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Preliminary data from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention indicates there have been twice as many cases this year, compared to last year

"This isn't just bias, it's a public health crisis!"

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C and HIV and minimise life-threatening bacterial infections.

The United States has de-emphasized infectious disease programming in favor of prioritizing chronic disease.

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

After Daisy Hildebrand died of measles, her death was made public first by Dr. Robert Malone, a vaccine skeptic who blamed the hospital for fumbling her care. Daisy’s father told The Texas Tribune he never to spoke to Malone.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices must be allowed to protect public health

New Mexico public health department’s report found evidence of nests and droppings in the property’s outbuildings, but not at the main residence

The flu sickens millions of people in the U.S. every year, and the past year has been particularly tough. Although infections are trending downward, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called the winter of 2024-2025 a “high severity” season with the highest hospitalization rate in 15 years.