In The News: School of Public Health

New York Post

A popular state park in Maryland is now partially closed after two recent attacks by rabid beavers. 

Real Simple

Make an informed choice on the best way to hydrate.

The Takeout

Once one of those toothsome delights catches your eye, you can ask to have it boxed up and take it home for your personal enjoyment. The question is, should you?

Indica News

For decades, the South Asian diaspora in the United States has been celebrated as an exemplary economic success story and a “model minority.” However, behind the high median incomes and professional and academic accolades lies a simmering, intensifying public health emergency.

EatingWell

Reusing clean, undamaged plastic bottles with water is generally safe, but bacteria can grow over time. Avoid refilling bottles with sweetened or perishable drinks to reduce health risks. Switching to reusable metal or glass bottles helps reduce plastic waste.

TIME

Fortunately, protecting yourself doesn’t require surrendering your backyard—or spending the summer sealed indoors. It does require avoiding some surprisingly common mistakes.

Indica News

Currently, there are more than 10 states across the United States that are actively under flood watches, warnings, or facing severe monsoon-related problems.

KVVU-TV: Fox 5

UNLV study uses 18 private yards to track how mosquitoes survive, spread disease in Clark County

Daily Mail

The source of America's biggest Cyclospora outbreak in years remains a mystery – but experts say there is one alarming way the parasite could, in theory, spread.

PBS

UNLV researchers are working with former football players and professional fighters to track head injuries and brain damage. 

KRXI-TV

Federal health officials are investigating a multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled iceberg lettuce. Brian Labus, infectious disease expert and associate professor at UNLV's School of Public Health, joined ARC Reno Tuesday morning to explain what consumers should know.

Yahoo!

There is no food prep without washing produce properly. I spoke with health professionals to debunk common mistakes.