As of November 2024, over 70 million Americans were enrolled in Medicaid, the government health insurance program that offers free or low-cost health care to adults and families with limited income, ...

In 1971, the FDA approved the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, which combined three vaccines that had been approved previously—in 1963, 1967, and 1969, respectively. The vaccine has proven safe ...

The U.S. has one of the lowest tuberculosis incidence rates in the world. So when there are outbreaks of this bacterial infection, like the one reported last month in Kansas, they get our attention.

With changes in presidential administrations come changes in myriad policies that can affect public health. Tom Burke, professor emeritus in Health Policy and Management, has seen this firsthand.

A new report from the Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health finds that life expectancy in the United States is, on average, 78.6 years versus 81.3 ...

The fluoride in our water has passively protected the oral health of Americans for decades by reducing cavities, tooth decay, and dental health disparities. So much so, that the CDC has declared ...

Outbreaks of H5N1 continue to rise in dairy cattle and poultry, as well as in other wild and domesticated animals, including the first confirmed infection in a pig. Human cases also continue to occur, ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. saw dramatic reductions in infections spread by the respiratory route, including measles and pertussis. These two diseases are also vaccine-preventable, and the ...

Fall and winter are known as the time when respiratory viruses surge. When COVID emerged in 2020, it joined flu and RSV as one of the common respiratory viruses that peaks during the colder months.

Flooding is the most common and costly natural disaster in the U.S., and thanks to climate change, rising sea levels, wildfires, and changing precipitation patterns are increasing the number and ...

Losing a loved one to drug overdose has been a common experience for many Americans in recent years, crossing political and socioeconomic divides and boosting the perceived importance of the overdose ...

At the end of March, the KP.2 variant was causing about 4% of infections in the U.S., according to the CDC, while its parental strain, JN.1, was causing over 50% of infections at that time. As of ...