Questions tagged [public-health]
Questions about policies aimed at protecting public health. For questions about policy aimed at medical care, use the [healthcare] tag
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Did Putin make any decisions to help increase the human lifespan?
I read that Putin has an interest in human life extension.
Speaking through a interpreter, Xi told Putin that 70 is considered young today, prompting Putin to claim that human organs can now be ...
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What’s the point of passing an ordinance that only recommends residents limit smartphone use to 2 hours/day if there are no penalties for exceeding it [duplicate]
I read on https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/59582 (mirror):
A central Japan city said Thursday it will seek to pass an ordinance recommending all residents limit smartphone use to two hours a ...
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Why do countries not ban harmful products such as tobacco and sugar? [duplicate]
A large amount of detailed scientific research exists about the relationship between squamous cell lung cancer and smoking habits. Or, for example, a similar amount of research on the effect of sugar ...
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EU's Precautionary Principle: genuine health concern or convenient excuse for protectionism? [closed]
There's an interesting divergence in opinion on this Politics Stack Exchange question: Why do the USA and the European Union treat GMOs so differently?
@Polygnome states:
Because Europe and the US ...
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To What Extent Is Open Defecation Recognized as a Problem in the United States, and How Do State and Federal Governments Perceive Its Severity?
Recent discussions on social media platforms have highlighted open defecation as a potential issue in the United States, often linking it to urban areas with significant homeless populations, such as ...
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What incentivizes governments to address problems the public is ignorant about, such as superbacteria or open DNS servers?
Before I started researching politics, I assumed that what incentivizes governments to solve problems is democracy. However, the deeper I dive into politics, it seems to me more and more that's not ...
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What level of data anonymisation is the NHS federated data platform/Palantir using?
It is in the news that UK NHS patients will not be given the option of whether their medical data is processed by US spy tech firm Palantir. This is being justified by because their data will be ...
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Have any governments attempted to provide dosing guidelines for illegal drugs?
In the United States, almost 110,000 people died from drug overdoses in 2022, apparently driven largely by fentanyl.
I don't know the biology of it, but it occurs to me that surely something helpful ...
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Why does France public health system seem to have so many problems despite its rather big financing?
According to this article, France public health system problems became so big that French President Emmanuel Macron addressed to France’s health workers about them:
French President Emmanuel Macron ...
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What is the equivalent of the "President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition" in other G20 countries such as China?
The President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition (PCSFN) is a
federal advisory committee that aims to promote healthy eating and
physical activity for all Americans, regardless of background ...
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What are the possible benefits of the Chinese government continuing to pursue a zero covid policy?
China seems to had done really well during the pandemic and has had far lower deaths than Europe and United states.
However as countries around the world vaccinate their population and learn to live ...
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Countries with Fat Tax on people
Which countries have implemented a "fat tax" on people with obesity, or high body fat percentage? I am talking about the human person themselves, and not a tax on food like sugar, oil, dairy ...
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Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?
Upon reading that Quebec may impose a health tax on unvaccinated Canadians, I wondered the following: Prior to COVID-19, had any country fiscally targeted unvaccinated individuals?
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Is there any public health system that registers both biological sex and gender in the medical records?
This response to an article raises some concerns related to how the attribute "sex" is used within the NHS:
Healthcare providers and the NHS should hold accurate, reliable
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Why do parts of the community object to mandatory vaccination, when practically all of them were vaccinated as children? [closed]
For what reasons do such a noticeable percentage of the community object to mandatory vaccination for COVID-19, when practically all of them were vaccinated for things like measles, chicken pox, when ...
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