Nearly one-third of the nation's K-12 U.S. public schools mandate mental health screening for students, with most offering in ...

The United States has officially rejected amendments adopted by the World Health Organization aimed at improving global health preparedness for pandemics, arguing they compromise U.S. sovereignty and ...

Historical Separation Of Public Health And Medical Care. The US public health system, which is largely the purview of states and localities, focuses on social and environmental issues that affect ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted concern about the integrity of the US public health infrastructure. Federal, state, and local governments spend $93 billion annually on public health in the US, b ...

Americans share health care executives' concerns for access and affordability, according to new research from Gallup. The analytics and advisory company shared a sneak peek of its report, "Public ...

Confirmation that a man died after consuming the super toxic drug carfentanil prompted Riverside County health officials ...

Misinformation about health care isn't new, but it has accelerated in recent years. In 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued ...

Covid-19 has crippled the US economy, compromised the health of our nation and exposed the shameful health disparities that negatively affect people of color and those living in poverty.In light ...

I point the finger at both the governance and the structure of how we in the US address public health issues. Along with inept leadership, these issues lie deep in the heart of our dysfunction ...

During the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, July 15, Mayor Steve Trivett announced the resignation of Vice Mayor John Hodges, who, effective Monday, July 14, stepped down after eight years, according ...

Gun violence in the United States is an urgent public health crisis that demands the “collective commitment of the nation” to stop it, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says in a new advisory ...

A 2025 study of nearly 60,000 US households found that almost half of grocery purchases were ultra-processed foods (UPFs), with major disparities based on income, education, and race. Non-Hispanic ...