BUT “PUBLIC HEALTH” PEOPLE ARE BUSY WITH TRENDY POLITICAL TOPICS: Hospital Bedbug Infestations Skyrocket. “More than a third of pest-management companies treated bedbug infestations in hospitals in 2012, 6% more than the year before and more than twice as many as in 2010, according to a survey released today by the National Pest Management Association. The percentage of exterminators dealing with bedbugs in nursing homes has also almost doubled since 2010, to 46%. Bedbug experts also report seeing them in ambulances.”

Then there’s the rise of antibiotic-resistant “super” gonorrhea. But by all means, focus on sugary soft drinks and firearms.