What the Air Quality Index Means for Your Health—and How to Stay Safe
Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.
Health researchers concerned about pause for public health communications
Staff members at agencies inside HHS, including officials at the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control ...
What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and ...
What Is the World Health Organization, and Why Does Trump Want to Leave It?
President Trump’s executive order for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats.
Social connection is crucial to well-being: New public health guidelines aim to build healthier lives and communities
You've probably heard that human beings are "social animals." That doesn't just mean we tend to interact with each other; it ...
Acsh.org4d
ACSH Explains: Bioethics of Medical Freedom vs. Public Health
The surge in the “medical freedom” movement has thrust the tension between individual liberty and public health into the ...
Alabama Department of Public Health, CDC investigating ‘adverse events’ following injection
The Alabama Department of Public Health issued a statement about its current investigation into certain “adverse events” ...
Global experts propose new obesity diagnosis method beyond BMI
BMI has long been considered a flawed measure that can over-diagnose or underdiagnose obesity, which is currently defined as ...
USA Today27d
Jimmy Carter's life and presidency show the true meaning of dedicated public servant | Opinion
She championed mental health issues (as she had in Georgia ... Carter continued teaching Sunday School in Plains, open to the public – and still preparing carefully before each class.