Analysis - Pesticide makers stack wins against US environmental, public health groups

By Renee Hickman CHICAGO, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court handed a major legal victory to German agrichemical and ...

American vaccines that transformed public health over 250 years: 'Outweighs harm'

From smallpox eradication to COVID vaccines, explore the most significant vaccine breakthroughs in the U.S. over 250 years of ...

When mosquitoes swarm Austin, public health department unleashes the traps

Learn how Austin Public Health monitors mosquito populations, what diseases are tracked and when officials take action.

5 Million Americans Lost ACA Health Insurance—Here’s What That Could Mean For Public Health

New data shows 5 million Americans have lost health insurance through the ACA. A doctor breaks down the downstream ...

Public Health Initiatives Counter Inadequate Eyewear Choices to Reduce Cataract Prevalence

Public health initiatives target the gap between skin safety awareness and ocular protection to reduce age-related cataract ...
Forbes

Public Health Is Getting Precise – Let’s Make Sure It’s Fair

It may sound like a contradiction, but public health — the field built on serving entire populations — is becoming more precise. At its core, precision public health seeks to marry the tools of big ...
Medical News Today

Public health policies: What are they and how do they shape health?

Public health policies are laws, regulations, and decisions undertaken by governments and health organizations to promote and protect people’s health. Public health policies refer to the decisions and ...

We need to treat wildfire smoke like the public health crisis it is

In Colorado and much of the West, wildfire season has arrived. Near the Colorado-Utah border, the Snyder fire has burned ...

Physician tapped as new public health chief sees role as ‘culmination of my life’s work’

Dr. Garth Walker is the chief medical officer at Rush Health. He would replace Dr. Olusimbo Ige, who resigned in May. His ...