Listen: Healthbeat staff talk vaccinations, bird flu and other public health stories on ‘What the Health’

In addition to the hundreds of people in quarantine or isolation for measles, there are likely many more who are unaware they’ve been exposed during the normal course of their lives: Going to work, school, and church, shopping for groceries, dining out.

Dr. Alister Martin is an untraditional pick to lead the 7,000-employee health department, with a background more in medicine and advocacy than public health.

Two-thirds of the American public say they are somewhat or very worried about affording health care. Here are five ways to find affordable care without insurance.

Healthbeat exclusive: ‘Highly concerning’ measles exposure at hospital maternity unit plus exposures at BMW plant and Kentucky youth conference are among new details.

In a Healthbeat interview, the commissioner shares his perspective on issues like looming cuts to Medicaid, a new public health alliance in the Northeast, how global health affects New York, and how the CDC is “forever changed” in this era he calls the “Great Desensitivation.”

Reports of ICE raids and deportations don’t just affect the individuals directly targeted. They ripple outward, with real consequences for community health and well-being.