The CDC has long been a trusted source of health information, keeping the public not only safe but calm in times of disease…
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The US response to the coronavirus was slow and problematic, but it also was rooted in a 19th-century way of viewing public…
The rushed emergency approval for a treatment that might help COVID-19 patients has raised questions: Is the FDA abandoning…
Disaster preparation and evacuation procedures weren't made for social distancing. The pandemic means response decisions…
Current rates of vaccine hesitancy could jeopardize efforts to achieve herd immunity in the US, says Matt Motta, a political…
School nurses were already overwhelmed, with hundreds of students and staff in their charge. Now, COVID-19 screenings and…
New research points to why reopening elementary schools is the safest bet and what else needs to happen for schools to have…
In the middle of the pandemic, the Trump administration is pursuing policy and a court ruling that would take away health…
Once a coronavirus vaccine is approved, billions of doses need to be manufactured. Current vaccine production is nowhere…
New data shows the Great Recession hurt older, poorer Blacks and Hispanics the most. The pandemic downturn is likely to…
Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don't count on cloth masks to…
Aerosols of some FDA-approved food coloring could deactivate airborne viruses.
A study shows that low-income communities and communities of color are bearing the brunt of the energy industry's pollution…
Those opposing vaccinations often mistrust government, science and the news media. There may be better ways to persuade…
Pandemic policy experts offer 10 recommendations that could reduce the risk that a bad flu season on top of the COVID-19…
The flu vaccine will be available in most places Sept. 1. A public health nurse explains why it's especially important…
In places where everyone wears a mask, cases of COVID-19 seem to be less severe. Evidence from labs and outbreaks suggests…
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