In April, we spoke with Dr. Erik Mikaitis, CEO for Cook County Health System in Chicago, one of the largest public health ...

Health officials on the ground share what it’s like to serve their communities with fewer resources and persistent needs.

Several leading public health, medical, civil rights, education and community organizations sent a letter to U.S. Health ...

The bill would codify current federal guidance for fluoride in drinking water and create accounts to be tapped if federal ...

Your best bud might be breaking your heart. Though many Americans believe daily marijuana use is safer than tobacco, a new ...

Two confirmed, unconnected cases of measles are being investigated by Peel Public Health, the agency said Friday, listing a week’s worth of possible recent exposure locations in Peel and York regions, ...

A public health advisory for parts of Leawood has been lifted following a Thursday overflow into Indian Creek from a nearby ...

Over the past four months, an escalating crisis has unfolded that has included the closure of multiple school buildings, ...

As a public health official, Jay K. Varma has handled putative anthrax attacks. He says an AI-simulated bioterror attack ...

The move to strengthen the anti-tobacco law has stalled for the authorities’ greater emphasis on revenue generation from ...

The public health department in New York is one of the largest agencies of its kind. In addition to local health challenges, ...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC would drop the COVID vaccines from its list of recommended shots for pregnant women and children. That decision and ...