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Nassau County declared that the spread of rabies has become an "imminent public health threat" after afflicted animals from Queens have made their way onto Long Island, reigniting a problem that ...
With hands-on and high-tech instruction, Pitt Public Health trains a diverse community of students to become public health leaders who counter persistent population health problems and inequities.
During the menopause transition, only one in five women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association's health-assessment tool, known as Life's Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool's eight ...
The lawsuit alleges that Kennedy and other political appointees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have flouted federal procedures and systematically attempted to mislead the public.
Lawmakers and public health officials are sounding the alarm over a provision in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that would defund Planned Parenthood.
During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association's health-assessment tool, known as Life's Essential 8 (LE8).
Midlife sleep habits may matter more than previously thought. A large study finds that poor sleep, alongside high blood pressure and nicotine use, sharply increases the risk of heart problems in ...
Texas lawsuit over drugs and vaccines provided by insurers ends with a win for the government — and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
AYDEN, Pitt County — The Pitt County Health Department has confirmed a case of rabies in a domestic cat found in the Old Snow Hill Road/Edwards Farm Road area.
Local government employees will face a 36.5% increase in premiums as the health plan continues its 'death spiral,' as many have described it ...
At a time when public awareness can drive meaningful change, it’s heartening to see a cultural moment like The Pitt spark conversations about health-care’s most pressing issues.
A Christchurch woman with debilitating endometriosis says she has been repeatedly declined specialist treatment, told she cannot get any further medical help under the public health system unless ...