New study details gaps between actual and recommended use of statins and other lipid-lowering drugs—and estimates public ...

Gun-related suicides in the U.S. reached record highs in 2023, even as gun homicides continued to decline from their pandemic-era peak, according to a new report from the Center for Gun Violence ...

One of the striking features of the current measles outbreaks is the rate at which measles cases have been increasing. The rate at which measles cases have increased in 2025 is similar to the rate in ...

. Lyme disease is the most common, but there are a dozen or so lesser-known tickborne illnesses that are on the rise. In an April 28 episode of Public Health On Call, Nicole Baumgarth, DVM, PhD, spoke ...

, the government health insurance program that offers free or low-cost health care to adults and families with limited income, people with disabilities, pregnant people, and people in long-term care ...

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 ...

As with any drug or medical product, when we decide to take a vaccine, we want to feel confident that its benefits outweigh any possible risks. Scientists and public health researchers take those ...

In two new papers, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and colleagues estimate that abortion bans in 14 states resulted in 22,180 additional live births and 478 additional ...

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.

(WHO). The order was expected, as he attempted this during his first term, in July 2020. However, because WHO withdrawal requires a one-year notice, the decision did not take effect and was reversed ...

seeks to address these gaps by offering a structured approach to assessing and improving equity in digital health care tools. The framework was designed as a comprehensive tool to help ...

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.