwatch.org | Michele Late

    A weekly roundup of public health newsMore than 4 in 10 Americans say they will lose trust in public health recommendations because of new leaders appointed by the Trump administration. The findings, released April 29, come from a national poll conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and de Beaumont Foundation in March. Although 44% of U.S. adults overall said they will have less trust in federal public health agencies, the results were split starkly along party lines.

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11 Jul 24

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