COVID-19 put public health officials on the front lines against a once-in-a-lifetime threat. It's left them with less power ...

Politicians want to and say “thanks for smoking,” overruling scientists & repealing EPA’s ability to protect our health, ...

The measles outbreak in rural Texas has exposed how hospital buildings are ill-equipped. Meanwhile, long distances between ...

The Department of Health and Human Services is offering $25,000 buyouts to some 80,000 employees as part of the Trump ...

The field’s failure to integrate medical services in the mid-20th century set the stage for its current troubles ...

The Trump administration’s sudden firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees gutted training programs ...

Public health is a dynamic and rewarding field dedicated to improving the health and well-being of communities and ...

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter ...

Recent policy directives from the White House seek to compel actions that are contrary to widely accepted standards of ...

Dianna Coleman accuses the health department of racial discrimination, retaliation, and creating a hostile work environment.

Dr. Robert Goldstein, commissioner of the state's Department of Public Health, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on the COVID pandemic and how his office is working to build trust in public ...

A relatively sedate Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee confirmation hearing for National Institutes of ...