A Trump administration freeze on grants and other federal funding paralyzed state Medicaid agencies and some health providers ...

People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, acc ...

In the years 1880 to 1920, we literally transformed the health environment,” says David Rosner, a professor of history and public health at Columbia University, and author of the book, Building the ...

RFK Jr. says antidepressants could cause school shootings and are 'harder to get off' of than heroin. Experts say he's 'way off base.' ...

Governor Janet Mills is proposing a $1 increase to the cigarette tax in her budget for the next biennium. “A $1 increase for ...

The Biden administration never finalized a ban on menthol cigarettes, and the Trump administration withdrew the proposal. The ...

The latest Healthy Alaskans status report shows little improvement in most categories, including preventive care for pregnant ...

The Alaska Public Health Association Summit concludes in Anchorage, focusing on holistic healthcare and advocating for ...

In its latest update, over 6,000 nurses worldwide shared their insights to ensure it reflects today’s realities. A panel of 49 experts, including six co-chairs, spent more than 600 hours refining the ...

RFK Jr.’s skepticism of vaccines has raised fears about his nomination by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of ...

As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's ...

A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled WHO, the CDC and the international public health community.