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According to researchers from the University of California San Diego's Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, adults who live in walkable neighbourhoods are more likely to interact with their neighbours and have a stronger sense of community than those who live in car-dependent communities. Read further…

We all want good health and decent public health welfare. When we fall ill, the cures are also much more effective thanks to modern medical advancements. But the soaring costs of healthcare have made it beyond most people's grasp.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a serious problem when it comes to sexual violence.

As California residents, we are all too familiar with the orange skies that plagued the East Coast last week from Canadian wildfires and just hit the Midwest. And we have faced the plague of poor outdoor air quality many times while doing extensive public health work in cities, such as…

Federal suit brought by public health groups alleges agency’s science shows human risks and harm to endangered species

The fact that monsoon has not set in fully in the State and rains are intermittent, means that the vector breeding will surge several fold, leading to a longer, sustained epidemic

Public health experts have called for close monitoring and surveillance of dengue cases admitted in hospitals for possible change in clinical patterns, like unexpected liver failure, as a switch in circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes could lead to a severe outbreak this season.

A dangerous chemical called xylazine is being mixed into fentanyl across the U.S., but who's doing it and why is a mystery. The government still doesn't identify and track new drug threats.

Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is President Joe Biden’s choice to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.