The Latest Breaking News from Public Health

Swathes of sewage-contaminated houses in Cyclone Gabrielle’s wake show us that good housing and civil engineering have not kept pace with population.

Anti-vax Republicans lawmakers are taking a page from abortion bans — and public health experts are worried

LOS ANGELES — Black and Latino children in Los Angeles County younger than 5 have COVID-19 vaccination rates in the single digits, reflecting a broad trend nationwide that has public health experts concerned and seeking ways to boost those figures.

The group has tabled budget amendments to help save Jubilee Pool and invest in local parks

The graduates will join the system following a tumultuous few years.

All appropriate public health measures are in action

Used vehicles contribute greatly to transport emissions, undermining public health and the environment. In the US, Europe and parts of Asia, clunkers programmes – exchanging older, polluting used vehicles for cash – are becoming a popular approach for reducing the vehicles’ socio-environmental harms.

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…