Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
More than a century ago, the US learned what happens when there is no national response to a major health crisis.
Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’
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.
People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
As public health officials try to tame the outbreak, declining vaccination rates draw concern.
The CDC was instrumental in eradicating smallpox, identifying the causes of HIV and encouraging Americans to get the COVID-19 shot.
After nearly a decade of annual upticks in overdose deaths, the city saw a drop in 2023, the latest data available. Something may finally be working − but what?
With the devastating 1918 pandemic in mind, US health officials saw an outbreak in Asia and swung into action. What happened offers lessons for today.
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