Arizona State Reps demand action on violence in Native communities, highlighting high rates of violence and lack of resources ...

A risk factor is anything that increases your chances of getting a disease, such as breast cancer. But having a risk factor, or even many, does not mean that you are sure to get the disease. Certain ...

If we are going to defeat HIV, we cannot abandon our commitment to fully fund research, and we cannot walk away from our work ...

As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national ...

The international community must protect global responses to HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria to serve humanity's ...

An assessment has looked at a range of threats and challenges that public health organizations may face in the future, including the impact on foodborne ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed emergency response teams as Lassa fever death toll rises to 138 lives across 18 states.In its latest situation report, the agency ...

The quality of the response depends on the quality of the preparedness phase, particularly today, when we are living in a ...

Virginia recorded a substantial drop in overdose deaths, including those caused by fentanyl, showing efforts in this area are ...

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Due to globalization and commercial pressures, the adoption of unhealthy diets, smoking, and lack of physical activity ...