public health

Politics John Wilkerson

STAT Plus: How U.S. responses to public health emergencies could be hamstrung by the Supreme Court

Health Rachel Cohrs Zhang

STAT Plus: Q&A: Lessons from the HHS secretary who ran Bush’s bird flu response

Health Isabella Cueto and J. Emory Parker

By the numbers: America’s alcohol-related health problems are rising fast

Health Helen Branswell

CDC advisory panel opts for a go-slow approach on expanding usage of RSV vaccines

Special Report Andrew Joseph, Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Helen Branswell, and Megan Molteni

Three months into bird flu outbreak in U.S. dairy cows, experts see deep-rooted problems in response

Health Helen Branswell

Michigan launches first effort of its kind to detect silent bird flu infections in farmworkers

Health Nicholas Florko

Journals issue corrections noting vaping researchers’ undisclosed ties to Juul

Health Alia Sajani

Can screening for food insecurity make a difference for patients? The jury is out

Health Lev Facher

WHO warns global health toll of alcohol remains ‘unacceptably high’

Health Annalisa Merelli

Surgeon general declares gun violence a public health crisis

Health Rohan Rajeev

Despite risks, aspirin use remains high among older adults

Health Megan Molteni

Bird flu snapshot: USDA secretary urges farmers to take protective measures

Pharmalot Ed Silverman

STAT Plus: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about FDA approval for Sarepta drug, MSF closing access campaign and more

The Readout LOUD Allison DeAngelis and Adam Feuerstein

STAT Plus: Listen: Fauci’s memoir, Alnylam’s tenuous trial, and a mid-year review

Health Theresa Gaffney

Another heat wave is hitting the U.S. Here’s what you need to know

Health Rohan Rajeev

On the road to eliminate rabies deaths, Gavi announces plan to improve human vaccination

First Opinion Syra Madad, Carlos del Rio, Scott J. Becker, and Ewa King

With the threat of H5N1 bird flu, hospitals must stay prepared

Health Elizabeth Cooney

To treat obesity in children, task force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy

Health Annalisa Merelli

What’s the evidence for the surgeon general’s proposed social media warning?

Health Helen Branswell

New Merck pneumococcal vaccine wins FDA approval

Health Nicholas Florko

Vaping is just as good as Chantix at helping people quit cigarettes, new study finds

Health Helen Branswell

Bird flu snapshot: A critic of the U.S. response speaks out, and USDA tries to ‘corner the virus’

Health Jason Mast

Inside Anthony Fauci’s ‘On Call’: 9 health and science takeaways from the memoir of America’s most famous doctor

Health Lev Facher

STAT Plus: Ambitious federal study failed to curb opioid deaths, NIH announces

First Opinion Danjuma Adda

I cried tears of loss and rage at the World Hepatitis Summit

Health Helen Branswell

In dribs and drabs, USDA reports suggest containing bird flu outbreak in dairy cows will be challenging

Health Andrew Joseph

Global health leader critiques ‘ineptitude’ of U.S. response to bird flu outbreak among cows

First Opinion Paul von Hippel

What happened to obesity after Chile slew Tony the Tiger?

First Opinion Esther Agbaje and Tonya Curry

To make public housing healthier, electric stoves and ovens should be the standard