public health

Does investing in public housing keep people healthier?New research explores this question, which appears timely, especially as the Trump administration…

Exposure to the tiny fibers in asbestos can lead people who work around the material to develop mesothelioma, a cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen.

For all its populist design, the House Republicans’ latest proposal to overhaul federal Medicaid funding creates financial risks for states and could…

Influenza season is at its peak nationwide, and Florida is no exception. That's obvious on the map at the Centers for Disease Control website.Warren…

Members of the public health community are calling for action on gun violence by shifting the conversation away from gun control.The group is focusing on…

Many people take for granted the addition of fluoride into public drinking water systems that aims to prevent tooth decay. It’s a seven-decade-old public…

It was a call that public health officials were dreading, but for which they had prepared. An elderly man in Salt Lake City died after contracting the…

The University of Miami held a public forum on Tuesday about human trafficking in the United States. Survivors, researchers and government officials...

It’s pretty much a rerun of last year: The annual County Health Rankings report shows St. John’s took the top spot for healthiest and Union County - home…

At his blog Our Health Policy Matters, consultant Paul Gionfriddo laments the proposal by Congress to cut $1 billion from what has already been promised…