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

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 ...

led by researchers in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society (HBS) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health analyzes the latest marketing trends for oral nicotine pouches from ...

“Lawmakers now have a step-by-step plan to create the most effective Safe Storage law for their state,” says Tim Carey, JD, law and policy advisor at the Center and lead author of the guide. “This ...

at least three times per year, and “itʼs always a packed agenda,” says Karron. Following the Data ACIP considers a number of factors when developing a vaccine recommendation, including the safety and ...

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 ...

Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, some states have imposed severe restrictions on access to abortion, effectively forcing pregnant people to continue unwanted or ...

An outbreak of measles in West Texas and New Mexico has grown to over 250 cases and resulted in two deaths, including an unvaccinated child. Measles was considered eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ...

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.

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.