U.S.’ Air Quality Is Improving, But Other Countries Are Safer. 110 Million Plus Americans Live In Counties With Unhealthy Levels Of Pollution

While President Donald Trump said recently U.S. air quality is the best in the world, his claim is far from true. Ten other countries outrank the U.S., including several in Europe. Microscopic pollution from power plants, car exhaust and wildfires causes the premature deaths of 100,000 American every year. Other public health news examines the debate over an injection to improve women's sexual desire, a vaccine's potential to lower risk of Type 1 diabetes, 9/11 responders and prostrate cancer, research on the next pandemic, the air industry's response to food allergies, smartphones' ability to reshape bodies, the toll suffered by surgeons' moods, and more.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2KsJSqq