U.S. bird flu infections have declined in both birds and mammals, prompting CDC to shift from weekly to monthly reporting. But is the outbreak really over?

Keshia M. Pollack Porter, PhD ’06, MPH, an internationally recognized health policy scholar, trusted leader, and unwavering advocate for public health, became the 12th dean of the Bloomberg School on ...

The Center for Gun Violence Solutions applies our unique blend of research and advocacy to advance five priority evidence-based gun violence prevention policies. Our research shows that, when enacted ...

Annually, approximately 1 in 10 live births each year are preterm births, meaning birth before 37 weeks gestation. Many families, hospitals and clinics, and communities are not equipped to treat this ...

Measles outbreaks have hit multiple U.S. states, vaccination & rapid reporting are critical to limit the spread & hospitalizations ...

Following a recent high-profile death, ketamine—for decades used as a popular party drug—came under public scrutiny for its use as a treatment for everything from psychiatric illnesses to autoimmune ...

Incarcerated people faced numerous obstacles to abortion before Roe was overturned. Now they face greater uncertainty and more potential harm.

For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. has recorded homegrown malaria cases. The country sees about 2,000–2,500 malaria cases each year linked to travel to malaria-endemic areas such as sub-Saharan ...

A new study has found that older adults at greater risk of dementia may be able to decrease their risk of cognitive decline by nearly half by using hearing aids.

of diabetics with depression get diagnosed and treated. “It’s a big issue,” says Joseph Gallo, MD, MPH, a professor in Mental Health whose research focuses on the intersection of physical and mental ...

, about what monkeypox is, how it spreads, and why these outbreaks are important to know about but should not be a cause for alarm. What is monkeypox? What do we need to know? Well, first of all, ...

Outbreaks of H5N1 continue to rise in dairy cattle and poultry, as well as in other wild and domesticated animals, including the first confirmed infection in a pig. Human cases also continue to occur, ...