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The polarized disagreements about what worked and what didn’t in the fight against the biggest public health disaster in modern times have yet to be aired in a nonpartisan setting — and it seems unlikely they ever will be.
Delays in urgent CDC analyses of seasonal flu and bird flu, and the agency’s silence, will harm Americans as outbreaks escalate, doctors and public health experts warn.
Public health practitioners warn such outbreaks will become more common because of scores of laws around the United States — pending and passed — that ultimately lower vaccine rates.
A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, after eating raw food or drinking unpasteurized milk. Some of those cats died.
A task force convened by the American Psychological Association found little evidence that zero tolerance policies have improved school climate or school safety and said they may create negative mental health outcomes for students.
The unprecedented freeze on the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report has sparked concerns about political meddling.
Controversy over raw milk reflects the push-pull the Trump administration faces in rolling back regulations and offering consumers more choices. The CDC recommends against consuming raw milk, and the FDA bans its interstate sale.
Two Senate committees will question Robert F. Kennedy Jr. this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system.
Trump has issued executive orders that may signal the end of the U.S. holding considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs.
With continuous glucose monitors, students with Type 1 diabetes no longer have to visit the school nurse for a finger prick. But some parents say it falls to them to keep an eye on blood sugar levels — even though they may not be able to quickly reach their child.
Trump has rescinded a long-standing policy not to arrest people without legal status at or near sensitive locations, including schools, churches, and hospitals.
The directives provide a possible road map that health researchers say could increase the number of uninsured Americans and weaken safety net protections for low-income people.
To deliver on pledges from the new Trump administration to make America healthy again, policymakers will need to close gaps in longevity among racial and ethnic groups.
The emotional toll of fleeing and possibly losing a home can help cause or exacerbate mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, and substance use, according to health and climate experts.
Some members of President-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle are gearing up to battle “Big Food,” or the companies that make most of the food and beverages consumed in the United States.
Many schools used federal Covid aid on longstanding, costly needs like new curriculum materials and buildings, a federal report says.
Many states have recently reported an increase in people opting out of vaccines for their kids as Americans’ views shift.
Children with asthma and their parents need help to understand the disease process and how to mitigate their triggers.
A nascent but growing body of research shows that a large proportion of adolescents and young adults, in the United States and abroad, feel anxious and worried about the impact of an unstable climate in their lives today and in the future.
Those who’ve spent years striving to protect people who use drugs from overdose and illness say the work is stymied in part by politicians who contend such programs encourage illegal drug use.