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Laborers have suffered in extreme temperatures triggered by climate change. Deaths aren’t inevitable, researchers say: Employers can save lives by providing ample water and breaks.

The United States has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities despite promises, research shows. The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit.

Cases have more than doubled in the United States within a few weeks, but researchers can’t determine why the spike is happening because surveillance for human infections has been patchy.

Communities in North Carolina are still shaking off the shock of a storm they never thought could touch these mountains.

In some Atlanta-area counties, about 40% of homeless students live in this kind of housing, which often has safety issues.

Local health institutions are trying to address the needs of this new population, which had lacked basic public health care such as immunizations.

Doctors say the brew made from large quantities of unwashed poppy seeds could lead to addiction and death.

Community activists and academic researchers have pleaded with city leaders for safety improvements along the busy road where 6-year-old John Parker died.

Babies can’t get the vaccine until they are at least 6 months old. But a vaccinated mom can pass the antibodies on to her newborn.

Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that stem from their work during the Covid outbreak.

Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued a bulletin with false or unproven claims about the efficacy and safety of Covid vaccines.

California is cracking down on people living outside like never before, taking an aggressive new stance to dismantling and clearing encampments.

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme heat, which is already the No. 1 weather-related killer in the U.S.

State governments are slashing budgets that feed local health departments.

The vaccine has a short shelf life, and many doses expired last year and had to be thrown out.

Concerns are growing about undiagnosed illness among farmworkers because of a lack of testing and safety precautions.

Although public health officials recommend the newly approved Covid vaccine for everyone 6 months and older, it may make more sense to wait until closer to the holiday season.

Here are the latest recommendations on what to do to get better and keep from spreading the illness.

Misinformation coupled with a parental rights movement that shifts decision-making away from public health expertise has contributed to the lowest childhood vaccine rates in a decade.

A new study lends weight to fears that more livestock workers have gotten the bird flu than has been reported.