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New Zealand’s understaffed and underfunded midwifery sector is hoping to benefit from increased health funding announced in the 2024 budget. The government has promised NZ$8.15 billion in additional operating capital for the health system, with $3.44 billion earmarked for hospital and speciality services and $2.12 billion for primary care and…

As products are recalled because of an outbreak, a scientist and a doctor discuss the implications for public health.

Learn about the flooding and extreme heat in Southern Florida, with record temperatures and public health risks due to climate change.

Wastewater surveillance hit the big time during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when officials started using this technique to monitor local virus levels. But my colleagues and I had been exploring wastewater’s promise as a public health tool years before anyone had heard of SARS-CoV-2.

Immunisation is considered one of the most cost-effective public health interventions, saving millions of lives each year, and benefiting the health of the wider community through herd immunity.

Policies that increase the use of traditional cigarettes are unlikely to improve public health.

Lawsuit in New Mexico challenges state's handling of oil and gas pollution, raising concerns over environmental protection and public health.

More than 100 E coli cases in a fortnight are thought to have been spread via food distributed across the country

A man in Mexico City dies from H5N2 bird flu, raising concerns about potential public health risks. Learn about the distinct strain and surveillance efforts.