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Harvard professors wanted to flood social media with evidence-based information about conditions like anxiety and depression. So they turned to the people who already know how to go viral.

Incidence of serious sexually transmitted disease at 27-year high and demand for preferred antibiotic is straining manufacture

From Covid to colds, winter viruses are rife. But even in this post-masking era, we can still be considerate of others, says Opinion deputy editor Katy Guest

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health concern around the world.

The shortage of treatment drugs can lead to rapid spread of infection, causing a public health crisis, health officials warn.

Exclusive: Proliferation comes amid treatment shortage and poses major public health threat, say experts

Covid levels haven’t reached peaks of winter 2022 season, but public health officials are monitoring new JN.1 variant

A quarter of its Gaza’s population could die within a year due to outbreaks caused by this unprecedented conflict, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Migraines are often underestimated and misunderstood. Millions of people worldwide grapple with the excruciating pain, sensory disturbances, and debilitating symptoms that accompany this neurological disorder. Migraines are a major public health concern globally. In 2019, the global incidence of migraines increased to 87.6 million (40.1% increase compared to 1990). According…

A report by the New Brunswick, Canada, auditor general's office found that the provincial Department of Public Health could not provide documentation to support any of a sample of 33 policy recommendations it made during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The department was unable to provide requested documentation, acknowledging that they 'did…

Public health schemes such as London’s Ulez can be traced back to the study that found an association between air pollution and mortality