On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized 10,000 layoffs across federal health agencies, ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

Texas officials had warned local public health departments in June of potential federal cuts. (Via @TexasTribune) ...

For generations, community water fluoridation has helped Marylanders enjoy better oral health, writes Celeste Ziara.

Health officials in Lake County, Illinois, have confirmed the county’s first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) this year.

Eliminating the CDC Injury Center will cause many Oklahomans to lose their jobs and others may lose their lives.

While the cuts in federal funding will have a crippling impact on the ability of state and local health departments to respond to public health emergencies, experts warn that the layoffs and early ...

The U.S. grapples with its largest measles outbreak in over 30 years, putting its disease elimination status at risk if virus spread continues unchecked.

But benzathine penicillin G is the only product that’s approved and recommended to treat the sexually transmitted infection syphilis during pregnancy. If the infection is caught early, a single ...

Communities in Lorain County have been selected to take part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) ...

Currently, COVID-19 cases are on the rise in half of U.S. states, data show. An uptick in transmission fueled by highly contagious new variants is causing an increasing number of Americans to come ...

Some proceeds from sales of works from the 2020 "Anxious Red" series went to a worldwide public health program that President ...