Public Health

Mobile testing center in Los Angeles
First Opinion

Put communities at the center of universal health coverage

By Gunilla Carlsson, Katie Dain, and Rico Gustav

Nigeria polio vaccine
Health

Two down, one to go: After decades-long campaign, type 3 polioviruses are set to be eradicated

By Helen Branswell

European Medicines Agency
Health

With European backing, the world is on the brink of the first approved Ebola vaccine

By Helen Branswell

Menthol Cigarettes
First Opinion

It’s time to eliminate all flavored cigarettes, not just the electronic kind

By Derek Carr and Pratima Musburger

Free flu shot clinic
Health

An updated guide to the changing science of flu shots

By Helen Branswell

Person in vape fog
Health

Vaping-related illness has a new name: EVALI

By Megan Thielking

wet saw
First Opinion

Silicosis outbreak highlights the ‘malignant neglect’ of OSHA that is killing American workers

By David Michaels

Chlamydia
Health

Three sexually transmitted diseases hit new highs again in U.S.

By Associated Press

Vapor cloud
Health

‘I really love the feeling’: As vaping injuries climb, doctors struggle to wean youth off nicotine

By Eric Boodman

Vaping Illnesses
Health

Vaping-related lung injuries resemble chemical burns, study finds

By Andrew Joseph

Flu shot closeup
Health

Flu vaccine selections may be an ominous sign for this winter

By Helen Branswell

Vaping shop
Health

Many patients with vaping-related illnesses used THC, CDC reports

By Megan Thielking

Vaping sign
Health

CDC reports another surge in number of cases of vaping-related illness

By Megan Thielking

Norman E. Sharpless
Health

FDA ‘should have acted sooner’ on e-cigarettes, agency head tells Congress

By Megan Thielking

Teen Juul
Health

Juul, e-cigarette maker, to drop ads, won’t lobby against proposed ban on flavored products

By Megan Thielking

India infant mortality
Health Tech

A new global initiative aims to use AI to improve public health in the developing world

By Rebecca Robbins

Pulmonary Disease and Vaping
Health

Spread of mysterious lung illness prompts a new question in the exam room: ‘Do you vape?’

By Megan Thielking

Ebola vaccine Goma
Health

Vaccination strategy in long-running Ebola outbreak comes under fire

By Helen Branswell

EEE
Health

What to know about EEE, a mosquito-borne virus on the rise

By Helen Branswell

WHO logo
Health

WHO signals alarm over possible unreported Ebola cases in Tanzania

By Helen Branswell

Vaping
Health

Under a formal new FDA proposal, e-cigarette makers will have to share marketing plans and safety studies

By Nicholas Florko

Vaping
Health

Number of vaping-related illnesses in U.S. has spiked, CDC says

By Helen Branswell

Electronic cigarette close up
Health

Canada investigating a case of vaping-related illness

By Helen Branswell

Silhouette of a vaper
Health

Health officials are hunting for the culprit behind vaping-related illnesses. Here are five questions about the outbreak

By Megan Thielking and Helen Branswell

Kenya polio
Health

‘The switch’ was supposed to be a major step toward eradicating polio. Now it’s a quandary

By Helen Branswell

Rwandan refugee camp 1994
First Opinion

What the U.S. can learn from Rwandan refugee camps: treat public health seriously

By Laszlo Madaras

Vaping
Health

Pneumonia cases linked to vaping are still rising. And federal officials don’t know what’s causing them

By Helen Branswell

Marijuana Buds
Health

Surgeon general: Marijuana during pregnancy and adolescence is dangerous 

By Lev Facher

Health

Ebola outbreak spreads to third province in eastern Congo

By Associated Press

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