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Vox’s Good Medicine explainer links a spike in outbreaks from cyclosporiasis to Salmonella and E. coli to climate change, a globalized food supply, and deep staffing cuts at FDA/CDC, arguing the problem could worsen unless the U.S. rebuilds its public-health and food-safety infrastructure.
Video games and virtual reality are being repurposed from entertainment to medical tools: they're helping calm children during imaging and minor procedures—reducing or avoiding general anesthesia in some cases—and enabling public participation in scientific research through games that guide tasks like DNA sequencing, signaling a broader future where gaming tech advances health care and science.
Opioid overdose deaths are declining, while deaths from cocaine and meth are rising, signaling an evolving drug crisis in which stimulant use often overlaps with opioids. There is no approved medication for cocaine or meth, so public health relies on approaches like contingency management and expanded treatment, though funding remains scarce. Experts emphasize the need for better public awareness of stimulant overdose symptoms and for scaling effective interventions to prevent a repeat of past crises.