Mississippi Today and Deep South Today announce the launch of “Black Box,” a new investigative podcast that takes listeners inside one of the most consequential public health and government accountability stories unfolding in Mississippi.

Hosted by Mississippi Today Mental Health Reporter Allen Siegler, “Black Box” follows the money behind Mississippi’s opioid settlement and examines how more than $400 million intended to address addiction, treatment and recovery is being spent across the state.

The five-part narrative series combines original reporting, on-the-ground storytelling and exclusive interviews with public officials, advocates, families and people directly impacted by the opioid crisis.

The first two episodes launched Tuesday, with the final three episodes launching in coming weeks.

Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

New thread, I guess? To keep everyone informed about the CDC PHAP hiring process.

A fourth person has died in New York City amid an ongoing cluster of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side, according to health officials.

At least 76 cases have been identified and seven people remain hospitalized, the New York City Health Department announced.

Since the cluster began, 53 people have been discharged from the hospital, according to the department.

I got my bachelors (2024) and master (2025) in public health and I regret it. I loved studying it and my program so much but i haven’t been able to find a job at all. I was a social worker briefly because I couldn’t find anything else but I didn’t have any training in it so that didn’t go well. The fellowships and programs I applied to last year disappeared or were cancelled because of funding. I’ve applied to hundreds of jobs but I can’t get anything because I don’t have any experience. I wish I had gone into the workforce right after undergrad instead of getting my MPH or that I studied something different all together. I hope this doesn’t break any rules idk I just wanted to vent and see if anyone else relates

EDIT: you guys are all so sweet and supportive thank you for your comments!! I’ve started looking into the organizations in the comments. I love public health so much but I’ve become disillusioned by the job market. And thank you for reminding me that this is temporary it’s making me feel a bit better

I’ve been working in healthcare market research for a while, and one challenge I see often is ensuring that survey respondents are genuine and qualified. In our projects, we use multi‑step screening, digital verification, and fraud detection tools to validate participants.

I’m curious — what methods do others here use to maintain data quality in healthcare or clinical research studies? Do you rely more on panels, professional networks, or institutional partnerships?

Would love to hear your experiences and best practices.

looking to get into it.. was wondering if you can provide me what your day to day is

Does anyone know what happened to the Medical Device Epidemiology Network (https://www.mdepinet.net/)? It seems like it was a cool project that fizzled out 5-6 years ago. There are some listed publications from 2024. Is there anything similar out there?

A protein called SORLA may act as a powerful defense against the toxic tau tangles involved in Alzheimer’s disease. Mice with extra SORLA had less tau accumulation, less brain atrophy, and healthier connections between neurons, while mice without it experienced more severe damage. The findings also revealed a possible drug target that could help control harmful activity in supporting brain cells.

Hi All, I was planning on getting an MPH degree in melbourne, however i have come to realise the job market in Australia is shit. (As is everywhere, in every field)

1. I have a bachelors in biotech engineering, i am super interested in working in public health, social angle (humanitarian assistance, maternal and child health and vaccines) and learning more in this domain.

2. I want to know from Public health officers who work in health promotion, how is the job market? what are other niches in PH that are often overlooked but well-paid!

3. Should i be doing a masters in dietetics instead? Should i just become an RD? again super saturated market but is it a better and more rewarding job as compared to MPH? i love interacting with people and working in clinical settings so maybe this will also make sense to me. Later maybe can transition into online RD diet counselling?

All answers are much appreciated and welcome. I need to figure this out before i join a course and waste 2 years and lots of money. Thanks!

Anyone else applying to these this cycle? Thought it would be nice to have a place to talk about the application/interview process.

Hi Everyone!

I'm planning to take the CHES exam next year. I would be soooo grateful if anyone has study material/books they'd be happy to part with. Willing to pay for used book(s) and shipping.

Thousands of people have been poisoned in the worst outbreak of cyclosporiasis ever recorded in the United States, and federal officials announced Thursday that shredded iceberg lettuce that Taylor Farms sold to Taco Bell has infected 1,644 of them across five states. Neither corporation faces any penalty from the administration, which is gutting all remaining public health programs.

FYI 4 days left to submit a public comment to regulations.gov here: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0654-0001

Read about it here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0654-0001

FYI this article is 2 months old, but relevant now because the policy proposal from the administration closes public comment next Monday. To summarize:

• The Trump administration proposed rolling back Biden-era regulations on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water, including rescinding rules for four types of PFAS and delaying compliance deadlines for two others.
• The EPA proposed rescinding regulations for four types of PFAS chemicals: perfluorohexane sulfonic acid, perfluorononanoic acid, GenX chemicals, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid.
• The administration is allowing water systems to apply for a two-year extension to meet compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS, pushing the deadline from 2029 to 2031.
• The proposed changes are based on the claim that the Biden-era regulations failed to follow the Safe Drinking Water Act's procedural requirements and are legally vulnerable.

Under the Administrative Procedure Act, the government is required to respond to all comments that raise significant issues. So while it may feel like your comment doesn't matter, significant issues requires a response and failure to do so by the administration is a violation of the law.

This year's measles cases have now passed last year's record setting total case counts, and yes, we are only in July.

We are now at 2,282 cases vs last year's 2,279 cases, with several large cases active.

When was the last time we had case counts this high? 1991

The Measles Outbreaks and Exposures of 2026

(I have links to each state health department with their counts as a reference.)