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How did the country get from a 2017 WHO declaration that the disease had been eliminated in Britain to the current crisis?

Health officials in Southern California have issued a warning to avoid eating raw oysters imported from certain areas of Mexico after more than 200 people got sick from suspected norovirus infection.

This informative article discusses the push to ban menthol cigarettes and its potential impact on public health, particularly in black communities.

Public health director in Scotland says adopting stance of the birds is an effective way to move without falling

Learn about the concerning surge in tuberculosis cases and how it may be linked to the border. Discover the impact of partially treated cases and the rise ...

The rise of the JN.1 variant indicates it might be more infectious or more adept at bypassing our immune defence compared to other variants according to the US Centre of Disease Control (CDC). Health authorities such as the Union Health Ministry of India, World Health Organization (WHO), and the US…

As a public health expert, I’m sorry to say that recent eye-catching claims about our diets are probably misleading, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

A new study in Pediatrics shows that an anonymous tip line for students is catching some gun threats before they can escalate. It is part of an effort to treat gun violence as a public health problem.

The former president is reviving campaign promises to undo Obamacare, an idea that fizzled during his first time in office. Based on his record, here's what else he might do in health policy.

ICMR has begun the process of revising the current National Essential Diagnostics List, saying that considerable time has passed since the first such list was released in 2019

In recent years, a concerning trend has emerged in the health landscape: a notable increase in cancer diagnoses among millennials. Typically associated with older age groups, cancer's rise among those born between 1981 and 1996 has left researchers puzzled and public health officials alarmed.