Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A night sky glowing with fire in the mountains, thousands of emergency personnel deployed, and hundreds of thousands more ordered to evacuate from their homes. A series of wildfires in Los Angeles ...

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Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand Americans’ views of health issues facing the country today, the influence of various groups and institutions on health policy, and the federal ...

Two things are growing in Massachusetts: tax revenue from cannabis sales and health problems caused by heavy cannabis use. Despite this, Massachusetts has failed for years to fund the public awareness ...