COVID-19 put public health officials on the front lines against a once-in-a-lifetime threat. It's left them with less power ...

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...

The field’s failure to integrate medical services in the mid-20th century set the stage for its current troubles ...

The Trump administration shut down two critical food safety committees, cutting off expert advice to the USDA, FDA, and CDC.

The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs ...

Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the state's Department of Public Health, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the COVID pandemic and how his office is working to build trust in public ...

Public health is a dynamic and rewarding field dedicated to improving the health and well-being of communities and ...

The CDC and VA will terminate thousands of health workers. Many unintended consequences could threaten public health and safety.

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

Recent policy directives from the White House seek to compel actions that are contrary to widely accepted standards of ...

Here is how President Trump's actions have impacted jobs, medical research, vaccines, public insurance and gender-affirming ...

A relatively sedate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for National Institutes of ...