Public Health

Scientists are using technology developed to study earthquakes to address an out-of-this-world risk

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines and antibody shots can keep young children out of the hospital

The U.S. has held its measles-free status for more than 25 years. Experts say unrelenting outbreaks in the past year may change that

Why the EPA’s air pollution rule change could make the air dirtier, how cancer survival hit a record-high, and what we know about the first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station

This clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from some babies, sparking ethical concerns

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has slashed childhood vaccine recommendations in the middle of respiratory virus season

Why flu cases are spiking, how AI predicts disease from your sleep, and what surprising biomechanics lie behind woodpeckers’ powerful pecks.

Nutritional guidelines released on Wednesday by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the USDA emphasize “real food” that is high in saturated fat, departing from decades of evidence on healthful diets

A look at how evolving national health policies could reshape the future of kids’ care, from vaccines to essential treatments.

Almost one in 10 people who visited a doctor in the U.S. in the week ending on December 27 were there for flulike symptoms, according to new data

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing the recommended number of vaccines for children to those that protect against 11 diseases instead of the protections against 17 illnesses that it recommended previously

The brutal respiratory infection has infected tens of thousands and killed at least 13 people in the U.S. in 2025