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Trump's vaccine skepticism in a video highlights the importance of relying on scientific evidence and expert recommendations for public health decisions.

"A historian explains the science and politics of translating food into information"

The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency.

For 40 years the US Public Health Service conducted a study in which black men were left untreated for syphilis

Canadian’s interests lie in the wise investment of tax dollars. In health care funding, that means increasing investment in public health programs. To maximize value, these programs should be led by specialized community connectors who link patients with local services and resources.

With three out of four Europeans planning on travelling over the summer, the era of border closures, mandatory testing and vaccine certificates seems a half-remembered nightmare to many. But with more than 1,700 people still dying every week across the world from Covid-19 and vaccine coverage declining among at-risk populations,…

Rabies outbreak in Cape Town seals raises concerns. Authorities investigating source and taking preventive measures to safeguard public health.

About seven people are infected with the plague every year in the US, according to the CDC

Other lives: GP and public health specialist who became general secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union

The all-GOP 15th Court of Appeals soon will hear disputes involving the state’s environmental regulators. “It’s BYOC—bring your own court—for polluters and powerful interests.”

Hospitals are stretched to their limits during unseasonably early heatwave, as medical authorities liken public health risk to a ‘natural disaster’