Public records requested under the Freedom of Information Act have helped shape health policy and keep the government accountable – but recent staff cuts may make this impossible.

Sabrina Assoumou says so-called "super-dodgers" could teach scientists a lot about the virus that causes COVID.

Overfishing, disease and environmental crimes cause social and political instability, economic strife and strained international relations.

Death data in the US is fragmented, incomplete and inconsistent. The consequences of undercounted deaths and lack of real-time tracking continue to be felt with each new public health crisis.

COVID-19 highlighted the need to plan for medical emergencies, but most people still avoid the issue.

More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Public school access to high-quality teachers is shrinking, while teen reports of feeling unsafe at school are on the rise.

Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a modern-day scourge.

Scientific discoveries are necessary to eliminate epidemic diseases. But addressing socioeconomic factors is just as essential in the fight against diseases such as syphilis, AIDS and TB.