"Public health"

New data shows 5 million Americans have lost health insurance through the ACA. A doctor breaks down the downstream consequences for public h...

New research suggests GLP-1 drugs could reduce cancer risk. A doctor breaks down how that could change public health in the future.

The U.S. Ebola response has been reactionary as opposed to proactive. A doctor breaks down why and how it mirrors the U.S. response to COVID...

Infection from the Ebola virus can lead to devastating outcomes and requires timely management.

GLP-1 drugs commonly used for weight loss and diabetes decreased the risk of cancer spreading in patients with several different types of tu...

The health care system has a back door for people who know about it. Should it?

With fast warming and an aging population, Europe has become vulnerable to heatwaves. More air conditioning could help, but has set off a de...

A mosquito-borne virus circulating since the 1700s went unnoticed until genomic sequencing revealed its centuries-long history and unique tw...

States sue over whether Medicaid work requirement exemptions could force medically frail enrollees to prove they are “sick enough” to keep c...

Candida auris cases more than doubled from 2022 to 2024, CDC reports. How much of the rise in this drug-resistant fungus is real spread, and...

Distrust in medicine and science isn't a new crisis. Drawing on decades in communities, a physician explains the real source and how we earn...

The global Breathe Cities initiative to improve air quality and protect public health is set to expand, following a $45 million investment f...