Lower immunization rates raise concerns as children return to school this week, and the U.S. sees the highest number of measles cases since the early 1990s.

With the city’s aging infrastructure, even small amounts of rain can overwhelm the sewer system, triggering a flood of filth into local waterways.

While the disease risk to most New Yorkers is low, anyone who lives or works in Central Harlem and has flu-like symptoms is urged to seek medical care.

Sharing Excess retrieves unsellable food from market wholesalers, inspects it, and then distributes what’s still good to eat to more than 150 food pantries and other organizations that serve food-insecure New Yorkers.

Artificial intelligence can help with tasks like managing immunization programs to prevent waste and shortages and can help interpret mammograms and other tests, freeing up public health workers to focus on activities that require human interaction.

Federal agencies responsible for spelling out who should get vaccinated aren’t necessarily in sync, issuing seemingly contradictory recommendations. But insurers will likely cover the shots this year.

It’s been a tough week in New York City. Your Local Epidemiologist New York breaks down the latest on gun violence, Covid trends across the state, and a new cluster of Legionnaires’ disease.

Ever since the 2022 global outbreak of mpox, the number of cases has died down in the United States, but Fulton County officials warn that mpox hasn’t fully left Atlanta. 

Most of Georgia’s school bus fleet is fueled by diesel, contributing to air and noise pollution. Some districts have started purchasing electric buses using federal funds. The new buses have health and educational benefits for students and can even send power back to the grid.

Leading pedestrian intervals, or traffic light sequences that give pedestrians a head start, significantly lowered the risk of injury in a study of 6,000 intersections in New York City.

Throughout the country, pediatricians say anxious parents are concerned about access to routine childhood immunizations, especially those with children on Medicaid, which covers 4 in 10 U.S. kids.

New York state reports first West Nile virus cases of the season. In New York City, wastewater shows Covid is on the rise.

The club served middle school students who often take on adult responsibilities at home, like meal preparation.

The United States has had 1,319 confirmed cases of measles this year, according to the CDC. It’s the largest outbreak in the United States since 1992.

The firings came amid delays in funding for HIV initiatives to state and local health departments from the CDC. Those funds have since arrived.

The second Trump administration has said that healthy eating is a priority. But its tax and spending law will make it harder for some people to afford healthy food.

Georgia is one of 10 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid health coverage to a broader pool of low-income adults. Instead, it offers coverage to those who can prove they’re working or completing 80 hours a month of other qualifying activities.

In addition to controlling routine health threats, public health agencies are responsible for emergency response to outbreaks, bioterrorism events, extreme weather events, and other urgent threats.

Recent rainfall has revealed New York City's vulnerability to flooding. New Jersey has reported a measles case. Tick bites remain high in the Northeast. And some mosquitoes in New York City have tested positive for West Nile virus. Here's how to protect yourself.

The county funded the new clinic, but recent cuts to public health funding have introduced new constraints. Seventeen people who worked on TB contact tracing and ensuring people took their medications have been laid off.