As the incoming Trump administration pushes back against water fluoridation, several Florida communities are already abandoning the long public health practice.

Rahul Gupta reflects on the status of the war on drugs as he steps down as head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

The Los Angeles fires continue to cause devastation across the state as evacuation shelters have been hit with a highly ...

The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States.

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

Some types of meningitis are contagious. You can get it from respiratory droplets in close contact with someone. Learn about ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

The Lancet, a global medical journal that works with academics to identify issues in public health, hosted a Commission on ...

Egg prices have increased nationwide by about 38% in the past year. In other cases, eggs are absent from shelves altogether. Why?

If you grew up in the United States after the middle of the past century, you've probably never thought much about rheumatic fever. And for good reason. In that era, ...

Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, ...

Viral sicknesses have risen in early 2025 amid the ongoing “quad-demic” in the U.S., referring to three respiratory viruses and one gastrointestinal disease, according to the Centers for Disease ...