A public health emergency is waiting at the bottom of the antibiotic resistance cliff
The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria could lead to a catastrophic rise in infection-related deaths, according to new ...
How ‘Health Freedom’ Became a Winning Rallying Cry
Ms. Wilson said she and her organization strove to be “protectors of freedom.” Her advocacy, she said, is ultimately about ...
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Anger at health insurance prompts public to fund bionic arm for child
“They were used as more of a tool,” Bateman said of her daughter’s artificial arms, noting that the family’s health insurance ...
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Monterey County Valley fever cases up by 65% in 2024; recent spate spurs health advisory
Cases of a potentially lethal fungal disease susceptible to extreme weather and often misdiagnosed rose in Monterey County ...
Why We Can’t Rely on Science Alone to Make Public Health Decisions
Discussing the tradeoffs in public-health decisions might help us make better choices, write Dr. Christopher Worsham and Dr.
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What does the future of public health look like?
With President-elect Donald Trump ready to take office in 2025, rising cases of measles and mpox, and bird flu taking flight, Here & Now checks in on the year in public health and what we can expect ...
Rare case of human rabies kills NKY resident, health officials say
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WXIX) - A Norther Kentucky resident has died from a rare case of human rabies, health officials say. In a ...
Public health vending machines in Boston offer naloxone, safe-injection kits, and fentanyl test strips
Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s commissioner of public health, said the vending machines and kiosks are a “low-cost, ...
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Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots
An NPR investigation found Louisiana health officials told staff to stop promoting vaccines for COVID, flu and mpox, holding ...
Los Angeles County records its first human case of bird flu, public health officials say
Public health officials have confirmed the first human case of H5N1 bird flu in Los Angeles County this year.A statement ...
Overseeing America’s health demands a fact-based approach, not RFK Jr.’s baseless theories | Editorial
Prospective health and human services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cannot be taken seriously when he makes misleading ...
The ‘really sticky’ situation facing the public health establishment: RFK Jr.
Public health officials see promise in some of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plans to prevent chronic disease but despair at his vaccine conspiracy theories.