Disease-prevention efforts organized by the late former president drove cases of the torturous parasitic illness, Guinea worm ...

The work of protecting the public’s health requires experienced leaders who understand disease processes, appreciate medical ...

As world leaders mourn the death of former President Jimmy Carter and remark on his political and policy legacy, doctors are ...

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As Donald Trump prepares to step into the presidency for a second term, his approach to managing public health emergencies ...

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has ...

His unprecedented post-White House pivot into positive actions for a better world in so many fields — including public health ...

Former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, gave visibility to devastating health problems that are often ...

Childhood vaccination is a success story. But concerns around vaccines endure. Especially, it seems, among the individuals ...

The state had not had a confirmed case of rabies in a human since 1996. Officials have not identified how the person was ...

A group of high-level managers at the Louisiana Department of Health walked into a Nov. 14 meeting in Baton Rouge expecting ...