Alison Young has covered health, science and environmental issues for most of her career, including as a CDC beat reporter during an earlier time of controversial change at the agency.

The chikungunya virus is spreading beyond the tropics, including in New York. People are dying of malaria after U.S. cuts in Cameroon aid. Here's what to know.

Nurses say nursing remains a noble calling, but many report feeling pressured to turn over beds and take on more patients, stress that can dissuade young people from entering the field and drive experienced nurses to leave or retire early.

'We are able to give the vaccine now without a prescription. We just have to have a convo with the patient and review the screening form,' said Dr. Johnathan Hamrick, an Atlanta pharmacist.

Several factors may explain a drop in reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis, but the national data are not complete. Here's what to make of it.

As HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dismantling of federal vaccine policy continues to roil the CDC, some Democratic-led states have struck out on their own.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s proposal to add autism to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program could unleash a flood of claims, threatening the program's financial stability.

Chikungunya, a virus spread by mosquitoes, is very rare in the United States. The last locally transmitted cases occurred in 2015.

Healthbeat is inviting New York’s public health community to step into the spotlight and share the stories that show why this work matters, in their own words.

Barbara Kingsolver opened the facility with royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, whose plot revolves around the region's opioid crisis.

Also in the Global Health Checkup: Food poisoning in Indonesian school lunches, more on Ebola in Congo, a tiny sandfly parasite, and the odds of another pandemic.

'The President and the Dragon' documentary featuring Jimmy Carter has lessons for listening and 'meeting people where they are.'

The Muslim American Society Youth Center in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn has its own Social Services Department run by licensed therapists, where the work of personal growth is grounded in Islamic teachings.

Although hepatitis B is often associated with behaviors like injection drug use or having multiple sexual partners, health experts note that the virus can be transmitted in ordinary situations too, including among young children.

Last year’s flu season was particularly severe, with the 280 pediatric flu-associated deaths nationwide, a record high, according to the CDC.

From shifting Covid-19 vaccine recommendations and a debate over Tylenol and autism, to declining Covid levels in New York and even a case of eastern equine encephalitis, there’s a lot to sort through.

This report will help cut through the dense world of disease outbreaks and global health policy to pull out what truly matters and why.

The weekly report will bring context to a broad scope of news around global public health, to show how it’s all connected - and what it means for Americans.

After the FDA changed its regulations around the Covid vaccine to limit access, New York state crafted a workaround to preserve people’s ability to get a booster. Nonetheless, confusion has reigned in pharmacies across NYC.

Earlier this month, the DPH reported that an unvaccinated person who had spent time on the Georgia State campus, at Inter Atlanta FC soccer practices and games, and at a Sweetgreen restaurant at Ponce City Market had measles.