Three senior leaders who work on immunization and infectious diseases left their jobs in defiance of Trump administration policies they say jeopardize scientific integrity.
Drawing on her own fears as a new parent, Karen Ernst says that understanding people's concerns is the first step to stronger vaccine trust.
As health and science research is disrupted or canceled, longstanding policies on vaccines and other disease prevention are upended, global aid is cut off, and federal health funding cuts trickle down to communities, Healthbeat is here to help you navigate what it all means.
Parks are associated with physical and mental health benefits. And in cities like New York, parks play a key role in cooling streets and absorbing atmospheric CO2.
Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks in the U.S. and Mexico. These linked outbreaks have sickened more than 4,500 and killed at least 16.
Three senior leaders who work on immunization and infectious diseases left their jobs in defiance of Trump administration policies they say jeopardize scientific integrity.
Drawing on her own fears as a new parent, Karen Ernst says that understanding people's concerns is the first step to stronger vaccine trust.
Parks are associated with physical and mental health benefits. And in cities like New York, parks play a key role in cooling streets and absorbing atmospheric CO2.
As health and science research is disrupted or canceled, longstanding policies on vaccines and other disease prevention are upended, global aid is cut off, and federal health funding cuts trickle down to communities, Healthbeat is here to help you navigate what it all means.
Trump officials sowed fear and confusion among CDC scientists, slowing their response to the measles outbreak in West Texas. Cases surged and sparked new outbreaks in the U.S. and Mexico. These linked outbreaks have sickened more than 4,500 and killed at least 16.
The 30-year-old strategy developed – but never broadly implemented – in New York City prioritizes moving people directly from the street into permanent housing, without requiring sobriety, treatment, or shelter stays beforehand.
Here's what to know about symptoms, how the bacteria spread, and why it's OK to drink the water in affected areas.
Monarez said restoring Americans’ trust in the CDC and educating people about the work the scientists, researchers, and others do for public health is a top priority.
In 2015, NYC saw the largest Legionnaires' disease outbreak in city history. Officials responded with new regulations for inspecting cooling towers, where the bacteria originated. Ten years later, NYC has another outbreak.
The HHS secretary's targeting of a federal vaccine compensation program that settles injury claims could diminish the fund, saddling pharmaceutical companies with liability risks and costs that would compel them to stop making vaccines altogether.
Poverty is on the rise for older New Yorkers, and nonprofits are trying to address their hunger. Federal funding cuts are poised to exacerbate the problem.
Funding cuts sting, but groups gathered for the Saving Ourselves Symposium in Atlanta say community joy and resilience will keep them going.
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. Here's what you need to know.
At a town hall, residents questioned health officials about the outbreak that has resulted in nearly 100 cases and four deaths since last month.
Algal blooms at beaches and a bad year for hand, foot, and mouth disease are also part of the latest public health news for New York.
Residents at Brookdale Hospital mostly come from overseas, working in jobs American medical students overlook.
Cooling towers at 10 buildings in Central Harlem have tested positive for Legionella amid an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. Here's what to know.
NYC Care enrollment declines for the first time, as doctors warn that New Yorkers worried about their immigration status are avoiding care out of deportation fears.
Congenital syphilis, which passes from a pregnant person to a baby, is treatable if caught early, but without care can lead to infant deaths or birth defects.
Fired-then-reinstated workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worry about the future of public health amid proposed downsizing — and now a traumatic attack.