The cure for the traditional, fractured approach to treating polychronic conditions is bringing multi-specialty care to the patient—in their own home. The disease burden of chronic conditions has been ...

Dr. Georges Benjamin has seen many infectious disease outbreaks and bioterrorism threats in the near-25 years he's led the American Public Health Association, or APHA, a professional group ...

Beijing’s reserved posture in conflict mediation has long stirred global curiosity and critique. With its economic reach expanding and diplomatic heft growing, China is frequently named as a potential ...

The U.S. leads developed nations in gun deaths, with one person dying every 11 minutes. Sadly, Tennessee has consistently ranked near the top. It will take decades to cure, but it begins with ...

Northeastern governors, like their peers in the West, want to shore up public health and issue a stamp of approval for vaccines. By Joseph Goldstein New York and several other Northeastern states are ...

Photos, flowers, and handwritten signs surround a campaign poster for Rep. Melissa Hortman at a memorial inside the Minnesota State Capitol on Monday, June 16, in St. Paul, Minn. One sign reads “RIP ...

Rebecca Kasen has seen and heard things in recent years in and around Michigan's capital city that she never would have expected. "It's a very weird time in our lives," said Kasen, MSW, executive ...

As Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. intensifies his drive to reverse decades of vaccine policy, the medical profession joins a growing list of fields and institutions facing ...

Editor’s Note: Targeted violence can be prevented before it starts by applying the same four‑step public health approach that CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention used for decades to reduce community ...

A move to close or merge schools in Minneapolis is not likely to occur anytime soon. The Minneapolis school board is preparing to direct Superintendent Lisa Sayles-Adams to outline by March 2026 the ...

Public health involves a collective social effort to enhance health and prevent communicable and non-communicable diseases. Public health fulfills its mission through organized, interdisciplinary ...