Public Health

In-depth, ongoing analysis of public health, social policy, and public policy, exploring their wide-ranging impacts on economics, open dialogue, freedom of speech, personal liberties, and everyday social life.

Our articles critically examine government interventions, pandemic responses, mandates, medical narratives, and their effects on society. From COVID policies and vaccine debates to broader issues like cancer warnings, mental health treatments, food systems, and human rights.

All public health articles are translated into multiple languages to reach a global audience and foster international discussion.

271 Teenage Cardiac Reports Buried in a File Labeled "Garbage"

271 Teenage Cardiac Reports Buried in a File Labeled “Garbage”

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Our analysis reveals an unusual and temporally concentrated cardiovascular signal among adolescents. Until these findings are fully examined, serious concern remains that the vaccination campaign may have exposed children to risks that were not adequately evaluated at the time.

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Supermajority of Voters Support Health and Medical Freedom, Poll Shows 

Supermajority of Voters Support Health and Medical Freedom, Poll Shows 

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We’ve lacked an objective poll that addresses the curiosities everyone has, with plain questions that get to the root of the controversies over health and medical issues. Health Freedom Defense Fund and Brownstone Institute initiated such a poll to find out.

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FinCEN’s Warning—and the Predictable Failure of Prohibition

FinCEN’s Warning—and the Predictable Failure of Prohibition

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network reports that illicit e-cigarettes are being used as part of trade-based money-laundering schemes linked to fentanyl trafficking. Illegal vaping products are no longer just a regulatory nuisance or a youth-use talking point.

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Can Cochrane’s New CEO Save the Sinking Ship?

Can Cochrane’s New CEO Save the Sinking Ship?

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A medical journal expressed concern that someone with no health care experience was leading one of the foremost organisations dedicated to ensuring good clinical decisions. Wilson made the organisation ineffective, and his actions harmed Cochrane’s mission about ensuring high scientific standards.

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The Moral Ecology of Community

The Moral Ecology of Community

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Despite the availability of advanced tools to manage human life, societies are seeing spiraling rates of illness, loneliness, and anxiety, with resilience on the decline. This paradox highlights a contradiction that has become increasingly apparent in the face of significant progress.

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