Public Health

Building on SB 8 in Texas, some GOP lawmakers are trying a new strategy: pushing bills that would attempt to limit what residents can and can't do even beyond state lines.

As the world enters the pandemic's 3rd year, some ask whether the 70% vaccination goal set by WHO and the Biden administration could in fact be detrimental.

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

Over the past 30 years, stroke incidence among adults 49 and younger has continued to increase in Southern states and the Midwest.

More than 12.7 million children in the U.S. alone have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Despite records and interviews that contradict her account, Jennifer Smith continues to contend the state’s drug oversight agency was not responsible for the confusion.

Fifty-three epidemiologists, pharmacologists, virologists, immunologists, and policy experts came together to nail down some strategies.

Obama is encouraging more Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, despite the declining infection rate in the U.S.

Temple University will lift its mask mandate later this month, but masks will still be required in some indoor spaces.

While the number of overdose deaths is lower than expected for 2021, advocates say the state now needs to implement approved policies to address the crisis.

The settlement stems from a 2018 lawsuit over deceptive marketing of an opioid product. The money will be split between state, county, and local governments.

"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a new study.

In a statement, the CDC said that it would work on a "revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in public transportation.

The legislation, if passed, aims to speed up the process of installing filtering hydration stations, but doesn’t earmark funds to help pay for them.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the U.S.”