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

Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs in 2023, even as gun homicides continued to decline from their pandemic-era peak, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence ...

Nutrition scientists explain the benefits of consuming canola and other seed oils as part of a healthy diet.

Two health policy experts explain how Medicaid spending cuts could affect health care facilities, clinicians, and services, as well as millions of Americans who depend on the program.

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

The challenges to controlling the outbreak, the importance of vaccination, and important caveats to the role of vitamin A in treating measles.

In two new papers, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues estimate that abortion bans in 14 states resulted in 22,180 additional live births and 478 additional ...

The ongoing outbreak poses a low risk to the public, but it signals cracks in our public health infrastructure.

Last week, there was a death from the bird flu. Where do things stand today? Andy Pekosz: We're seeing signs that this virus is really moving into humans. There was an infection in a person in ...

A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 ...

Community water fluoridation has passively protected the oral health of Americans for decades by reducing cavities and dental health disparities—so why do some people want to remove it?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. saw dramatic reductions in infections spread by the respiratory route, including measles and pertussis. These two diseases are also vaccine-preventable, and the ...